South Korea

Iran seized the ship in January near the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions between the two countries.

South Korea's Democratic Party has suffered a crushing defeat in mayoral elections in Seoul and Busan.

A couple visiting the South Korean gallery painted over the piece thinking it was participatory art.

A year into the pandemic, we look at countries that have had some success in tackling the virus.

Influential figure Kim Yo-jong accuses Washington of trying to "spread the smell of gunpowder".

The "Amazon of South Korea", Coupang was founded by Bom Kim and has just listed its shares.

In Asia, some vaccination programmes are either yet to begin, or are at a very early stage.

Byun Hee-soo had been dismissed by the military for undergoing gender reassignment surgery.

Popular tracks by Monsta X and Sistar are removed from the platform amid a contract dispute.

The singer of South Korean boy band Stray Kids is accused of being verbally abusive while in middle school.

The German radio host made the comments while talking about the band's cover of a Coldplay song.

A report describes how prisoners of war are used as slave labour to generate money for the regime.

The South Korean carmaker is replacing batteries for huge numbers of Kona electric cars.

The man swam ashore and was ignored eight times on CCTV in the heavily fortified border zone.

The prime minister says vaccinations are on track after criticism the country has been slow to start.