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Launches come days after South Korea and the US wrapped up military drills Pyongyang sees as an invasion rehearsal. North Korea fired short-range ballistic missiles towards its eastern waters as United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to open a democracy summit in neighbouring South Korea, officials have said. …

Japan’s leader visits Seoul Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan is in South Korea today, where he is meeting President Yoon Suk Yeol in an effort to nurture a fledgling détente. Yesterday, in Seoul, the two leaders agreed to press ahead with joint efforts to improve bilateral ties — even though Kishida did …

Seoul, South Korea CNN  —  North Korea launched a presumed long-range ballistic missile Saturday afternoon, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, a day after Pyongyang warned of “unprecedented strong responses” if the US and South Korea go ahead with planned military exercises. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the …

People in the Itaewon neighborhood of Seoul poured drinks and left flowers to grieve those killed when a Halloween celebration turned into a crowd crush.

Officials in Seoul said that dozens of people were dead and many others injured after a stampede in the capital city’s popular Itaewon district, where crowds had gathered to celebrate Halloween.

At least nine people have died and seven were missing in and around the South Korean capital, Seoul, after the city was lashed by the heaviest rains in more than 100 years. More rain was forecast for Wednesday, but less than the downpours on Monday and Tuesday that submerged some …