The South Korean government is seeking religious leaders' help in an attempt to combat rising suicides in the country, as the ...

A new wave of AI robot companions is moving beyond clinical tools to aid the elderly providing emotional support and critical reminders for meals, medication, and appointments.

South Korea, often hailed as a technological and cultural powerhouse, is facing a heartbreaking and underreported crisis. Every day, nearly 10 elderly South Koreans die by suicide, a staggering figure ...

The death of a high school student in South Korea after images of her taking ice cream from an unmanned store circulated among local teenagers has triggered a new public debate over privacy. According ...

Korea continues to have the highest rate of mental health-related deaths among the 38 OECD member countries, according to a ...

AI-powered dolls, resembling cheerful seven-year-old children, are being used to address South Korea's elderly mental health ...

Researchers have found in a new study that quitting smoking significantly reduces the risk of suicide mortality in ...

One year on from failed presidential power grab, South Korea celebrates its resilient democracy, and tries to heal deep ...