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25-year-old Vietnamese graduate dies after hiding during South Korea immigration raid

25-year-old Vietnamese graduate dies after hiding during South Korea immigration raid

A Vietnamese woman has died after falling three stories from an air-conditioning unit at a car parts factory in Daegu, South Korea, where she had been working illegally, during an immigration raid, igniting calls for visa rule review.
South Korea halts flights for college entry exam

South Korea halts flights for college entry exam

12-year-old Korean genius with IQ 204 applies to Oxford after dropping out of school

12-year-old Korean genius with IQ 204 applies to Oxford after dropping out of school

Americans snap up almost half of foreign-owned apartments in Seoul

Americans snap up almost half of foreign-owned apartments in Seoul

Nearly half of all apartments in Seoul owned by foreigners are held by U.S. nationals, who show a preference for the city’s high-value districts.
August 24, 2025 | 04:02 pm PT
Vietnamese, Korean leaders witness exchange of major cooperation documents on energy, digital sectors

Vietnamese, Korean leaders witness exchange of major cooperation documents on energy, digital sectors

Vietnam's Party General Secretary To Lam and South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Min-seok witnessed the exchange of dozens of cooperation documents between ministries, agencies, localities, enterprises, and universities from the two countries in Seoul on Tuesday.
August 12, 2025 | 05:01 am PT
South Korea police seize 40,000 fake SK-II, Estée Lauder cosmetic products

South Korea police seize 40,000 fake SK-II, Estée Lauder cosmetic products

South Korean trademark police have busted a gang that distributed counterfeit cosmetics and seized more than 40,000 fake products from a warehouse in Gyeonggi Province.
June 25, 2025 | 07:20 pm PT
Why divorced Vietnamese women face hardship after returning from South Korea

Why divorced Vietnamese women face hardship after returning from South Korea

Phan Thi Hai felt her world fall apart when she received a text message from her South Korean husband asking for a divorce while she was five months pregnant.
June 22, 2025 | 08:57 pm PT
Inside the lives of Vietnamese seasonal farm workers in South Korea

Inside the lives of Vietnamese seasonal farm workers in South Korea

It is 5:40 a.m. in Chungcheongnam Province in South Korea, and an SUV pulls up outside a dormitory to pick up Nguyen Duc Tam and heads straight to a farm.
April 19, 2025 | 05:13 pm PT
What happens next after South Korea removes President Yoon

What happens next after South Korea removes President Yoon

South Korea's Constitutional Court on Friday removed President Yoon Suk Yeol from office over his stunning declaration of martial law in a case that ignited the worst political crisis in decades and rattled markets.
April 4, 2025 | 05:12 pm PT
Rallies grow in South Korea as court weighs president's fate

Rallies grow in South Korea as court weighs president's fate

Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans rallied for and against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday as protests grow while the country's Constitutional Court weighs whether to dismiss him.
March 29, 2025 | 01:03 am PT
South Korea wildfires 'largest on record': disaster chief

South Korea wildfires 'largest on record': disaster chief

Wildfires in South Korea are now "the largest on record" having burned more forest than any previous blaze, the country's disaster chief said Thursday, as the death toll rose to 26.
March 26, 2025 | 10:04 pm PT
South Korea struggles to contain deadly wildfires

South Korea struggles to contain deadly wildfires

Deadly wildfires in South Korea worsened overnight, officials said on March 25, as dry, windy weather hampers efforts to contain one of the country's worst-ever fire outbreaks.
March 24, 2025 | 11:05 pm PT
Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-hee dies at 63 from cardiac arrest

Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-hee dies at 63 from cardiac arrest

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday that its co-chief executive officer Han Jong-hee has died due to cardiac arrest. Han was 63.
March 24, 2025 | 07:00 pm PT
AI's rise deters South Korean students from pursuing IT degrees

AI's rise deters South Korean students from pursuing IT degrees

The number of South Korean students applying for computer science programs has declined as concerns over AI-driven job automation grow, reducing demand for traditional IT engineers.
March 16, 2025 | 03:13 pm PT
South Korea gyms shutter in record numbers amid consumers’ belt-tightening

South Korea gyms shutter in record numbers amid consumers’ belt-tightening

Fitness in South Korea, once a thriving industry, is facing a downturn as gyms are closing at a record pace amid fierce price wars and declining consumer spending.
February 9, 2025 | 03:05 pm PT
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