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A homeless person rests on a bench at Incheon International Airport's passenger terminal in an undated photo.

Homeless advocates protest eviction efforts at Incheon Airport

A rights group says airport authorities are forcing homeless people out of terminals during a severe heat wave and is demanding support instead.

2026.8.10

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te delivers a speech after inspecting reservists operating a Taiwan made Hummer 2 Drone during a training session at Loung Te Industrial Parks Service Center in Yilan, Taiwan, on Dec. 2, 2025. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

What's in a name? For Taiwan and Korea, it's a sovereignty claim.

Taiwan has replaced “Korea” with “South Korea” on residency documents issued to Korean nationals, in a reciprocal move to Seoul’s continued designation of the island state as “China (Taiwan)” on its electronic arrival forms.

2026.3.19

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People walk through Ginza’s shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, on Dec. 15. [EPA/YONHAP]

Korean men eye Japan for long-term residence amid increased job opportunities, dating prospects

More Korean men are looking to Japan not only for jobs but also for long-term residence, due to tough hiring conditions and longer working hours at home, as well as relationships with Japanese partners.

2025.12.18

A private residence in Itaewon-dong, Yongsan District, central Seoul, once owned by the late Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee, is seen on July 8. [YONHAP]

Former home of late Samsung chief sold to Tehwa Holdings CEO, child for $16.5M

A private residence in Itaewon-dong, Yongsan District, central Seoul, once owned by the late Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee, has been sold for 22.8 billion won ($16.5 million) to Nayeon Kang-Chenot, CEO of Tehwa Holdings, and her child.

2025.9.17

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol takes a walk at the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, central Seoul, on April 8. [KIM JONG-HO]

Rallies planned across Seoul as Yoon set to leave presidential residence

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol will leave his official residence in Hannam-dong, central Seoul, today, a week after his impeachment, and return to his private residence in Seocho-dong, southern Seoul.

2025.4.11

The Acrovista apartment complex in southern Seoul, where former President Yoon Suk Yeol previously lived and where he and wife Kim Keon Hee will return after leaving the presidential residence on April 10, is pictured on April 9. [NEWS1]

Worries about inconvenience abound as Yoon to return to private residence Friday

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife are returning to their private home. Residents expressed discomfort over potential disruptions.

2025.4.10

Apartment complexes clustered at the downtown Seoul [YONHAP]

Around 512,000 Koreans moved in July, up 6.2 percent

The number of Koreans who moved to different residences in the country reached the highest level in three years in July amid rising housing transactions, data showed Wednesday.

2024.8.28

Number of Koreans changing residences falls to 50-year low

The number of Koreans who moved to different residences in the country fell to the lowest in 50 years in June due to fewer new homes and demographic changes, data showed Wednesday.

2024.7.24

Buildings in Seoul viewed from Mount Namsan in central Seoul [YONHAP]

Korean mobility hits 50-year low

Korean mobility reached a 50-year low last year with just 6.13 people relocating within the country.

2024.1.30

A rendering of VL Osiria, a senior residence that will be open in October 2024. [LOTTE HOTELS & RESORTS]

Lotte Hotel goes into the senior residence business

Lotte Hotels & Resorts is going into senior citizen housing to targeting Korea's aging population.

2022.4.20