Foreign domestic workers will enjoy high wages under a government pilot project – raising affordability concerns among Korean families seeking care.

Disillusioned trainee doctors have abandoned hospitals in their thousands, leaving critical services in shambles and patients turned away.

President Yoon Suk-yeol has called for “proactive” steps in bringing about changes in the North through ideas of freedom.

President Yoon Suk-yeol shocked South Koreans by omitting mention of Japan’s wartime atrocities from his Liberation Day speech.

The official investigating allegations against First Lady Kim Keon-hee over a bag gift had reportedly accused his supervisor of a conflict of interest.

Selection of scholars to lead key research institutes sparks claims of history revision amid concerns over security ties with Tokyo, Washington.

Incident occurred amid a deepening rift within agency’s leadership, denting Seoul’s human intelligence capabilities.

A US commander suggested South Korea faces threats beyond Pyongyang, hinting at China, highlighting the gap between Seoul and Washington’s view of deployed US forces.

Opposition lawmaker Park Jie-won says he believes Ju-ae has a sibling studying abroad whose existence is kept secret.

Analysts say security framework could face challenges due to differences in priorities among the three countries involved.

Asian nations are watching the 2024 US election with trepidation, worried a Trump comeback could upend the geopolitical landscape once more.

Will Kamala Harris or Donald Trump win the US presidency in November? It doesn’t matter, Pyongyang says – the result will be the same.

Lawmaker Kim Joon-hyung says the opposition will introduce a bill to prevent South Korea from partnering with the US over Taiwan.

Ex-diplomat Ri Il-kyu’s claims about a colleague being executed for spying for the US should be taken with a ‘pinch of salt’, analysts say.

Seoul’s ‘unspoken’ message to Moscow is that it won’t supply lethal weapons to Ukraine and doesn’t want to escalate tensions, analysts say.

South Korea and three other countries are discussing closer security ties with Nato amid warnings of a possible response from Russia.

Ex-Trump security chief Fred Fleitz insists Seoul has nothing to fear. President Yoon Suk-yeol says he isn’t worried. But analysts beg to differ.

Japan prepares for a blazing summer but tight budgets prompt many to shun air conditioning, while Seoul teems with insects due to early heatwave.

The comments by Gary Samore come after the US and South Korea discussed enhancing nuclear deterrence to counter threats from the North.

The online outrage marks deepening gender conflict among youth in South Korean society, fuelled by social and economic woes, expert says.

Seoul says the test ended in a mid-air explosion, differing from Japan’s analysis and contradicting the North’s claims of MIRV success.

Pyongyang’s suspected hypersonic ballistic missile test has analysts worried the regime is inflaming tensions to skirt sanctions.

Seoul sending lethal aid to Ukraine in retaliation for Moscow arming Pyongyang with precision weapons could trigger seismic strategic shifts.

Thousands of trainee doctors have been on strike since February – and are refusing to return to work until their demands are met.

Russia’s president is heading to Pyongyang for a ‘friendly’ two-day visit from Tuesday, state media said, followed by Vietnam.

The first B1-B drill in 7 years comes amid heightened tensions after Pyongyang floated hundreds of huge waste-filled balloons south.

Seoul says it will resume all military activities near the land and sea border and will ‘sternly retaliate’ should the North begin provocations again.

The potential massive reserves off Yeongil Bay could meet South Korea’s gas demands for 29 years and oil needs for four years if confirmed.

Pyongyang sent garbage-filled balloons to South Korea this week, amid tense inter-Korean ties and Seoul’s struggles with its neighbour’s aggressive response to perceived threats.

Yoon is accused of interfering in the probe into Corporal Chae Su-geun’s death to protect senior military officers, amid alleged scandals surrounding his wife.