Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as South Korea’s new president on Wednesday, just hours after the National Election Commission certified his victory in a snap election that ended months of political unrest ...

One analyst, as well as supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, says China backed Yoon's ouster in South Korea to weaken U.S. ties and expand its influence by propping up Beijing ...

A top South Korean Catholic leader has paid tributes to victims of the Seoul Halloween stampede on the second anniversary of the tragedy that claimed 159 lives and left scores injured. Archbishop ...

A South Korean court has sentenced the former chief of a local police station to three years in prison for his failure to prevent the 2022 Halloween crowd crush in Itaewon that killed 159 people.

South Korea stands out among the leading countries in the Nature Index for its big investments in research and development and strong history of innovation. But the country is facing major ...

South Korea's parliament on Thursday approved special legislation mandating a new, independent investigation into the 2022 Halloween crush in Seoul that killed 159 people. The single-chamber National ...

South Korea’s parliament on Thursday approved special legislation mandating a new, independent investigation into the 2022 Halloween crush in Seoul that killed 159 people. The single-chamber ...

South Korea’s parliament on Thursday, May 2, 2024 approved legislation mandating a new, independent investigation into the 2022 Halloween crush in Seoul that killed 159 people.

Hye Minyi can still vividly recall what happened in Itaewon, South Korea, on the night of October 29, 2022. That was when the trendy nightlife district in the heart of Seoul became the site of one ...

7 minute read People walk through an alley in Itaewon where the Halloween crowd crush occurred last year, in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 23, 2023. Kim Soo-hyeon—Reuters ...

She is staring at the steep alleyway where, on October 29, 2022, the Itaewon tragedy occurred, a giant stampede that killed 158 young people on Halloween night.