He overthrew the Goryeo dynasty and founded a new dynasty, Joseon. As the first King Taejo of Joseon, he chose Hanyang (present-day Seoul)—judged to be a propitious spot according to the principles of ...

When Japan invades the Korean Peninsula in 1592, to begin what will be a seven-year conflict known as the Imjin War, the two ...

October 2017 - Asia Society Korea continues its World Heritage Series this month by previewing the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty. Joseon was Korea’s last dynasty, ruling over a united Korean ...

An exhibition at the Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) sheds light on the lives and aesthetic tastes of women in the royal court of Korea's Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910).

JTBC's fusion period drama, "The Tale of Lady Ok," tells the story of a lowly female slave in the Joseon Dynasty. However, unlike the typical damsel-in-distress trope seen in many historical ...

2019 -- South Korea and the United States sign a defense cost-sharing deal aimed at maintaining the presence of American troops stationed in Korea. Under the renewed Special Measures Agreement, Seoul ...