For many Americans, the apartment where 29-year-old IT specialist Lee Chang-hee lives might be the stuff of nightmares. Located just outside the capital of Seoul, the building isn't very tall — just ...

The wildfires, which burned for a week across South Korea’s southeastern regions, have destroyed thousands of homes and businesses. A wildfire blazes next to a stone lantern of family tomb in Andong, ...

The issue of vacant houses is becoming serious in both Korea and Japan due to population decline and regional extinction. Currently, Japan has as many as 3.5 million vacant houses, and to reduce the ...

SEOUL >> Over 4,000 homes in North Korea’s city of Sinuiju and Uiju County near the border with China have been flooded due to heavy rainfall, state media KCNA said on Wednesday. Around 3,000 hectares ...

A fire destroyed about 60 makeshift homes in a densely packed neighborhood surrounded by some of the wealthiest streets of South Korea’s ultramodern capital Friday. Firefighters extinguished the ...

Amid the steady growth of property ownership by foreign nationals in South Korea, Chinese acquisition of real estate ranked first for the ninth consecutive year, industry data showed Tuesday.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The recent heavy rains in northwestern North Korea flooded thousands of houses and a vast extent of farmland and left many residents homeless and living in makeshift tents, ...

FILE PHOTO: A view of a flooded area near the country's border with China, which has been hit by heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Gaemi, in North Pyongan Province SEOUL (Reuters) - Over 4,000 homes ...