This week, North Korea closed off the last avenue of economic cooperation with its rival, South Korea. Pyongyang says the closing of Kaesong — a joint North-South industrial complex — is ...

The organizers of Japan’s 2020 Summer Olympics have refused to ban a controversial flag that South Koreans say stirs memories of the violent, brutal life endured under Japanese rule during the ...

North Korea seems to be distancing itself from South Korea further as it erases a cultural link between the two countries. North Korea has banned performances of the song "Glad to Meet You ...

New symbol of presidential office This image, released by the presidential office on June 13, 2025, shows the symbol of the ...

Orderly farm collectives radiate out from an aging model village, built soon after the Korean War to showcase the prosperity of the communist dream. Today, a new symbol of progress comes into ...

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea is demolishing a South Korean-owned hotel at a North Korean resort that was one of the last symbols of inter-Korean engagement, according to Seoul officials who ...

The ancient symbol came to stand for simplicity and Korea's post-colonial national identity. Now a new generation of artists are re-interpreting this iconic sculptural form, writes Clare Dowdy.

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea is demolishing a South Korean-owned hotel at a North Korean resort that was one of the last symbols of inter-Korean engagement, according to Seoul officials who ...

North Korea fired several cruise missiles into waters off its western coast, South Korea’s military said Wednesday. The U.S. and South Korean militaries are analyzing the launches, according to ...

But, the iconic character symbolizing dazzling beauty persists in the mythical gumiho. Adapted from Korean folktales where the creature seduces men by transforming into a beautiful woman ...

The organizers of Japan’s 2020 Summer Olympics have refused to ban a controversial flag that South Koreans say stirs memories of the violent, brutal life endured under Japanese rule during the ...