South Korea is studying various plans to improve relations with North Korea, a spokesperson for South Korea's Unification Ministry said on Monday, in response to a media report that Seoul is considering allowing individual tours to North Korea.

A South Korean court rejected prosecutors' request to issue an arrest warrant for the head of a military drone unit as part of an investigation into former President Yoon Suk Yeol and drone operations in North Korea,

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South Korea's shift in foreign policy under President Lee Jae Myung signals a departure from the Indo-Pacific Strategy of his predecessor, raising questions about the future of security ties with NATO.

Yoon’s additional indictments mean he will remain in jail for up to six months as he faces a trial at the Seoul Central District Court on his Dec. 3 martial law declaration.

On June 18, 2025, in Seoul, South Korea, @marina_korea0 shared a video showing a tense situation. In the video, the author steps out of a room to reveal a broken stroller. Suddenly, a man can be heard shouting profanities and appearing to chase them,

FILE PHOTO: South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is facing charges of orchestrating a rebellion when he declared martial law, arrives to attend his trial at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 12, 2025. Ahn Young-joon/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

The factors behind the country’s impressive economic results included semiconductors, South Korea’s largest export, which recorded a 16.5% increase, and automobile shipments with a 3.9% surge. For steel, it demonstrated a 9.7% decrease, remaining weak under the pressure of the 50% US tariff.

South Koreans’ perceptions of the US have taken a dive amid Trump’s ‘America First’ foreign policy and trade agenda.