Seventeen people die in South Korea after torrential rain causes landslides and flooding

20 July 2025, 05:24 | Updated: 21 July 2025, 05:05 Five days of torrential rain in South Korea has left at least 17 people dead and 11 more missing. Your browser doesn't recognise available video formats. A landside engulfed houses and flooding swept …

North Korea abruptly stops admitting foreign tourists to Kalma beach resort

North Korea has decided to temporarily stop receiving foreign tourists at its new beach resort located in the coastal city of Wonsan, Pyongyang’s state-run tourism promotion website showed Friday, without providing an explanation. Less than a month after …

New pier completed at North Korea rocket launch site, satellite imagery shows

Meet the K-pop stars from North Korea

Hyuk and Seok fled North Korea separately as teenagers. Now, after intense K-pop training, they are making their debut as members of the boy band 1VERSE. Speaking to CNN at a cafe in Seoul, they share their excitement and their dreams. ​THE-CNN-WIRE (TM) …

North Korea bans foreign tourists to newly opened beach resort

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is suspending the entry of foreign tourists to a recently opened mega beach resort, a move that dims prospects for the complex that leader Kim Jong Un hailed it as “one of the greatest successes this year.” DPR Korea …

UN land mine experts visit S. Korea to discuss reducing minefield risks

Two land mine experts from the United Nations Development Program visited South Korea this week, as the devices remain a serious concern on the Korean Peninsula — particularly due to the risk of displacement caused by flooding. The visit by Sean Moorhouse, …

World AFP South Korea rain death toll hits 17, with 11 missing

Heavy rain in South Korea has killed at least 17 people in recent days, government records showed Sunday, while 11 remain unaccounted for in the intense downpours. South Korea typically experiences monsoon rains in July and is usually well-prepared. But …

North Korea bans foreign tourists to newly opened beach resort

N. Korea boasts of rich wheat harvest despite int'l concerns about food shortage

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Sunday it expects this year's wheat harvest to be more than triple that of 2021. In a front-page story, the Rodong Sinmun, the North's main newspaper, wrote that harvests of wheat and barley exceeded the …

North Korea praises medical students for donating own skin to infant burn victim

An in-depth analysis of a ‘touching’ health care tale, criticism of B-52 drill, enemy wreckage and a hagiographic play Students and medical workers of Kanggye University of Medicine with Kang Eun Chong, a child who suffered severe burns | Image: Rodong …