Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's sixth largest metropolitan economy in 2022, trailing behind Paris, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Tokyo, and New York, and hosts more than half of South Korea's population. Although Seoul's population peaked at over 10 million, it has gradually decreased since 2014, standing at about 9.6 million residents as of 2024. Seoul is the seat of the South Korean government.
South Korean actress Kim Sae-Ron, 24, was found dead at her home in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, on February 16. A close friend discovered..
Dozens of anti-corruption agency investigators and assisting police officers attempted to detain the impeached president on Friday..
Rescue workers and investigators have been combing the site at Muan airport, south of Seoul, where the Boeing 737 that had flown..
