A fire broke out on Tuesday in a building housing some of South Korea's national treasures neighbouring the historic Buddhist Jogye temple in Seoul, but it was later extinguished and there was no damage to the artefacts or injuries,

South Korea's ruling Democratic Party on Tuesday withdrew a plan to hold a plenary session this week to pass several controversial bills, including one aimed at halting criminal trials for an elected president.

Just a week into his term in office, South Korea's liberal President Lee Jae-myung has moved against his ousted conservative predecessor.

South Korea is close to signing a deal worth around $6 billion to supply 180 K2 tanks for Poland, Yonhap News Agency reported on Tuesday.

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea appointed former chief trade envoy Yeo Han-koo as its top trade negotiator, the president's office said on Tuesday, as Asia's fourth largest economy prepares for negotiations with Washington to reduce the tariffs.

South Korea's voters cast their ballots in a snap presidential election sparked by the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol.

A Seoul court said on Monday it will indefinitely postpone a trial of President Lee Jae-myung on charges of violating election law in 2022. South Korea's Supreme Court ruled in May, before Lee was elected,

The nuclear energy agency noted the construction of a site similar to current plants, as Kim Jong-un has been pushing to produce more fuel for nuclear bombs.