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Seoul

Presidential Panic

Thousands of South Koreans protest in sub-zero temperatures amid political crisis

11 Jan

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Seoul

Police in South Korea call off arrest of President following standoff with secret service

The impeached president faces imprisonment or, at worst, the death penalty.

Updated 3 Jan

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Seoul

South Korean court issues arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon

31 Dec 2024

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impeachment trial

South Korean investigators seek to question impeached president over short-lived martial law

16 Dec 2024

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South Korea

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to raise LGBT rights issues with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol

3 Nov 2023

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nuclear power plant

Hundreds of South Koreans protest Japan's plan to release Fukushima plant water into sea

8 Jul 2023

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South Korea

British man detained after climbing to 72nd floor of world's fifth-tallest skyscraper in Seoul

12 Jun 2023

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South Korea

South Korean police seek manslaughter charges over deadly crush

13 Jan 2023

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Korea

Seoul says warning shots were fired after North Korean drone enters territory

26 Dec 2022

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North Korea

North Korea fires barrage of artillery shells into maritime buffer zone with the South

5 Dec 2022

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south korea tragedy

South Korea police admit crowd surge response was 'insufficient'

1 Nov 2022

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South Korea

South Korea mourns Halloween crowd surge victims

31 Oct 2022

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Tragedy

South Korea in shock and grief as at least 151 die in Halloween crowd surge

30 Oct 2022

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South Korea

Over 145 people killed and 150 injured in crush in central Seoul during Halloween celebrations

Updated 29 Oct 2022

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North Korea

North Korea fires two cruise missiles, ending brief weapons test lull

17 Aug 2022

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South Korea

Eight dead in Seoul after torrential rain turns streets into rivers

9 Aug 2022

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Seoul

South Korea’s president calls for peace with North in farewell speech

9 May 2022

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Pyongyang

North Korea fires 'multiple rocket launchers', Seoul says

20 Mar 2022

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Seoul

South Korea sees latest surge in coronavirus cases

26 Dec 2020

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cases rising

South Korea starts fining people for not wearing masks

13 Nov 2020

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test and trace

South Korea orders all schools in Seoul to switch to online classes as outbreaks continue

25 Aug 2020

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South Korea

Mayor of Seoul found dead a day after being accused of sexual harassment

10 Jul 2020

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Seoul

South Korea considers new lockdown measures as virus cases climb

29 Jun 2020

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at loggerheads

South Korean group launches thousands of anti-North leaflets across the border as tensions simmer

23 Jun 2020

14.4k

Rocket man

North Korea has fired two short-range missiles, according to South Korean military chiefs

9 May 2019

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as it stands

Hole-in-one leaves Kim in clear at Texas Open, Graeme McDowell in the hunt

6 Apr 2019

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love motels

Hundreds of couples livestreamed having sex in South Korea without their consent

21 Mar 2019

76.7k

Good Neighbours?

'No more war' - North and South Korean leaders commit to complete denuclearisation

27 Apr 2018

38.6k

Diplomatic Relations

China and North Korea confirm that Kim Jong-un took a secret trip to Beijing

28 Mar 2018

13.0k

Human Rights

South Korea accused of targeting gay soldiers in wake of online sex video

21 Apr 2017

14.4k

Park Geun-Hye

South Korea's ex-president accused of €5.7 million bribe and 'leaking state secrets'

17 Apr 2017

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Flexing muscles

North Korea launches three ballistic missiles as world leaders meet at G20

5 Sep 2016

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South Korea

Mers virus transmitted from one 'super-spreader patient' in overcrowded emergency room

9 Jul 2016

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Electile dysfunction

South Korean men may have been given Viagra as political bribes

13 Apr 2016

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miles apart

This couple have found an unusual way of dealing with a long-distance relationship

22 Nov 2015

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miles apart

This couple's photo project will resonate with anyone in a long-distance relationship

20 Nov 2015

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totally macadamia

Ex-airline executive walks free after bizarre 'nut rage' court case

22 May 2015

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wanton act of terror

Activists postpone plans to send 10,000 copies of The Interview to North Korea

23 Mar 2015

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Evening Wrap

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5 Mar 2015

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Seoul

American ambassador has face slashed by knife-wielding protester

5 Mar 2015

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