South Korea news today

Latest South Korea headlines, collected from 5 news outlets and updated through the day (Tuesday 27 October 2026). Every headline links to the original publisher.

Economy at a glance

Source: World Bank. Latest available figures; the year is shown under each number.

Latest headlines

• Fire breaks out in deprived area of Seoul’s Gangnam districtStraits Times · 1 h ago

  Around 75 firefighters and 24 fire trucks were deployed.

• Seoul’s zombie-themed bus tour sparks online buzzStraits Times · 2 h ago

  The staged zombie attacks are part of a special programme offered by Seoul City Tour Bus.

• South Korea’s GDP growth beats forecasts amid AI boomAl Jazeera · 2 h ago

  Asia's fourth-largest economy grows 3.4 percent year-on-year amid strong semiconductor demand.

• North Korean artillery pointed south stirs concern at border observatoryStraits Times · 3 h ago

  Analysts identified the weapons as M-1981 122mm self-propelled howitzers.

• South Korea growth tops forecast as chip boom masks weak demandJapan Times · 5 h ago

  A contraction in consumption underscored an increasingly uneven expansion that may complicate the trajectory for further interest-rate hikes.

• Germany's Merz heads to Asia as security issues loom largeDW · 19 h ago

  Chancellor Friedrich Merz will be meeting the leaders of Singapore, Japan and South Korea as Germany seeks to adjust its foreign policy to rising uncertainty and threats to global supply chains.

• Kim Jong-un crosses newly opened bridge into ChinaGuardian Asia Pacific · 2 d ago

  North Korean leader travels over New Yalu River Bridge to meet senior Communist party member Kim Jong-un has visited China, inaugurating a bridge that connects the two countries and saying he hopes to expand cooperation

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