As political changes loom, South Korea’s leadership crisis could affect ties with China, Japan and the US, observers say.

On January 15, law enforcement officials finally arrested Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korea’s impeached far-right president, for plotting an insurrection in the form of an attempt to impose martial law late last year.

China’s visa-free policy opened the doors. Naver and Instagram showed them where to go. Now, South Korean tourists are flocking to a handful of Shanghai restaurants, and businesses are scrambling to keep up.

South Korean tourists visit the Site of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea at the Xintiandi business district in Shanghai, China,4, 2025.

President Yoon Suk Yeol will stand trial along with his former defense minister and others who participated in his short-lived imposition of martial law.

Shanghai has recently seen a spike in international visits as the nation extended its visa-free policies for nine more countries, including South Korea, in November.

The popularity of the already vibrant “China Travel” has been gaining momentum as Spring Festival is right around the corner amid the country’s continuous efforts to relax its visa-free policies. As of Sunday,

South Korea's acting president Choi Sang-mok said on Tuesday he hoped for bilateral relations with Washington to develop more reciprocally under the Trump administration, citing concerns about how U.S.

Kim Kee-hee, a Sounders veteran defender, is returning to Seattle. The Sounders announced Tuesday in a press release that it had reached a deal to sign the 35-year-old South Korean soccer player for the 2025 season, with a team option for 2026.

Lunar New Year isn’t just a celebration - it’s a spectacle of colour, culture, and couture. Marking the start of the lunar calendar, it’s a time for dazzling festivities, lavish feasts, and age-old traditions to summon luck,

Lunar New Year, or Tết Nguyên Đán (Tết), is Vietnam's most important celebration - a time to honour ancestors, cherish family, and welcome new beginnings.This year, it lasts from 28 to 31 January.

In South Korea, heavy snowfall caused disruption to train, plane and bus schedules nationwide, as people went to visit their families in the countryside this week.