The cross and the icon of the Mary Salus Populi Romani, the two main symbols of World Youth Day, have been brought to Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul. The Archdiocese of Seoul on Nov. 29 held the event ...

The "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty" agreed by the leaders of North Korea and Russia in June came into force on Wednesday with the exchange of "ratification instruments" in Moscow ...

Soldiers from the isolated communist state have no experience in modern warfare and a lot to learn on the battlefield.

But South Korea has noticed a slight change in how protests work: they now use funeral wreaths wrapped with sharp words to draw attention to their cause. The term “funeral wreath protest ...

SEOUL, Nov 27 — In South Korea, funeral wreaths have become a powerful symbol of protest. The Korea Herald reported on the changing trends in protests and how protests have become part of that change.

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, left, arrives at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea ...

In Hawai‘i, maka uhi (face tattoo) is another symbol of power and status. Krug bears multiple maka uhi—triangles run from the back of his head to his chin, and a thick black stripe across his ...

North Korea reports on 'deepening political chaos' in South Korea after martial law declaration North's media breaks silence on South martial law crisis eight days after event ...

North Korea has sent more than 100 KN-23 and KN-24 short-range nuclear capable ballistic missiles to Russia, according to Ukraine's Defense Intelligence. Pyongyang joined the fray in August and is ...

A South Korean man who ate to the point of obesity ... feign mental illness, get full body tattoos, or self-harm to receive an exemption, the Yonhap news agency reported in 2018.