Korea is notorious for its high suicide rate, as an average of 33.5 people per 100,000 took their own lives in 2010, which came in 2.6 times higher than the average for countries in the ...

Suicide attempts are reported on Seoul's Han River bridges every other day on average, a report said Monday, showing frequent attempted suicides in a country with one of the world's highest ...

The suicide rate among Koreans aged 65 or older in 2009 was 72 people for every 100 000, up from an already alarming 42.2 in 2001.

<p> 5 SKoreans jump into river in apparent group suicide attempt; 1 rescued, others missing SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean police say they've rescued one person from a group of five who jumped ...

The South Korean capital Seoul has installed anti-suicide monitoring devices on bridges over the city's Han river after 196 people jumped to their deaths in 2012, officials said on Thursday. The ...