South Korea
South Korean court sentences ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee to jail for bribery by Unification Church
The court cleared Kim, the wife of ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted from office last year, of charges of stock price manipulation and violating the Political Funds Act.
South Korea’s ex-PM Lee Hae-chan dies of heart attack during official visit to Vietnam
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Hundreds of firefighters tackle blaze in deprived area of South Korea's Gangnam district
Higher than Azrieli: Looking at the next world's largest ferris wheel
The "Seoul Twin Eye" is expected to reach a height of 220 meters and accommodate more than 1,400 visitors
US F-16 crashes in South Korea, pilot safely ejects
The F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing experienced "an in-flight emergency" over the sea and crashed.
North Korea tests submarine-launched cruise missiles, KCNA says
In recent months, the North has tested an array of weapons that include ballistic missile systems that are under development and an underwater drone.
South Korea warns against social media trend of eating fried toothpicks
"Their safety as food has not been verified," the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said in a posting on Wednesday on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. "Please do not eat (them)."
North Korea teens get 12 years' hard labor for watching K-pop
The students were sentenced, according to the video, after being convicted of watching and spreading South Korean movies, music and music videos over three months.
North Korea's Kim calls for South to be seen as 'primary foe,' warns of war
In a speech on Monday, Kim Jong Un said he had concluded that unification with the South was no longer possible and accused Seoul of seeking regime collapse and unification by absorption.
North Korea fires missile, minister to visit Russia as tensions rise
North and South Korea remain technically at war because the 1950-1953 Korean War ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty.
South Korea orders islanders to seek shelter after North fires artillery nearby
South Korea's military conducted "corresponding" live firing drills on Friday in response to the shelling.
South Korea opposition chief stabbed, condition not life-threatening
Lee, who narrowly lost the 2022 presidential election, was conscious and being flown to Seoul National University in the capital.
Tsunami hits South Korea's east coast, Russia issues tsunami warning
After massive Japan earthquake and tsunami, surrounding countries are hit and issue tsunami warnings.
