Officials from Japan and South Korea are expected to hold the first talks later Friday over Tokyo’s decision to restrict vital tech exports. Tensions between the two countries haven’t been this bad in decades and there seems to be no easy way out.

South Korea is hinting at potential retaliation against Japan as their chip spat rambles on. Japan’s curbs on semiconductor components to Korea have reinvigorated decades of bi-lateral tensions and it could have far-reaching implications for the global tech supply chain.

France got the Women's World Cup started with a 4-0 win over South Korea in front of expectant fans. DW's Sophie Serbini was in Paris to witness a fine performance in an atmosphere that promises much for the future.

South Korea was the first country to offer 5G, the latest generation of mobile internet data transmission. But so far, the network is not using its full potential, as Fabian Kretschmer reports from Seoul.

Spycam epidemic: Hidden camera industry comes under fire in South Korea.

South Korea police are questioning two K-pop stars, including boyband Big Bang's Seungri, over allegations of sex tapes, secret chat about rape, and deals facilitated by prostitutes.

North Korea hasn't given any reason for its decision to remove its staff from the office in the border town of Kaesong. South Korea said the decision was "regrettable."

A group of South Korean climbers and their Nepali guides have been killed after a storm hit their camp on a Himalayan peak in west Nepal, officials said on Saturday.

South Korea's controversial Unification Church holds a mass wedding with about 4,000 couples from 64 countries exchanging marriage vows.

German tabloid BILD is "speechless" after the Mannschaft's devastating loss to South Korea. It's led to worldwide "schadenfreude" and new ties between Mexicans and Koreans, who are being celebrated in Mexico as "brothers".

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and South Korea Foreign Minister Kang speak at a joint news conference in Seoul about President Trump's meeting with Kim Jong Un.

South Korea is technically still at war with the North, meaning that two years of military service is mandatory for all able-bodied men.