If Hongdae represents Seoul’s nightlife, Mangwon, just two subway stops away, can be seen as the city's quintessential daytime neighborhood.
People ride a raft along Yangjaecheon, a shallow stream in Seocho District, southern Seoul, as cherry blossoms reach full bloom on April 2.
A woman suspected of killing two men by giving them drug-laced drinks at motels in Seoul’s northern Gangbuk District lured one of the victims to a room before the crime, according to chat records reported by state-broadcaster KBS on Wednesday.
On a recent late-February morning, sunlight grazed over the snow-laden valley at the foot of Mount Inwang, just a few minutes’ walk from Seoul’s busy nucleus. The sculpted limbs of pine trees tickled the blue sky.
A Seoul appeals court on Thursday upheld a ruling that the city must scrap its plan to build a new waste incinerator in Mapo District, western Seoul, siding with residents who challenged the project’s approval process.
A Seoul court on Tuesday approved live broadcast coverage of the first verdict for former first lady Kim Keon Hee, whose case includes allegations of stock price manipulation and bribery tied to the Unification Church.
A man who attempted to kill his mother after claiming she did not empathize with his pain following his breakup with a romantic partner has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term.
When the Seoul Central District Court delivers the first of several verdicts in cases involving former President Yoon Suk Yeol next week, it will pass judgment on one of the most consequential episodes in modern South Korean political history.
The presidential office's return to the Blue House in the downtown Gwanghwamun area has sparked both hope and concern, with nearby businesses welcoming a potential economic boost and some residents bracing for disruption from protests.
A fire at an apartment in Songpa District, southern Seoul, resulted in two residents being sent to the hospital and forced dozens of people to evacuate the building Wednesday morning.
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