Western governments ignored widespread fraud in South Korean adoptions and sometimes pressured the country to keep the kids coming, an investigation led by The Associated Press has found.

For adoptees who have looked into their roots, the inaccurate information has led to mistaken reunions, swapped identities and forgotten family histories, according to an Associated Press investigation.

North Korea launched a fresh wave of “trash balloons" toward its southern neighbors Wednesday night, according to local media.

Debris was found more than a day after the North’s latest balloon launch. South Korea says it’s essentially impossible to track every balloon.

South Korean soldiers retrieve the remnants of a garbage-carrying balloon sent by North Korea at the parking lot of the government complex in Seoul on Sept. 20, 2024. (Pool photo) (Yonhap) (END) [We Welcome Your News Tips] We invite our readers to submit news tips,

South Korea is confident it can overcome any obstacles to a multi-billion dollar project to build a nuclear plant in the Czech Republic, despite appeals against the deal launched by EDF and Westinghouse,

President Yoon Suk Yeol held out the prospect of forging a "nuclear energy alliance" with the Czech Republic Thursday, pledging to ensure wide-ranging cooperation with Prague over the design and construction of nuclear reactors if a Korean consortium wins the country's power plant

During his trip, President Yoon Suk Yeol visits the Czech Republic to strengthen nuclear cooperation and finalize reactor contracts.