Tag: South Korea
Ex-South Korean president Yoon charged with aiding enemy state
Yoon, 64, is accused of attempting to provoke a military conflict between South and North Korea by covertly sending drones…
Female teacher stabs 8-year-old pupil to death
Police lice found the two with stab wounds on the second floor of an elementary school building in Daejeon, 160…
South Korean investigators seek cooperation in arresting impeached president
The CIO said it sent letters to the ministry and the security service late Sunday asking for their cooperation and…
Arrest warrant issued for South Korea’s impeached President Yoon
The National Assembly voted to impeach Yoon on Dec. 14, and the Constitutional Court has launched the relevant proceedings to…
U.S. soldiers caught smuggling, distributing drugs in S. Korea
She was caught distributing the cannabis in April after receiving intelligence from the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK).
Women’s World Cup: Colombia defeat South Korea
A penalty from a handball and a mistake from the goalkeeper proved costly for the South Koreans.
Death toll from S. Korea’s torrential rains rises to 33, 10 missing
A total of 7,866 people from 13 cities and provinces were evacuated due to the damage from the downpours.
3 ex-ministers indicted in blacklist scandal
Three former Ministers from the previous President of South Korea Moon Jae-in administration were indicted on charges of abusing their…
Brazil crush South Korea to land in World Cup quarter-final
Vinicius Junior opened scoring for Brazil in seven minutes into the match, firing the rebound into the top right corner…
Ghana, Uruguay crash out of World Cup, as Korea join Portugal in knockout stage
Despite the win, Uruguay also crashed out as South Korea beat Portugal 2-1 in the other match to go through…
Ghana shock South Korea ahead of revenge mission against Uruguay
Mohammed Kudus ended South Korea's valiant turnaround attempt as Ghana won 3-2 on Monday to tee up an engrossing World…
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Jobless man kills wife, two sons
A Court on Friday approved an arrest warrant for a jobless man who allegedly killed his wife and their two…
Police summon YouTuber for ‘stalking’ Justice Minister
After analysing CCTV and black box footage, police have identified a man affiliated with a political YouTube channel as the…
South Korea reports 107,894 new COVID-19 cases
The daily caseload was slightly down from 119,922 the previous day, but it was higher than 88,361 tallied a week…
COVID-19: South Korea logs highest deaths amid rapid spread
The deaths recorded were attributable to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, recently driven by a sub-variant.
Monkey pox lands in South Korea
According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) two probable cases were found earlier on Tuesday and diagnostic…
South Korea’s spy agency joins NATO cyber defence group
The centre was established in 2008 in response to a Russian cyber attack that crippled Estonia’s state networks.
South Korea overwhelmed by COVID-19 surge, deaths
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 490,881 cases for Tuesday, the second highest daily tally after it…
South Korea bans export of strategic materials to Russia
Relevant South Korean departments will consider possible restrictions on non-strategic materials and extension of sanctions against Russia.
South Korea logs 367,927 COVID-19 infections in vaccinated people
In the latest tally, the country reported 54,619 more COVID-19 cases for the past 24 hours, lifting the total number…
South Korean crosses to North in rare defection
The border crossing, which is illegal in South Korea, came as North Korea carries out strict anti-coronavirus measures since shutting…
Chun Doo-hwan South Korea’s ex-military dictator dies
Chun Doo-hwan passed away at his Seoul home early in the morning and his body will be moved to a…
The Koreas are on talking terms again
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed his willingness last week to reactivate the hotlines, which North Korea cut off…
Nigeria, S/Korea sign $13m MoU on e-governance
The Federal Government of Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the South-Korean Government for a 13 million…
COVID-19 variant in South Korea hits over 8000
South Korea reported 2,109 more cases of COVID-19 variants for the past week, bringing the total number of such cases…
North, South Korea restore hotlines
South and North Korea have restored their once-severed hotlines as part of efforts by the two countries' leaders to rebuild…
South Korea unveils locally made fighter jet
South Korea on Friday unveiled a prototype of its first fighter jet, a highly symbolic moment in its decades-long quest…
South Korea’s low birth rate fuels worry
South Korea’s childbirth kept falling in January, fueling worry about the demographic cliff, statistical office data showed on Wednesday.
COVID-19 vaccine: Military to support rollout logistics
The military will help the government with the delivery of Coronavirus vaccines to the public set to begin next month,…
COVID-19 cases soar in South Korea
South Korea's daily new COVID-19 cases bounced back to over 1,000 Monday due to soaring infections in a Seoul prison…