A failed coup and a likely power shift to the progressives plunges South Korea into unknown amid Trump's return to the US presidency.

Son Chang-wan was in office while works were undertaken at Muan International Airport. Last month, a plane crashed into a concrete barrier there, killing 179 people.

Following the deadly Jeju Air accident, the government ordered low cost carriers to reduce flight times, boost pilot training and expand maintenance crews.

The test of the weapons, believed to be nuclear-capable, were the first since U.S. President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration.

A recent survey by Woori Bank, involving 3,729 South Korean teens aged 14 to 18, revealed that 70.3 per cent of respondents shared social media handles as their preferred way to stay in touch. In contrast, 57.5 per cent exchanged phone numbers and only 15.8 per cent shared KakaoTalk IDs.

South Korea's defence ministry said on Tuesday the denuclearisation of North Korea must continue to be the goal necessary for lasting global peace, after reports that U.S. President Donald Trump had called Pyongyang "a nuclear power.

South Korea's acting president Choi Sang-mok said on Tuesday he hoped for bilateral relations with Washington to develop more reciprocally under the Trump administration, citing concerns about how U.S.

Choi Sung-ryong, whose father was executed by North Korea, wants to pressure a pro-Pyongyang association in Tokyo over the abductees Choi Sung-ryong was a teenager in South Korea when his father was abducted by North Korean agents.

South Korea’s economy is deteriorating, squeezed by political instability and a weakening currency. The won has lost over 12% of its value against the dollar in 2024, making it Asia’s worst-performing currency.

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Sunday it tested a cruise missile system, its third known weapons display this year, and vowed “the toughest” response to what it called the escalation of U.S.-South Korean military drills that target the North.

SEOUL - North Korea conducted a strategic cruise missile test on Saturday (Jan 25), state media KCNA reported on Sunday. The country's leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test, according to the report, which described it as a test-fire of an "important weapon system.