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Trump imposes 25% unilateral tariffs on Japan, South Korea amid slow negotiation progress | South China Morning Post
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South Korean prosecutors release video of Seoul subway arson | South China Morning Post
The Seoul Southern District Prosecutor’s Office has released a video showing the moment a man lit a fire on a packed subway in the South Korean capital. The incident happened on the morning of May 31, 2025. The suspect could be seen dousing a subway carriage floor with flammable liquid before setting it on alight, s…
South Korea suspends propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts along border to North Korea | South China Morning Post
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K-pop stars RM and V of boy band BTS discharged from South Korea military, sparking fan frenzy | South China Morning Post
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South Korea’s new president Lee Jae-myung vows to fix economy, hold talks with North Korea | South China Morning Post
Lee, the Democratic Party candidate, won with 49.42% of the votes as he faced a divided conservative opposition
South Korean voters head to presidential polls following months-long political crisis | South China Morning Post
South Koreans headed to the polls on June 3, 2025, to elect a new president to lead the nation. Opposition Democratic Party nominee Lee Jae-myung was the front runner ahead of conservative ruling People Power Party candidate Kim Moon-soo in the final polls conducted the week before the election. A third contender, L…
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North Korean 'ghost ships' and US$700 million heist on the high seas | South China Morning Post
It was a macabre discovery – hundreds of battered wooden fishing boats, some carrying human remains, washed up on the shores of Japan and Russia. Investigators found that all the boats originated from North Korea. But what happened to the crew members? That question is what Global Fishing Watch set out to answer. Th…
North Korea investigates failed warship launch that infuriated Kim Jong-un | South China Morning Post
North Korea’s newest naval destroyer, a 5,000-tonne warship launched in the city of Chongjin, suffered a catastrophic accident that left it lying sideways in the water, according to South Korean officials. The accident happened at a launch ceremony with leader Kim Jong-un in attendance. Kim, reportedly furious about…
Bunker-cafe with view of North Korea, art exhibition inspires hope for peace | South China Morning Post
The coffee shop, located just 2km (1.2 miles) away from the North Korean border, shares space with a bunker
North Korea and Russia start building their first road connection | South China Morning Post
Construction of the cross-border bridge is expected to boost travel, tourism, trade, and economic cooperation between the two countries
North Korea hails soldiers in Russia as ‘heroes’ in first official statement | South China Morning Post
North Korean state media applauded soldiers for fighting ‘to the death’ in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
South Korea says DeepSeek sent data to ByteDance-owned servers in China without consent | South China Morning Post
DeepSeek previously said it overlooked data protection laws when transferring input to a Beijing-based cloud service platform owned by ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok
South Korea’s presidential front-runner Lee Jae-myung enters leadership race | South China Morning Post
Lee has pledged to take a pragmatic approach to foreign policy and the economy in sharp contrast with impeached president Yoon Suk-yeol
North Korea holds first Pyongyang marathon since closing borders during Covid pandemic | South China Morning Post
Around 200 foreign athletes took part in the race, one of several events held to celebrate the April 15 birthday of North Korea’s founder Kim Il-sung
From president to political pariah: the rise and fall of South Korea’s Yoon Suk-yeol | South China Morning Post
Constitutional Court formally removes president from office after Yoon was impeached for brief imposition of martial law in December 2024
South Korean Constitutional Court removes Yoon from office, ending political deadlock | South China Morning Post
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Kim Soo-hyun emotionally denies dating Kim Sae-ron when she was a minor | South China Morning Post
The Korean actor acknowledged a past relationship with the late Kim Sae-ron, but said it occurred when she was an adult
Parts of South Korea and Japan ravaged by wildfires, forcing thousands of people to flee | South China Morning Post
Local military forces have been called to help with evacuations and try to stop the fires from spreading
Twenty-metre-deep sinkhole in South Korea kills motorcyclist | South China Morning Post
The body of the motorcyclist was found 17 hours after his vehicle was swallowed by the sinkhole in the eastern part of the capital, Seoul
South Korea’s impeached PM Han Duck-soo reinstated as acting president | South China Morning Post
Lawmakers moved to impeach Han Duck-soo after he took over as acting leader from Yoon Suk-yeol, who was himself impeached over a short-lived martial law declaration in 2024
At least 4 people killed in deadly wildfires in South Korea | South China Morning Post
The government declared a state of emergency in the affected provinces
From survival to stardom: North Korean defectors set for historic K-pop music debut | South China Morning Post
Hyuk and Seok, two North Koreans in the K-pop band 1Verse, are the first from the reclusive North to be trained for stardom in South Korea's K-pop industry.
South Korean firms axe ads featuring actor Kim Soo-hyun over underage dating scandal | South China Morning Post
Businesses in South Korea have scrambled to pull advertisements featuring scandal-hit actor Kim Soo-hyun, as the embattled star’s agency denied he had a relationship with a late actress when she was underage. Tous Les Jours, a bakery chain owned by one of the country’s largest conglomerates CJ Group, reportedly anno…
Prisoners in the hermit kingdom: what happened to the Japanese citizens abducted by Pyongyang | South China Morning Post
Families of Japanese abductees remain hopeful about their loved ones returning almost half a century after they were believed kidnapped by North Korea
South Korean court orders release of suspended president Yoon Suk-yeol | South China Morning Post
Yoon was arrested in January on insurrection charges over his botched attempt to impose martial law
South Korean fighter jet accidentally drops bombs on village during military drill | South China Morning Post
At least 15 people were injured, while a church and several homes were damaged in the incident
South Korea’s birth rate rises as marriages surge, ending nearly a decade of decline | South China Morning Post
While South Korea’s fertility rate is still the world’s lowest, the birth rate increased year on year for the first time since 2015
South Korea highway bridge collapse leaves at least 4 dead, 6 injured | South China Morning Post
The accident happened at a highway construction site some 65km (40 miles) south of Seoul
South Korean actress Kim Sae-ron found dead at her home in Seoul | South China Morning Post
Kim Sae-ron was best known for her role in the 2010 film The Man from Nowhere
Music style from early 20th century helps bridge generational divide in South Korea | South China Morning Post
A music style from the early 20th century is making a comeback in South Korea, even rivalling K-pop. Trot, which blends traditional folk, ballad and swing, used to be popular only among the elderly. Recently, younger stars have started getting into the groove, helping the genre find a new audience.
Hong Kong-bound plane catches fire at South Korea’s Busan airport, leaving 3 injured | South China Morning Post
An Air Busan aircraft caught fire at South Korea’s Gimhae International Airport on January 28, 2025, while preparing to depart for Hong Kong. Local authorities said all 169 passengers and seven crew members were evacuated from the Airbus A321ceo plane, and three sustained minor injuries. The incident happened about …
South Korean prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol over martial law | South China Morning Post
Prosecutors indict impeached South Korean President Yoon for insurrection over martial law
Yoon’s martial law case referred to South Korean prosecutors | South China Morning Post
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South Korea’s Yoon detained, in first for country
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South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol arrested after weeks-long stand-off | South China Morning Post
Authorities now have 48 hours to question Yoon, after which they must seek a warrant to detain him for up to 20 days or release him
South Korea's Yoon Suk-yeol says he agreed to questioning to prevent bloodshed | South China Morning Post
Yoon Suk-yeol has become the first incumbent South Korean president to be arrested
South Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk-yeol arrested | South China Morning Post
Authorities had to scale makeshift barricades set up by the impeached president’s supporters to gain access to his compound
Ukraine releases video of captured North Korean soldiers, says ready for prisoner swap | South China Morning Post
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky released a video on January 12, 2025, purportedly showing two North Korean soldiers captured in Russia’s Kursk region. The two injured men reportedly said they were not aware they were fighting against Ukraine, and one expressed a desire to stay in the country. Zelensky said he…
South Korean first lady Kim Keon-hee plagiarised master’s thesis, university concludes | South China Morning Post
Kim has been given until the end of January to contest the findings about her work submitted to the graduate school of education at Sookmyung Women’s University
‘I feel heavy responsibility’: South Korean transport minister to resign over Jeju Air crash | South China Morning Post
South Korean Transport Minister Park Sang-woo says he will try to find the right time to resign after addressing the current situation
North Korea launches new hypersonic missile test ahead of Trump’s return to White House | South China Morning Post
Latest missile test by Pyongyang coincides with a visit by Washington’s top diplomat to the region
South Korean police say ‘legal flaws’ kept them from arresting President Yoon Suk-yeol | South China Morning Post
Corruption Investigation Office officials called off the arrest after a six-hour stand-off with Yoon’s supporters and security personnel at his residence
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South Korean investigators fail to arrest impeached leader Yoon Suk-yeol after lengthy stand-off | South China Morning Post
The anti-corruption agency withdrew its officers after being blocked from entering Yoon’s official residence
VOA60 World - South Korea to send flight data recorder from crashed plane to US for analysis
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Families of Jeju Air crash victims ask South Korean government to recover bodies faster | South China Morning Post
Families of victims of the recent Jeju Air crash in South Korea called for the government to recover bodies faster on December 30, 2024. They made the demand one day after all but two of the 181 passengers and crew on board flight 7C2216 were killed when the jet belly-landed and skidded off the end of the runway at …
VOA60 World - South Korea mourns as investigators probe cause of deadly plane crash
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