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With Seoul's new ban on the dog meat industry, it feels like we've lit a beacon of hope — ending this industry in South Korea is now a reality, ...

The man accused of stabbing South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung said Wednesday he wanted to kill him to prevent him from becoming president, ...

South Korea will provide $3 million worth of humanitarian aid to Japan for Noto peninsula earthquake relief, its foreign ministry said on Thursday.

South Korea's Supreme Court upholds lower court decisions ordering that Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp. pay damages to South Koreans over wartime ...

South Korea's lawmakers on Tuesday outlawed the breeding, slaughter and sale of dogs for human consumption, a centuries-old practice that is unpopular and ...

When Choi Tae-yeon opened her restaurant 20 years ago, dog meat was a good business in South Korea. Now, she says she might have to close up shop.

South Korea's parliament on Tuesday passed a landmark ban on production and sales of dog meat, as public calls for a prohibition have grown.

Under the bill, anybody slaughtering a dog for food can be punished by up to three years in prison or fined up to about $23000 USD.

SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will provide US$3 million worth of humanitarian assistance to Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture to help the region cope ...

SEOUL (AP) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called South Korea “our principal enemy” and threatened to annihilate it if provoked, as he escalates his ...

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called South Korea “our principal enemy” and threatened to annihilate it if provoked, as he escalates his ...

Pyongyang used to describe the nuclear arsenal as the 'treasure of Koreans,' hinting non-use against the South.

North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un said his regime has "no intention of avoiding war" with South Korea following the breakdown of buffer zones between ...

Japanese and South Korean business chiefs vow to deepen cooperation on tackling common challenges including climate change and their countries' population ...

SEOUL: The recent dog meat ban in South Korea has had dog farmers up in arms, with some threatening to unleash two million dogs in Seoul.

The Chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, Tokura Masakazu, said the countries will launch several joint projects including youth exchanges ...

Rason's party committee recently instructed local party officials on the contents of an order from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that equated “delusions ...

Kim Jong Un begins 2024 once again escalating North Korea's threats towards its southern neighbour as it becomes evident the nation has traded missiles with ...

South Korea has moved to ban its dog meat trade in a landmark decision hailed by animal rights groups, but derided by industry associations.

However, the bill does not state penalties for those who consume dog meat.

A series of outages of unprecedented scale rocked the East Asian country's digital government network, hampering civil servants and inconveniencing citizens ...

Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung says he hopes attack will bring an end to “politics of hatred and confrontation.”

Police revealed that the alleged assailant admitted he wanted to kill Lee Jae-myung to “prevent him from becoming president.”

The elderly man who attacked Lee Jae-myung wanted to prevent Democratic Party victories in forthcoming elections, law-enforcement officials say.

South Korean police says that a man who stabbed opposition leader Lee Jae Myung earlier this month has claimed he tried to kill Lee so that he could not ...

Every year, 1.4 billion tons of food waste are discarded worldwide, with the majority ending up in landfill. Food waste accounts for some 6 percent of ...

South Korean police say the man accused of stabbing South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung in the neck told investigators that he wanted to kill him ...

South Korea's opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung speaks after being discharged at Seoul National University Hospital .

Discover The Soulful Charms Of South Korea's Buddhist Temples ; Haedong Yonggungsa Temple. Haedong Yonggungsa Temple Image Credit: Guitar photographer/ ...