Seoul, officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. With surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province, Seoul forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area. Ranked as an alpha world city, Seoul was the world's 4th largest metropolitan economy with a GDP of US$635 billion in 2014 after Tokyo, New York City and Los Angeles. International visitors generally reach Seoul via AREX from the Incheon International Airport, notable for having been rated the best airport for nine consecutive years (2005–2013) by the Airports Council International. In 2015, it was rated Asia's most livable city with the second highest quality of life globally by Arcadis, with the GDP per capita (PPP) in Seoul being around $40,000. In 2017, the cost of living in Seoul was ranked 6th globally. In 2018, Seoul's real estate market was ranked 5th in the world for the price of apartments in the downtown center.
North Korea's new foreign minister is a former defense commander with little diplomatic experience, spotlighting leader Kim Jong Un's reliance on party and military loyalists at a sensitive time amid.. Reuters - Published
North Korea’s foreign minister has been replaced this week, Seoul-based NK News reported Saturday, in a move that could represent a major political shuffling and impact Pyongyang’s foreign policy... WorldNews - Published Also reported by •Reuters
South Korea's first transgender soldier said on Wednesday she would sue the military after it announced it would dismiss her for undergoing gender reassignment surgery last year. Emer McCarthy reports.
The U.S. ambassador to South Korea drew criticism from the highest levels of government in Seoul on Friday for suggesting that Seoul consult with Washington about the possibility of reopening tourism.. Reuters - Published
By Hyonhee Shin and Kevin Krolicki, SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Tuesday it was too early to be pessimistic about stalled denuclearisation dialogue between the United.. WorldNews - Published
South Korea's chief negotiator for defense cost-sharing Jeong Eun-bo, third from right, and his U.S. counterpart James DeHart, third from left, hold a meeting for the fifth round of the 11th Special.. WorldNews - Published
SEOUL: North Korea said on Saturday (Jan 11) it had received Donald Trump's letter wishing a happy birthday to leader Kim Jong-un, but warned it would only return to nuclear talks if Washington fully.. WorldNews - Published
SEOUL: US President Donald Trump wished North Korea's Kim Jong Un a happy birthday, Seoul said on Friday -- with nuclear talks deadlocked and six years after former Chicago Bulls star Dennis Rodman.. WorldNews - Published
A group of 11 North Koreans who were detained in Vietnam while seeking to defect to South Korea have been released thanks to the help of European institutions, a Seoul-based activist group said on.. Reuters - Published
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in vowed Thursday to build a peace community of co-existence and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula this year. Moon made the remarks during a.. WorldNews - Published
Seoul―North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared an end to moratoriums on nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests and threatened a demonstration of a “new strategic weapon” soon... WorldNews - Published
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) � North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for active �diplomatic and military countermeasures� to preserve the country�s security in a lengthy speech at a key.. WorldNews - Published
Why is China pushing for a free-trade deal and better relations with its two Northeast Asian neighbors? The answer resides in Beijing's attempt to establish close political ties with Tokyo and Seoul,.. WorldNews - Published
Seoul — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for “offensive measures” to strengthen security ahead of a New Year speech that could flesh out the nuclear-armed nation’s threat to seek a.. WorldNews - Published
Seoul: Samsung is likely to release a new foldable smartphone that folds like a clam in February before the upcoming release of its flagship Galaxy S11 next year. The South Korean tech giant is.. WorldNews - Published
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has opened a high-profile political conference to discuss how to overcome “harsh trials and difficulties," state media reported Sunday, days before a year-end.. WorldNews - Published
SEOUL: Chinese tourists are returning to South Korea as bilateral relations gradually warm up, experts said. Chinese President Xi Jinping met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday in.. WorldNews - Published
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday it is South Korea's responsibility to come up with measures that would resolve bilateral disputes that have taken Tokyo's relationship with Seoul to.. Reuters - Published
SEOUL: Oil prices held steady near three-month highs on Friday on the back of easing Sino-US trade tensions that have weighed on demand as well as the global economic growth outlook. Brent futures rose.. WorldNews - Published
South Korea and the United States failed on Wednesday to agree on Seoul's contribution toward hosting some 28,500 U.S. troops, but the U.S. side hinted after the two days of talks ended that it will no.. Reuters - Published
Japan's top government spokesman said on Wednesday that relations with South Korea were in a "severe situation in various areas" but would return to healthy ties if Seoul kept its promises. Reuters - Published
Seoul, South Korea (CNN)We're back in familiar territory. North Korea is again issuing cryptic threats that officials around the world are scrambling to decipher. A so-called "Christmas gift" for the.. WorldNews - Published
The U.S. special envoy for North Korea will arrive in South Korea on Sunday ahead of a year-end deadline set by Pyongyang for Washington to soften its approach to stalled denuclearization talks, Seoul.. Reuters - Published
Seoul police have asked prosecutors to consider pressing charges against a member of hit South Korean boyband BTS over an October car crash, Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday, citing police.. Reuters - Published
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Sunday that it carried out a “very important test” at its long-range rocket launch site that it reportedly rebuilt after having partially dismantled it at.. WorldNews - Published
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Sunday it carried out a “very important test” at its long-range rocket launch site that U.S. and South Korean officials said the North had partially.. WorldNews - Published
U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in held a half-hour phone discussion on ways to maintain diplomacy with North Korea, Seoul said on Saturday, as Pyongyang warns of waning.. Reuters - Published
South Korea and China agreed to beef up diplomatic and cultural exchanges to "completely normalize" ties that soured over the deployment of U.S. anti-missile systems in 2017, Seoul officials said on.. Reuters - Published
South Korea said it would seek China's help to denuclearize the Korean peninsula as one of Beijing's most senior diplomats arrived in Seoul on Wednesday to repair ties that soured over the deployment.. Reuters - Published
The top diplomat in China's government arrived in Seoul on Wednesday, visiting South Korea for the first time in more than four years as the two countries seek to repair ties that soured over the.. Reuters - Published
A high-ranking Chinese diplomat is visiting Seoul this week for the first time in five years as the two countries seek to improve ties amid a spat over a U.S. anti-missile system in South Korea. Reuters - Published
SEOUL: A South Korean court sentenced a K-pop musician to six years in prison on Friday for raping a woman and distributing a video capturing the act in a case that drew attention to the darker side of.. WorldNews - Published
Seoul (CNN)North Korea fired an unidentified projectile Thursday afternoon Korean time, South Korea's Defense Ministry said. If confirmed to be a missile test, it would be Pyongyang's 13th missile test.. WorldNews - Published
North Korean children are "constantly in danger" of sexual abuse and resulting social stigma without any chance to seek legal protection, a Seoul-based rights group said on Wednesday. Reuters - Published
Hwang Hyeon-dong lives in a 6.6-square-metre (71-square-foot) cubicle near his university campus in Seoul, which comes with a shared bathroom and kitchen plus all the rice he can eat, that he rents for.. Reuters - Published
Goo Hara was formerly a member of a Korean girl band. South Korean singer Goo Hara was found dead in her home in Seoul, police said yesterday evening. They are still... WorldNews - Published
The 28-year-old singer, known as Hara, was found in her home on Sunday in Seoul, South Korea. She was a former member of the girl band Kara. NYTimes.com - Published
Japan's foreign minister said he plans to discuss the contentious issue of wartime laborers on the Korean peninsula at a meeting with his South Korean counterpart on Saturday, a day after Seoul.. Reuters - Published
South Korea's foreign minister asked the United States on Saturday for help in resolving issues with Japan, Seoul's foreign ministry said in a statement that followed a bilateral meeting at a Group of.. Reuters - Published
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