North Korea appears to have sent at least 3,000 more soldiers to Russia early this year, South Korea's military said Thursday, demonstrating Pyongyang's continued support for Moscow's war on Ukraine as world leaders push for an end to the three-year (...)
South Korean governments committed numerous human rights violations over decades in a controversial program that sent at least 170,000 children and babies abroad for adoption, a landmark inquiry has found.
It said the government's lack of oversight (...)
Pacific's best VALORANT teams have landed in Seoul, South Korea for VCT Pacific Stage One 2025, where three coveted spots at Masters Toronto and points toward the VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) are on the line.
With high stakes, fierce rivalries, and (...)
A centuries-old Buddhist temple has been destroyed as South Korea struggles to contain 'unprecedented' wildfires ravaging the country's southeast that have killed at least 18 people.
The 1,300-year-old Gounsa temple in Uiseong County, located more (...)
A court in Japan has ordered the disbandment of the controversial Unification Church, which came under scrutiny after the shock killing of former prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2022.
The alleged assassin had confessed that he held a grievance against (...)
South Korea's Constitutional Court struck down the impeachment of the country's prime minister Han Duck-soo and restored his powers on Monday, the latest twist in a months-long political saga that started when President Yoon Suk Yeol declared (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi women's national football team will take part in the AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers for the first time in its history, marking a major milestone in the Kingdom's ongoing efforts to develop women's football.
The 2026 edition of (...)
The AFC Champions League Elite Finals Jeddah 2025 draw has set up an exciting knockout stage, with seven thrilling matches scheduled to take place in a centralized format from April 25 to May 3 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
With no regional restrictions (...)
A portable power bank likely caused a fire that engulfed and destroyed a passenger plane in South Korea in January, according to local authorities.
The Air Busan plane caught fire at Gimhae International Airport in the country's south on 28 January (...)
Dozens of passengers were forced to stand on the wing of an American Airlines plane at Denver International Airport as they evacuated the aircraft after one of its engines caught fire Thursday evening, sending thick black smoke billowing into the (...)
French President Emmanuel Macron is spearheading an accelerating effort to reshape European security. He is taking the initiative just as the European Commission agrees on an €800bn plan to bolster European defense sovereignty in response to the (...)
South Korean singer Wheesung was found dead on Monday at his home in Seoul. He was 43.
The singer was found in a state of a cardiac arrest, authorities said, adding that a "significant amount of time" had passed before his body had been (...)
North Korea fired several ballistic missiles into the sea on Monday, South Korea's military said, hours after Seoul and Washington resumed a major annual military drill known as "Freedom Shield."
North Korea has long viewed the exercise as a (...)
US prosecutors have charged 12 Chinese nationals for being part of an alleged hacking scheme, which sold data of US-based dissidents to the Chinese government.
The "state-sponsored" operation also targeted government agencies including the Treasury, (...)
Seven people in South Korea were injured, four of them seriously, after a fighter jet accidentally dropped eight bombs in a civilian district during a live-fire military exercise.
The incident involving the Air Force KF-16 aircraft took place at (...)
China has set an ambitious target of "around 5%" growth for 2025, in a defiant show of confidence as it braces for the fallout from escalating American tariffs on its export-driven economy.
The target "underscores our resolve to meet difficulties (...)
Hundreds of North Korean troops were likely transported by sea to Russia to fight in its war against Ukraine, satellite images have revealed, according to a new analysis from a US-based think tank shared exclusively with CNN.
At least two Russian (...)
Actress Kim Sae-ron's death in an apparent suicide has renewed criticism of South Korea's entertainment industry, which churns out stars but also subjects them to immense pressure and scrutiny.
Kim, 24, had been bombarded with negative press (...)
As the dust settled on the Munich Security Conference, European leaders were left caught off guard by the recent statements of the Trump administration on the war in Ukraine and European defense.
After a phone call with Russian President Vladimir (...)
South Korea has banned new downloads of China's DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, according to the country's personal data protection watchdog.
The government agency said the AI model will become available again to South Korean users (...)
President Donald Trump has said he will announce a 25% import tax on all steel and aluminium entering the US, a move that will have the biggest impact in Canada.
Trump also said that there would be an announcement later in the week about reciprocal (...)
HARBIN, China — Saudi alpine skier Sharifa Al-Sudairi made history with her participation on Saturday in the ninth Asian Winter Games, marking the Kingdom's first-ever appearance in the competition. Although she was unable to qualify for the second (...)
All South Korean airports will need to install bird detection cameras and thermal imaging radars, after an air crash in December last year killed 179 people.
The rollout is set to happen in 2026.
Investigators said last week that they had found (...)
Last week India further slashed import duties on motorcycles, cutting tariffs on heavyweight bikes with engines above 1,600cc from 50% to 30% and smaller ones from 50% to 40%.
A pre-emptive move designed to further smoothen the entry of Harley (...)
Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu has died from pneumonia after contracting influenza while on a vacation in Japan, local media report. She was 48.
Hsu is one of the biggest names in the Mandarin-speaking world and is best known for starring in the 2001 (...)
