SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has apologized to bereaved families after an apartment building collapsed in Pyongyang last week, possibly killing hundreds, the official KCNA news agency said, a rare ...

In Korea’s frenzied real estate market, apartment prices often rise faster than salaries. Some middle-class investors are venturing into playing high-stakes games to chase the rewards that can ...

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — Apartments in North Korea might lack stable electricity or look painfully retro by most standards, but living in a high-rise in Pyongyang, North Korea, is still a privilege in ...

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 ...

Following is the second article in a three-part series that explores housing in the post-pandemic era. -- Ed. Although many architects have voiced the need to diversify the residential environment in ...

Apartments constitute the most typical residential form across South Korea‘s cities, accounting for more than half of all housing in the country. Most people rarely have a chance to think critically ...

Due to the stagnation in the real estate market and continued wait-and-see sentiment among buyers, apartment prices across the country have been on a downward trend for five consecutive weeks. An ...

(CNN) — Hundreds of mourners took to the streets of Seoul Saturday to remember a mother who fled poverty in North Korea, only to die of suspected starvation in her small apartment in South Korea.

As the conditions people want for housing diversify and their expectations rise, “hexagon apartments” that check multiple boxes are emerging as a trend in the real estate market. A bird's-eye view of ...

Apartment prices in South Korea recorded their fastest weekly drop on record, in a sign that one of the world’s hottest housing markets may be starting to slump as interest rates climb. Nationwide ...

There are so many memorable scenes in the Academy Award-winning film, Parasite. But one of the most heart-wrenching moments occurred when the Kim family returned to their semi-basement apartment ...