Her duties include transferring the deceased to the cremation chamber ... job security.” As South Korea transitions into a super-aged society, where those 65 and older make up more than 20% of the ...

SEOUL: South Korean officials have requested an exemption from US reciprocal, steel and aluminium tariffs during their visit this week to Washington, the industry ministry said in a statement on ...

Actor Kim Sae-ron’s death adds to the list of celebrity deaths in South Korea that underscore the enormous pressure they face ...

South Korean actor Kim Sae-ron’s death this week has triggered an outpouring of grief and calls for changes to the way the country’s celebrities are treated in the public are ...

In this photo provided by the South Korea Defense Ministry, U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber, top second from left, F-16 fighter jet and South Korean Air Force F-15K fighter jets, right bottom ...

South Korean officials have asked the Trump administration to exclude their country from U.S. plans to impose aggressive tariffs on trade partners, emphasizing that Seoul is already applying low ...

SEOUL: South Korean police are formally building a case against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over accusations he obstructed the execution of an arrest warrant, a police spokesperson said on ...

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in a Seoul court on Thursday for his first trial hearing on charges of insurrection in the country’s first criminal prosecution of an ...

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South Korea’s funeral service industry is entering a new phase as sector-wide restructuring nears completion and new players join the market to target all-inclusive care for older people in an i ...

With 99.9 percent of Japanese choosing cremation, the practice is not merely a preference but an integral part of Japan’s cultural and religious fabric. The push for Muslim burial grounds ... where ...

Japanese Ambassador to Korea Koichi Mizushima on Friday ... and burned incense at the May 18th National Cemetery in Gwangju, 357 kilometers south of Seoul, to honor the victims of the ...