South Korea's chairman of of the joint chiefs of staff hosted his counterparts from the U.S. and Japan in Seoul on Friday.

The U.S. wants South Korea to join efforts to counter China's growth in shipbuilding via potential cooperation in the sector, a senior official from Seoul's trade ministry said on Friday.

Humphreys, a sprawling 3,500-acre base in Pyeongtaek city 40 miles south of Seoul, is the headquarters of U.S. Forces Korea, U.N. Command, Combined Forces Command, Eighth Army and 2 nd Infantry Division. Approximately 40,000 U.S. and South Korean personnel occupy the base daily.

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol, already ​accused of insurrection, faced additional ​criminal charges after a special counsel expanded the investigation into his ill-fated declaration of martial law.

Teklium showcases quantum-inspired AI encryption and surveillance tech at South Korea’s 2025 military defense seminar.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday South Korea should be paying for its own military protection and suggested the U.S. ally needed to pay more for the U.S. troop presence there, a day after saying he planned to impose a 25 percent tariff on its imports.

South Korea on Wednesday repatriated six North Koreans across the maritime border in the East Sea, months after they drifted into southern waters and were rescued.

Births have risen for 10 consecutive months, but the world's lowest fertility rate remains far below replacement levels.

A two-star Michelin restaurant in South Korea is under investigation for violating the Food Sanitation Act by serving a dish topped with ants.