‘Squid Game’ lead Lee Jung-jae, director Hwang Dong-hyuk bestowed S. Korea’s highest cultural medal

On Tuesday, “Squid Game” director Hwang Dong-hyuk and lead actor Lee Jung-jae received the Geumgwan Order of Cultural Merit, South Korea’s ...

S. Korean president apologizes for deadly Seoul Halloween crush

On Monday, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol offered an apology for the deadly crowd crush that killed at least 156 people and injured 1...

S. Korean President Yoon proposes new ministry to protect Korean Americans from hate crimes

On Tuesday, President Yoon met with overseas Koreans in New York City and vowed to increase efforts to protect Koreans and Korean Americans...

New photos of North Korean defectors being dragged back at border sparks condemnation from Seoul

On Wednesday, South Korea’s presidential office condemned the former progressive administration’s decision to repatriate two North Korean f...

‘Sounds cooler in English’: South Korean president’s unnecessary mixing of languages annoys citizens

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s “unnecessary” use and praise of English has some citizens alleging he has a “complex.” Yoon has bee...

South Korean senior official’s endorsement of gay conversion therapy sparks resignation calls

Kim Seong-hoi, the newly-appointed religion and multicultural secretary of South Korea, faced major backlash for his apparent endorsement o...

South Korea set to scrap ‘Korean age’ system

During a press conference on Monday, South Korean President-Elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s transition committee announced that the administration wo...

South Korean president elect retreats on anti-feminist pledge to abolish Ministry of Gender Equality

South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, who vowed to abolish the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family on his campaign trail, has retr...