Seoul has seen a total of nine schools close their doors due to a shortage of students. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

South Korean police are investigating a 56-year-old man for allegedly starting one of the wildfires devastating southern regions, killing 30 people and burning over 119,000 acres. The wildfires, ...

After emerging from the 1950-53 war with North Korea, South Korea emerged as one of the 20th century’s most remarkable economic success stories, becoming a developed, globally connected ...

Rain and cooler temperatures are helping South Korean fire crews as they battle the country’s worst-ever wildfires as the governor of the hardest-hit region called for overhauling response strategies ...

At least 27 people have died in what have grown into the largest wildfires in South Korea's history. Most of those who have lost their lives were in their 60s and 70s - in other words, those who ...