Korea will provide $1 million in humanitarian aid to wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles County, California, through a local public charity, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

DamSot is the latest arrival in a wave of restaurants and cafes from South Korea opening in Los Angeles. In May 2024, South Korea-based coffee shop Camel opened its first U.S. location in Silver Lake, immediately drawing lines down the block. In June 2024, one of South Korea’s biggest spicy noodle chains, Jjampong Zizon, opened in Koreatown.

A forecast of rising winds yesterday threatened the progress that firefighters had made to contain the destructive wildfires in Los Angeles. At least 24 people were reported to have died, and at least 16 people were missing in the areas of two of the blazes. Follow our live coverage here.

South Korean prosecutors have indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his martial law decree.

North Korea said Sunday it tested a cruise missile system, its third known weapons display this year, and vowed “the toughest” response to what it called the escalation of U.S.-South Korean military drills that target the North.

Savannah James was taking care of her own business while LeBron and her boys were back home playing basketball. She dropped some serious drip along the way as well. The 38-year-old wife to the Los Angeles Lakers star and mother of three hit Seoul,

South Korean insurers are bracing for losses from the massive wildfire in Los Angeles, with DB Insurance and Korean Re bearing the largest impact, costing them approximately 90 billion won ($61.8 million).

Savannah James watches her husband, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James. As early as now, fans are looking forward to getting their hands on Savannah James’ new venture. “Sure is!!! My card is ready to be swiped!” another chimed in.

A first attempt this month ended in a dramatic standoff at the residence where President Yoon Suk Yeol had been holed up since he was impeached.

j-hope, the rapper and dancer from the global K-pop group BTS, will embark on his first-ever solo world tour, “Hope on the Stage,” starting in February 2025. The 30-year-old artist, whose real name is Jung Ho-seok, will kick off the tour with three performances at the KSPO Dome in Seoul from February 28 to March 2.

South Korea's economy expanded 1.2% year on year in the fourth quarter, marking its slowest expansion since the second quarter of 2023.