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October 9, 2026
South Korea/World

South Korea Struggles to Stop Online Sexual Exploitation a Decade After Soranet Shutdown

A decade after South Korea shut down Soranet, a notorious online network that distributed secretly filmed and non-consensual sexual videos, authorities are still confronting a succession of websites and online communities accused

North Korea/South Korea/World

South Korea Seeks North Korean Apology After DMZ Mine Blast Injures Soldiers

South Korea is preparing measures to press North Korea to apologise for a mine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone that seriously wounded two South Korean soldiers, while also calling for talks with Pyongyang over the precise alignment of the military

October 6, 2026

South Korea Threatens ‘Further Measures’ if Ukraine Rejects Public Apology

South Korea/World

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has warned that Seoul will take “further measures” if Ukraine refuses to publicly apologise for disclosing the transfer

South Korea Demands Ukraine Explain Disclosure of North Korean POW Transfer

South Korea/Ukraine/World

South Korea has demanded an official explanation and apology from Ukraine over the public disclosure of the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of

South Korea May Advance Security Deal With U.S. Ahead of Trade Talks

October 2, 2025
South Korea/World

South Korea is considering moving forward with a new security agreement with the United States before concluding stalled trade negotiations, the country’s foreign minister told reporters, Bloomberg reports. Foreign Minister Cho Hyun

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Outrage in South Korea Over Harsh Treatment of Workers Detained in U.S. Immigration Raid

September 13, 2025
South Korea/World

South Korea’s labour minister sharply criticized the treatment of hundreds of Korean workers detained by U.S. immigration authorities last week, saying that “not even prisoners of war” would be treated as harshly

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South Korean President to Hold First Summit with Trump Amid U.S. Troop Presence Debate

August 24, 2025
South Korea/World

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is set to meet former U.S. president Donald Trump on Monday for his first face-to-face summit in Washington, in talks that could reshape America’s decades-long role

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South Korea’s Former First Lady Kim Keon Hee Arrested Amid Corruption Probe

August 13, 2025
South Korea/World

Kim Keon Hee, wife of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, was arrested late Tuesday in a sweeping investigation into allegations ranging from stock manipulation to bribery, prosecutors confirmed. The Seoul

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Samsung-Tesla Chip Deal Marks Crucial Test for Korean Tech Giant’s Struggling Foundry Business

July 31, 2025
South Korea/World

Samsung’s landmark $16.5 billion chipmaking deal with Tesla is emerging as a pivotal moment for the South Korean tech conglomerate, testing both its technical capabilities and its willingness to undergo a deep

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Pilot Error Cited in Jeju Air Crash That Killed 179, Fueling Anger Among Victims’ Families

July 21, 2025
South Korea/World

South Korean aviation officials have concluded that pilot error played a decisive role in the Jeju Air crash that killed 179 people last December, according to preliminary findings reported by The Times

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South Korea Unveils $23 Billion Cash Handout Program to Jumpstart Economy

July 6, 2025
South Korea/World

South Korea is set to launch an ambitious cash handout program aimed at reviving consumer spending and stimulating its flagging economy, as part of a sweeping 31.8 trillion-won ($23.3 billion) supplementary budget

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South Korea’s New President Ends Border Broadcasts in Bid to Ease Tensions with North

June 13, 2025
South Korea/World

South Korea’s recently elected left-leaning president Lee Jae-myung has taken his first major step toward resetting inter-Korean relations by ordering an end to provocative loudspeaker broadcasts along the heavily militarized border. The

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Lee Jae-myung Clinches Presidency in South Korea’s Historic Early Election

June 4, 2025
Geopolitics/South Korea

Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea is set to become South Korea’s next president, according to exit polls and partial vote counts reported by the Korean Herald. His victory brings

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Kim Jong-un Kneels at Grave of Mentor ‘Jong Unny’ in Rare Gesture of Loyalty

May 20, 2025
South Korea/World

North Korea’s supreme leader, Kim Jong-un, has made an unusual and striking display of personal loyalty by kneeling at the grave of Hyon Chol-hae, a senior military officer and long-time mentor who

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Shamans Turn on Yoon Over Scandal and Martial Law Plot

May 5, 2025
South Korea/World

Following the impeachment of former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol, the country’s shamanic community has broken its traditional silence to condemn the disgraced leader for what they call a misuse of sacred

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China’s Yellow Sea Fish Farms Spark Outrage in South Korea Amid Maritime Tensions

April 22, 2025
China/South Korea/World

Tensions are rising between South Korea and China over the rapid expansion of Chinese fish farming structures in the disputed Yellow Sea, with lawmakers and experts warning that the installations could signal

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South Korea’s Deadly Wildfire Started by Man Performing Ritual, Authorities Say

April 1, 2025
South Korea/World

South Korean authorities have identified a man in his 50s as the suspected cause of the country’s largest wildfire, which has claimed at least 26 lives. The fire, which ravaged southeastern Uiseong

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South Korea Sees First Rise in Fertility Rate in Nine Years, But Challenges Remain

February 27, 2025
South Korea/World

South Korea’s fertility rate has increased for the first time since 2015, offering a rare glimmer of hope for a country struggling with the world’s lowest birth rate. According to new data

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South Korea to Retry Spy Chief Who Assassinated Former Dictator

February 21, 2025
South Korea/World

More than four decades after Kim Jae-gyu, the head of South Korea’s feared intelligence agency, assassinated President Park Chung-hee, a court has announced it will hold a posthumous retrial to examine his

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