By Cynthia Kim and Jihoon Lee SEOUL, March 22 (Reuters) - South Korean economist Shin Hyun-song, best known for predicting the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, was named on Sunday to head the central bank,

Local reports estimate that roughly 40,000 people gathered across central Seoul to watch K-pop band BTS reunite.

The United States and South Korea on Thursday concluded their annual Freedom Shield joint military exercise, after days of heightened tensions with North Korea.

South Korea cannot stop U.S. forces in Korea from redeploying some weapons, President Lee Jae Myung said on Tuesday, after reports that some U.S.

Seoul will now have the legal framework it needs to carry out its investment commitment made to Washington in exchange for more favorable "reciprocal" tariff rates.

The South Korean government is seeking to attract foreign visitors by leveraging the global popularity of the country's specialized chicken dishes.

Survivors jumped from windows to escape the blaze, the deadliest at a factory in South Korea in two years. Four people are still missing.

South Korean economist Shin Hyun-song, best known for predicting the 2008 global financial crisis, was named on Sunday to head the country's central bank, just as it faces economic pressures resulting from patchy domestic growth and the Iran war.