North Korea fired several ballistic missiles into the sea after South Korean and U.S. troops began their large annual combined drills, Seoul said.

South Korea’s headline inflation cooled to a five-month low in May and stayed below the central bank’s 2.0% annual target, justifying its resumed easing of policy to support economic growth.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean and U.S. troops will begin their large annual joint military drills next week to enhance readiness against North Korean threats, the allies announced ...

The number of births in South Korea rose last year for the first time in more than a decade on the back of a rise in marriages, officials said on Wednesday, bucking a trend for a country battling ...

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — Curious, career-minded fourth- and fifth graders spent a recent afternoon collecting information from aviation professionals at the annual Career Day on this U.S ...

A spike in marriages post-pandemic may be one factor driving the increase in births in South Korea, where few children are born to unmarried couples. The marriage rate jumped 14.9% in 2024 — the ...

South Korea's record-low birth rate rose in 2024, the country's statistics agency reported on Wednesday, marking the first increase in nine years in a slight respite from a looming demographic crisis.

South Korea's defence ministry summoned Japan's defence attache on Tuesday to protest over an annual white paper published by Tokyo, which made a territorial claim over disputed islands located in ...

South Korea’s consumer prices rose at the same pace in April, giving the central bank scope to consider resuming the rate-cut cycle at its policy meeting later this month.