Around 20 North Korean soldiers crossed into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) border last weekend, prompting South Korea to fire warning shots until they retreated, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Thursday.

Reporter South Korea quietly made a big change to how it will count its population. In what LGBT advocates describe as a “historic decision,” the country’s Ministry of Data and Statistics updated on Wednesday its digital registration system for the 2025 Population and Housing Census to accept “spouse” or “cohabiting partner” as valid responses between same-sex household members.

A North Korean soldier has defected to South Korea across the rivals’ heavily fortified border. The South Korean military says it took the custody of the soldier who crossed the central portion of the land border on Sunday.

Investors have encouraged KB Financial, the parent of South Korea’s biggest bank, to cut back on foreign acquisitions and return cash to shareholders, says Ben Preston of Orbis, an investment firm with shares in KB Financial.

Cambodia and South Korea said Thursday that a delegation of lawmakers from South Korea’s National Assembly visited a building in Cambodia allegedly used by an online scam operation involving dozens of South Koreans.

Gov. Tina Kotek and a coalition of state business and economic development leaders left Oregon on Thursday for a mission to South Korea and Japan intended to expand opportunities for trade and tourism between the state and the countries.

South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the North’s eastern waters

South Korean police said they will seek an arrest warrant for a woman who set fire to her apartment building while trying to kill a cockroach with an improvised flamethrower, local media reports. One of the woman's neighbours died after falling to the ground in a failed attempt to escape through a window.

South Korea’s National Pension Service, one of the world’s largest pension funds, has launched the process to appoint a new chief executive officer.

Trump will meet Xi on Oct 30 in South Korea to discuss trade, Ukraine, Russia and nuclear arms. Tensions from China’s rare earth curbs prompted 100% tariffs and possible software export restrictions.