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South Korea Urges North Korea Not To Launch Spy Satellite

The UN Security Council bans any satellite launches by North Korea because it views them as a disguised test of its missile technology.

20 November 2023

Kim Jong Un

US South Korea Officials Meet In Seoul After North Korea's Nuclear Threats

North Korea's nuclear ambitions have taken on new urgency after it openly threatened to use nuclear weapons in potential conflicts with its rivals.

18 July 2023

New South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Anger In South Korea’s Seoul Over North Korea’s False Rocket Attack

The alert was triggered after North Korea launched a rocket carrying a military spy satellite, which crashed into the sea, the reports said.

31 May 2023

South Korean Opposition Leader Lee Jae-Myung Faces Arrest Hearing After 24-Day Hunger Strike

Walking slowly with a cane, Lee, a former presidential candidate, refused to answer questions from reporters as he arrived at Seoul Central District Court for a hearing on prosecutors' request for an arrest warrant. 

26 September 2023

stocks

Finance Ministers Of Japan And South Korea Agree To Resume Currency Swap Agreement As Ties Warm

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki announced the agreement after meeting with his South Korean counterpart, Choo Kyungho. It was the first time the two countries have held annual financial talks in seven years, though...

29 June 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korea, US Hold Massive Military Drills Near Border With North Korea

US-South Korean firing exercises, called ‘the combined annihilation firepower drills,’ would be the biggest of their kind.

25 May 2023

Pope Francis

Pope Announces Next World Youth Day Will Be In Seoul, South Korea In 2027

The announcement marks the first time the festival returns to Asia since 1995, when millions of people turned out for one of St. John Paul II's biggest events, in Manila, Philippines.

06 August 2023

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Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korea-Japan Forced Labour Disputes To End Soon After New Plan Announcement

US President Joe Biden hailed the plan as marking a new chapter of cooperation and partnership between two of the United States' closest allies and said he looked forward to enhancing trilateral ties.

06 March 2023

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07 February 2023
South Korea's Court Orders Govt To Compensate Vietnam War Massacre Victim

South Korea's Court Orders Govt To Compensate Vietnam War Massacre Victim

In awarding the compensation to 62-year-old Nguyen Thi Thanh, the Seoul Central District Court dismissed the government's argument that it was unclear whether...


02 February 2023
North Korea Warns US, Says Ready To Counter Military Moves With 'Most Overwhelming Nucllear Force'

North Korea Warns US, Says Ready To Counter Military Moves With 'Most Overwhelming Nucllear Force'

The United States and South Korea are also planning to a joint simulation this month aimed at sharpening their response if North Korea uses nuclear weapons.


17 January 2023
Latest Crypto News: German Online Bank To Increase Crypto Trading, Seoul Launches First Metaverse Project

Latest Crypto News: German Online Bank To Increase Crypto Trading, Seoul Launches First Metaverse Project

Here are some of the major developments from the world of crypto over the last few days


23 December 2022
North Korea Fires Missiles After US-South Korea Joint Drills

North Korea Fires Missiles After US-South Korea Joint Drills

South Korea's military detected the two missile launches from North Korea's capital region at around 4:32 pm on Friday.


18 December 2022
North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles in resumption of testing

North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles in resumption of testing

Sunday's launch is the North's first public weapons test since the country last month launched its developmental, longest-range liquid-fueled Hwasong-17 ICBM...


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15 December 2022
IAEA Chief Announces To Bolster Its Efforts To Monitor North Korea’s Nukes

IAEA Chief Announces To Bolster Its Efforts To Monitor North Korea’s Nukes

Rafael Grossi, director-general of the IAEA, made the comments during his meeting in Seoul with South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin, the report said.


16 November 2022
BJP Continues To Corner Arvind Kejriwal Over Delhi Pollution Ahead Of MCD Polls

BJP Continues To Corner Arvind Kejriwal Over Delhi Pollution Ahead Of MCD Polls

BJP claimed that Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal failed to clean the Yamuna despite governing the national capital for the last eight years.


31 October 2022
Dalai Lama Expresses Grief Over Loss Of Lives In Gujarat Bridge Collapse

Dalai Lama Expresses Grief Over Loss Of Lives In Gujarat Bridge Collapse

In a letter to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Rajnikant Patel, the spiritual leader said he prays for those who have died and offers his condolence to the...


30 October 2022
Seoul Stampede Kills 151: How Halloween Celebrations Turned Into Real Life Horror In South Korea

Seoul Stampede Kills 151: How Halloween Celebrations Turned Into Real Life Horror In South Korea

An estimated 100,000 people had gathered in Itaewon for the country's biggest outdoor Halloween festivities since the pandemic began and strict rules on...


30 October 2022
South Korea: ‘Horrific’ Stampede During Halloween Festivities Kills Over 150 In Seoul

South Korea: ‘Horrific’ Stampede During Halloween Festivities Kills Over 150 In Seoul

The last South Korean disaster this deadly also hit young people the hardest. In April 2014, 304 people, mostly high school students, died in a ferry sinking.


29 October 2022
100 Injured, Around 50 People Suffer Cardiac Arrest In Stampede At Halloween Festival In Seoul

100 Injured, Around 50 People Suffer Cardiac Arrest In Stampede At Halloween Festival In Seoul

Choi Cheon-sik, an official from the National Fire Agency, said around 100 people were reported as injured during the crowd surge Saturday night in the Itaewon...


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29 October 2022
'The Astronaut' By BTS' Kim Seok-Jin Sells 700,000 Copies On Day 1

'The Astronaut' By BTS' Kim Seok-Jin Sells 700,000 Copies On Day 1

The first official solo single by BTS' Jin has sold more than 700,000 copies on the first day of its release, his agency said Saturday.


09 August 2022
South Korea: Torrential Rains Turn Seoul's Roads To Rivers, Leave 7 Dead

South Korea: Torrential Rains Turn Seoul's Roads To Rivers, Leave 7 Dead

President Yoon Suk Yeol had called for public employers and private companies to adjust their commuting hours and urged aggressive action in restoring damaged...


23 February 2022
BTS Announces Four New Shows In Las Vegas

BTS Announces Four New Shows In Las Vegas

South Korean boy band, BTS, has a huge fanbase and have announced four new shows as a part of their 'Permission to Dance On Stage' tour.


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