When planning a trip to South Korea, it’s easy to get swept away by the excitement of high-tech cities, colorful cafes, and ...

Charred, black ruins at South Korea's Gounsa temple stood in stark contrast to the kaleidoscope of colours that are a trademark of the country's historic palaces and Buddhist temples.

South Korea redeployed firefighting helicopters after a fatal crash caused a temporary grounding on Wednesday as authorities ...

The inferno has also laid bare South Korea's demographic ... his severely burned house, a melted air conditioner and charred sofa behind him. Damaged jangdok -- traditional jars typically used ...

Unprecedented wildfires ripping through South ... the Korean Peninsula at the time. It is nestled at the foot of Deungun Mountain in the southeastern town of Uiseong. While it doesn’t house ...

A man walks near a burned-out house in a damaged village in Yeongyang, South Korea, on Wednesday. (Yun Kwan-shik/Yonhap/The Associated Press) The picturesque folk village has traditional Korean ...

making the fires the third largest in South Korea's history in terms of area. More than 23,000 people have been evacuated One resident of a village in Andong told BBC Korean: "Our house has ...