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In a photo taken on May 26, 2018 participants of the Seoul Drag Parade march in the Itaewon district of Seoul. (Photo: AFP)

Rainbow flags and high heels: South Korea holds debut drag parade

While homosexuality is not illegal in South Korea, same-sex marriage is not recognised.

27 May 2018 10:57 AM IST

The results support the importance of both reducing sitting time and promoting physical activity for preventing LUTS. (Photo: Pixabay)

Sedentary lifestyle can increase risk of urinary tract symptoms

The results support the importance of both reducing sitting time and promoting physical activity for preventing LUTS.

21 March 2018 8:02 PM IST

South Korean Major General Do-gyun (center) speaks to the media before leaving for the border village of Panmunjom to attend the meeting. The discussions are the first general-level talks between the militaries since December 2007. (Photo: File/AP)

North, South Korea hold rare military talks to reduce border tensions

Seoul's Defense Ministry said the talks would focus on carrying out agreements from a summit between the two leaders to...

14 Jun 2018 2:41 PM IST

Swedens Andreas Granqvist, left, celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the group F match between Sweden and South Korea at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Nizhny Novgorod stadium in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. (Photo: AP)

FIFA World Cup 2018: Sweden silence South Korea

The victory leaves Sweden joint top of the group with Mexico.

18 Jun 2018 11:18 PM IST

According to the journal report, she had not removed the internal organs of the squid and then had just parboiled it before consumption. (Photo: Pixabay)

Woman's tongue gets 'pregnant' after eating squid sperm in raw...

Woman, from South Korea, was left with severe pain after squid injected sperm into tissues of her mouth and had to be...

7 Jun 2018 4:18 PM IST

South Korean Jo Hye-do (C) and Jo Do-jae (L) meet their North Korean sister Jo Soon Do during a reunion at Mount Kumgang resort. (Photo: AFP)

Tears as North meets South after 70 years

Several members of families were driven apart during war.

21 Aug 2018 6:22 AM IST

Chef special Sushi platter

Sushi eater has to get his hand amputated after catching bacterial...

The man, from South Korea, had huge blisters and bruises on his hand as a result of bacterial infection caught from...

31 Aug 2018 5:16 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim and his wife Ri Sol Ju stand with South Korean President Moon and his wife Kim Jung-sook on top of Mount Paektu. (Photo: AFP)

In show of unity, two Koreas' leaders visit spiritual birthplace of...

Kim Jong Un, Moon Jae-in visited Mount Paektu, the spiritual birthplace of Korean nation, for show of unity on last day...

20 Sept 2018 2:35 PM IST

South Korea reported eight new cases, raising its total to 10,661 with 234 deaths. (AFP Photo)

Governments across globe under pressure to control covid19 economic...

Governments face pressure to reopen factories, shops, travel and public activities

19 April 2020 12:42 PM IST

Wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the new coronavirus, South Korean president Moon Jae-in (left) and his wife Kim Jung-sook pose as they cast their votes in the election at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea on April 10, 2020. (AP)

Moon wins as Koreans back his strategy to tackle Covid-19

South Korea's coronavirus strategy has been widely praised by experts as well as WHO for being prompt, nationwide, clear...

18 April 2020 8:08 PM IST

Workers wearing protective gears prepare to spray disinfectant near notices about precautions against new coronavirus in Seoul, South Korea. AP Photo

Coronavirus crisis gives South Korea chance to mend ties with North...

The North has said there hasn't been a single virus case, but the claim is questioned.

28 April 2020 3:12 PM IST

South Koreas ruling People Power Partys leader Han Dong-hoon speaks during a press conference on the parliamentary election at the partys headquarters in Seoul on April 11, 2024. The leader of South Koreas ruling party resigned on April 11 after the party was trounced by the opposition in parliamentary elections, leaving President Yoon Suk Yeol a lame duck for the remainder of his term. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)

Skand Tayal | Amid tensions in Korea, Opposition win in Parliament...

Opposition gains ground as President Yoon faces domestic discontent and foreign policy complexities

17 April 2024 12:31 AM IST