South Korean medical students to return to school, urge education reforms
World 10:18 13/07/2025South Korean medical students who walked out of school last year in protest at a government plan to increase medical school admissions said on Saturday that they would return to campus, calling on authorities to normalize academic schedules.
Rotten insects, viral videos and climate change: S.Korea battles 'lovebug' invasion
World 14:45 09/07/2025K-pop's BTS are grossed out by them. A YouTuber ate them. Hikers plough through them: South Korea is dealing with a "lovebug" invasion that experts say highlights worsening climate change.
Japan, South Korea face 25% tariffs as Trump ramps up trade war in letters to leaders
World 10:55 08/07/2025WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday began telling trade partners - from powerhouse suppliers like Japan and South Korea to minor players - that sharply higher U.S. tariffs will start August 1, marking a new phase in the trade war he launched earlier this year.
Spectators mesmerized by fireworks displays from South Korea, Italy in Da Nang
Travel 12:34 29/06/2025The final qualifying night of the 2025 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF 2025) in Da Nang City, central Vietnam left the audience with a surge of emotions, featuring an explosive showdown between South Korean and Italian teams on Saturday.
South Korea to introduce second extra budget for this year
World 17:25 16/06/2025South Korea's government will introduce a second supplementary budget for the year on Thursday, after passing a 13.8 trillion won ($10.13 billion) budget in May, to support an economy weighed down by U.S. tariffs and sluggish consumer demand.
Vietnamese tourists flock to South Korea for medical beauty services
Travel 11:55 16/06/2025Some 20,000 Vietnamese visit South Korea each year for travel and cosmetic procedures, making Vietnam one of the top six sources of medical tourists to Seoul.
Hanoi airport cart attendant returns $3,651 lost by South Korean passenger
Vietnam News 12:21 13/06/2025A cart attendant at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport discovered and returned a bag containing 5 million South Korean won (US$3,651) left behind by a traveler at Terminal T2 on Thursday.
S.Korea supports Ho Chi Minh City in establishing metro operations, maintenance training center
Ho Chi Minh City 11:10 11/06/2025Ho Chi Minh City has approved a nearly-VND7-billion (US$269,100) technical assistance project, funded by non-refundable official development assistance (ODA) from South Korea’s Knowledge Sharing Program, to study the establishment of a metro operations and maintenance training center.
South Korean national wanted by Interpol arrested in Vietnam
Vietnam News 15:05 05/06/2025A South Korean man wanted internationally for fraud has been arrested in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, authorities confirmed on Thursday.
South Korea's new President Lee vows to revive democracy from 'near demise'
World 11:24 04/06/2025SEOUL -- South Korea's new liberal President Lee Jae-myung pledged on Wednesday to raise the country from the near destruction caused by a martial law attempt and revive an economy besieged by global protectionism that is threatening its very existence.
South Korean man repatriated after year-long recovery from 80-day coma in Vietnam
Vietnam News 10:31 03/06/2025A 42-year-old South Korean man, Y.S., has been repatriated after a year-long treatment at France-Vietnam (FV) Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, where dedicated medical staff helped him recover from an 80-day coma caused by a severe stroke – a commitment for which the South Korean Consulate General in the city expressed sincere gratitude.
S.Korean man sentenced to death for killing father in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 17:20 28/05/2025The Ho Chi Minh City People's Court on Wednesday sentenced Lim Young Kwon, a 42-year-old South Korean national, to death for murdering his father.
