Nearly 300 South Korean firefighters were battling a major fire on Friday in a deprived area of the upmarket Gangnam district of southern Seoul, a fire official said. No casualties have been reported,

Asian chip stocks climbed Friday after the U.S. reached a trade deal with Taiwan, bringing the island and South Korea's index to record highs. Under the agreement, Taiwanese semiconductor companies commited to invest at least $250 billion in U.S. production capacity in exchange for lower "reciprocal" tariffs.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says he always wanted to play the drums, so Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi surprised him after a summit, and they hit it off.

A Seoul court says an independent counsel has demanded a death sentence for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.

The stink has become noxious enough that Lee Jae Myung, South Korea’s president, broached the subject of Yellow Sea tensions during a summit with Xi Jinping in China this month. Mr Lee’s visit to China,

She put me on K-dramas," Adedipe, now 39, told Business Insider. That early curiosity soon grew into an interest in Korea's history, economy, and language.Adedipe began learning Korean nine years ago online and continued after she moved to Oklahoma for work,

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This South Korean twist on the viral Dubai dessert first took off last September, after Jang Won-young from the girl band Ive posted a photograph of the chewy cookie on Instagram. While they currently sell for between 5,000 ($3; £2.5) and 10,000 won, prices are expected to climb due to strong demand.