A South Korean man tending a family grave is suspected of sparking one of the ‘unprecedented’ wildfires that ravaged the ...

A 56-year-old man is being investigated in South Korea on suspicion of starting a deadly wildfire that killed 30 people. The ...

Soil erosion remains severe for up to two years after a wildfire, stabilising within three to five years. However, full ...

Of the country’s 9,472 temporary wildfire monitors, more than 73 per cent are over the age of 60, according to the Korea ...

South Korea will hold a snap presidential election within 60 days after the Constitutional Court unanimously removed ...

South Korean police had arrested a man suspected of causing a major forest fire that has swept through the southeastern part ...

South Korea will soon submit a 10 trillion won ($6.8 billion) supplementary budget bill to parliament to respond to the fallout from the country's worst-ever forest fires and counter slumping growth, ...

Unusually warm spring temperatures in South Korea dried out the landscape and, combined with strong winds, set the stage for fast moving fires to eat through the region’s dense forest.

More than a dozen fires in South Korea killed 30 and burned over 48,000 hectares of forest. South Korean police have launched ...

About 48,000 hectares of woodland, equivalent to some 80% of the size of the capital Seoul, was scorched in the worst ...