South Korea pins hopes on weather break to tame deadly wildfires

Light rain offered some relief to South Korean authorities tackling the country's worst wildfires on record, with exhausted firefighters making another push on Friday (March 28) to contain blazes stretching 44 miles (70 km).

Most of the victims of South Korea's worst wildfires were "in their 60s and 70s", an official said

South Korea wildfire map: These cities are most affected as thousands are forced to evacuate

South Korea’s blazes have burnt twice as large in a day and officials have described them as the worst natural fire disaster in the country’s history. A wildfire spreads on a mountain in Sancheong, South Korea, Thursday, March 27, 2025. AP/PTI(AP) With …

Türkiye offers its condolences to South Korea over wildfire deaths

Türkiye extended its condolences Thursday over the loss of lives due to wildfires across South Korea. "We are deeply saddened by the loss of lives, injuries and destruction caused by the wildfires that have been ongoing in the Republic of Korea since …

Canadian Army Major Retraces Family Footsteps in South Korea

PYEONGTAEK, GYEONGGIDO [KYONGGI-DO], SOUTH KOREA 03.28.2025 CAMP HUMPHREYS — South Korea. Major Jake Porter, a Canadian Army Infantry Officer currently serving at 1st Canadian Division Headquarters in Ontario, recently deployed to the Republic of Korea and …

South Korea Violated Human Rights To Meet Adoption Demand, Probe Finds

South Korea's government enabled the "mass exportation" of children with private adoption agencies by fabricating birth records and failing to follow consent procedures, a long-awaited investigation has found. According to CNN, the country, …

South Korea wildfires: Overnight rain cuts haze, improves visibility for firefighters

Yeongdeok: Overnight rain has helped to contain some of South Korea’s worst-ever wildfires, authorities said on Friday, as the death toll from the blazes, which have raged for nearly a week, reached 28. To advertise here, Contact Us More than a dozen fires …

Tottenham Hotspur star Son joins BTS and Blackpink stars in making South Korean wildfire donation

The Tottenham Hotspur forward has made a ₩10 million donation to help fight the wildfires in South Korea. AP have labelled the blaze as ‘the country’s worst-ever wildfires’ which have killed 28 people and forced more than 37,800 people to flee their homes. …

South Korea admits agencies mishandled international adoptions

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Deann Borshay Liem, who was born in South Korea and adopted into an American family, about the Korean government admitting adoption agencies engaged in malpractice. Sponsor Message

South Korea admits to human rights violations through mass intercountry adoptions

The South Korean government’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission admitted on Wednesday that the government had violated fundamental human rights in the intercountry adoption process due to a lack of a proper legislative framework, oversight, and adherence …