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A young female solo traveller eats Korean street food in Seoul. The city was named the world’s No 1 destination for solo travellers in January by Tripadvisor, the world’s largest travel platform. Photo: Getty Images
Asia travel

Want to explore Seoul’s culture, food, K-content? City to launch 10 tours

The day tours, part of the Seoul Quality Tour Programme, come in response to changing global travel trends, including a rise in solo travel.

Food and Drinks

Hong Kong in 2nd, 3rd spots in Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025 – full list

South Korea

Video | Giant sinkhole in Seoul kills motorcyclist

Food and Drinks

Foodie K-pop stars spill the beans on favourite Seoul places to eat

Doyoung of NCT loves a street vendor’s spicy rice cakes, Itzy’s Yuna and Chaeryeong like Mexican and G-Dragon goes for Korean beef tartare.

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Members of K-pop girl group Itzy Chaeryeong (right) and Yuna bite into their favourite tacos in one of the episodes of their YouTube show 2SDAY. Photo: Itzy/YouTube
South Korea

‘One size’ fashion store in Korea sparks concern over thin-body ideals

Brandy Melville defies conventional fashion marketing strategies, promoting the idea that customers should fit into its clothes.

Asia travel

Seoul begins trials of water buses on Han River ahead of launch

The aluminium boats are light and fuel-efficient with low carbon emissions, and will run every 15 minutes, stopping at seven docks.

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North Korea

Seoul says North Korea has deployed more troops to Russia

A South Korean official said North Korean troops had been ‘redeployed’ to the Kursk frontline.

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This undated handout photograph released on January 11 shows an alledged North Korean soldier detained by authorities in Ukraine. Handout photo: Telegram/V_Zelenskiy_official/AFP
Food and Drinks

Mingles becomes only three-Michelin-star restaurant in South Korea

Chef Kang Min-goo is emotional as his modern Korean restaurant achieves the ultimate accolade in the Michelin Guide Seoul & Busan 2025.

Asia travel

6 top urban heritage tours in Asia, from Kyoto and Seoul to Singapore

Explore Asia’s rich heritage with city tours that offer a glimpse into the history and culture of these vibrant urban centres.

Asia travel

A crossing on a ‘placeless place’ from China to South Korea

Most visitors from Hong Kong arrive in South Korea by air, but our intrepid writer took a different route – one connected with a gruesome tale

Shidao Port, where the writer’s maritime journey commenced. Photo: Getty Images

Video | Record-breaking snow grounds 200 flights in Seoul

Two people reportedly killed amid record snowfall in South Korean capital, with over 200 flights cancelled or delayed  

Hundreds of flights grounded as record-breaking November snow hits South Korea
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South Korea

Huge crowds for South Korea fireworks despite deadly 2022 crush

Police deployed 2,400 officers to maintain order in Seoul, following a Halloween crowd crush in 2022 that killed 159 people.

South Korea

South Korea arrests trainee doctor over ‘blacklist’ of non-striking colleagues

Thousands of trainee doctors walked off the job in February to protest the government’s plan to increase medical school admissions.

Art

Seoul art fairs see plenty of enthusiasm despite a slowdown in sales

Sales were down but spirits were high at the Kiaf and Frieze Seoul art fairs, with exhibitors pleased by young Koreans’ appetite for art.

This year’s Kiaf Seoul art fair in South Korea was well-attended and visitors were enthusiastic, despite the art market downturn. Photo: Kiaf Operating Committee
US-China tech war

Former Samsung staff arrested for allegedly stealing tech for China

South Korean police says the two people leaked memory technologies to Chinese officials trying to replicate a semiconductor factory.

The Samsung Electronics headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: Bloomberg
China's economic recovery

Will medical tourists be the next to benefit from China’s visa-free push?

China is not generally considered a go-to option for healthcare and treatments, with the US, South Korea, Japan and Turkey already on the map.

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Environment

Video | South Korea banana boom heats up with climate change

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Singapore

Video | These are the safest and riskiest Asian cities to visit

These are the safest and riskiest cities in Asia to visit, new study finds
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Tragedy

Video | Seoul crowd crush victims’ families seek justice, 1 year on

South Korea

Video | Massive fire forces hundreds to evacuate from Seoul slum

South Korea

Video | 23 South Korean officials face charges over deadly crowd crush

South Korean police seek charges against 23 officials over deadly Itaewon crowd crush
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Christmas 2022

Video | Christmas spirit falls victim to Itaewon Halloween tragedy

South Korea mourns Itaewon crowd crush through Christmas season
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South Korea

Video | Grief turns to rage as families seek justice for victims of Seoul crowd crush

Lunar

Most Seoul Halloween crush victims were women

South Korea’s Halloween tragedy reveals women may be more vulnerable in crowd disasters.

Coronavirus pandemic: All stories

Video | ‘Santa cats’ in Seoul

Christmas cats: Want a cuddle? Seoul cat cafe has over 100 costumed felines for people to play with
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South Korea

Video | Seoul mayor found dead

Seoul mayor found dead after reported missing
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Video | Mayor of Seoul found dead

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