South Korea imposes travel bans on 3 civilians over alleged drone flights into North

South Korea has placed overseas travel bans on three people as part of an investigation into alleged drone flights over North ...

South Korean Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Ex-President

Yoon Suk-yeol, who was impeached and arrested after declaring martial law in December 2024, is accused of leading an ...
CNN

South Korea’s aging population finds comfort, care in ‘robo-grandma’ dolls

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The Diplomat

Why South Korea’s Welfare State Fails Its Elderly

Low pension adequacy, restrictive safety nets, and life-course inequality explain why old age so often means poverty in Korea ...
Time

South Korea to Count Same-Sex Couples in Census for First Time

People attend a Pride event during the Seoul Queer Culture Festival on June 14, 2025. Reporter South Korea quietly made a big change to how it will count its population. In what LGBT advocates ...

South Korean leader says he asked China’s Xi to act as mediator on North Korea issues

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says he asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to serve as a mediator to help resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis and ease animosities between the two Koreas.
UPI

Why South Korea must not restrict information about the North

Dec. 19 (UPI) --President Lee Jae Myung seeks to allow Koreans in the South to read, listen to and watch information from North Korea. It is the right thing to do. South Korea is a confident democracy ...