South Korea

An adoptee was lied to about her identity. South Korea admits she's not alone

4:57pm March 27, 2025

by Juana Summers

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Deann Borshay Liem, who was born in South Korea and adopted into an American family, about the Korean government admitting adoption agencies engaged in malpractice.

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Wildfires ravage South Korea, killing 18 and destroying a 1,300-year-old temple

1:11am March 26, 2025

A 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple, houses, factories and vehicles were among the structures destroyed in the wildfires that have burned 43,330 acres and injured 19 people.

South Korean court reinstates impeached PM Han Duck-soo as acting leader

12:28am March 24, 2025

Many observers said Monday's ruling on Han Duck-soo doesn't signal much on the upcoming verdict on President Yoon Suk Yeol, as Han wasn't a key figure in Yoon's martial law imposition.

Court orders South Korean President Yoon released from jail

1:39am March 07, 2025

The decision would allow Yoon to stand his criminal trial while not being physically detained. The court is expected to rule soon on whether to uphold his impeachment or remove him from office.

South Korean fighter jets drop bombs in the wrong place, injuring 8 people

10:32am March 06, 2025

The air force said the jets were taking part in a drill with the U.S. military in Pocheon, a city close to the border with North Korea, when they dropped bombs just outside a firing range.

South Korean President Yoon detained after standoff over martial law decree

5:16am January 15, 2025

Yoon and his ruling party supporters remain defiant against the insurrection charges. He is South Korea's first sitting president to be detained.

Lessons from self-inflicted blows to democracy in South Korea and the U.S.

1:57pm January 06, 2025

The brief declaration of martial law in South Korea last month has drawn comparisons to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The attempted power grabs could hold lessons for other democracies.