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Former South Korean PM jailed over martial law bid

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A South Korean court has sentenced former prime minister Han Duck-soo to 23 years in prison for his involvement in ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol’s failed...

South Korea seeks reset with China as Lee meets Xi in Beijing

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has called for a reset in relations with China, describing his visit to Beijing as the start of...

K-Pop chart-toppers lose member as label feud deepens

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K-pop group NewJeans has been left effectively split after its record label Ador terminated the contract of member Danielle Marsh, ending hopes of a...

A cancer study that changes everything with results that can’t be ignored

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An alarming message for the Royal Commissioners, media, medical authorities, scientists and MPs. On 26th September 2025 a study entitled “1-year risks of cancers associated...

Trump cuts China tariffs after Xi pledges fentanyl crackdown and rare-Earth pause

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President Donald Trump announced a reduction in tariffs on Chinese imports following a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, where...

Court rejects K-Pop group’s bid to end contract with record label

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A South Korean court has ruled that leading K-pop group BlueJeans must remain under contract with its record label until 2029, dismissing the band’s...

Trump and Xi hold high-stakes talks in South Korea

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have begun a high-profile summit in Busan, South Korea, as tensions continue to mount across...

Luxon meets Trump in South Korea

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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has met face-to-face with US President Donald Trump in South Korea, describing the encounter as a valuable opportunity to strengthen...

South Korean CEO jailed 15 years over deadly factory fire

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A South Korean court has sentenced Aricell CEO Park Soon-kwan to 15 years in prison for his role in a 2024 factory fire that...

South Korea warns investment demand could spark financial crisis

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Donald Trump had previously announced that Seoul would invest $350 billion in exchange for lower tariffs. The $350bn investment pledge demanded by the US as...

Suitcase murders trial: Mother found guilty

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Hakyung Lee, a 45-year-old mother, has been found guilty of murdering her two children and concealing their remains in suitcases discovered in an Auckland...

Police: No storage CCTV in Hakyung Lee murder trial

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The High Court heard Wednesday that police could find no CCTV of Hakyung Lee at the storage facility where her children Minu and Yuna...

Hundreds arrested in immigration raid at U.S. Hyundai factory

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Almost 500 people, including around 300 Korean nationals, were detained in a massive immigration raid at Hyundai’s electric vehicle factory in Georgia, marking the...

KiwiRail reaches $144m settlement over cancelled iReX ferry project

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KiwiRail has agreed to a $144 million final settlement with South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard over the cancellation of the Project iReX ferries, the...

South Korea’s former First Lady arrested

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Kim Keon Hee, wife of jailed former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol, has been arrested on charges including stock manipulation, bribery, and election...

Death toll rises as torrential rains batter South Korea

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At least 14 people have died and 12 remain missing after five days of intense rainfall across South Korea, with the latest fatalities including...

Trump targets Japan and South Korea with 25% tariff in new trade push

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U.S. President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose a 25% tariff on products from South Korea and Japan, with additional duties targeting several...

South Korea to give citizens free money

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A nationwide scheme aims to spark economic revival through increased consumption, the Interior Ministry has said. South Korea is launching a sweeping cash handout program,...

South Korea faces 85% population crash by 2125 – study

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The country could lose tens of millions of residents within a century due to falling birth rates, new projections warn. South Korea’s population could decrease...

Starmer mistakes South Korean interpreter for president (Video)

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The UK PM greeted the wrong man at the G7 summit in Canada, while Lee Jae-myung stood behind him. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer appears...

North Korea stopped border loudspeaker broadcasts – Seoul

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The reported move follows Seoul’s decision to halt its own similar campaign the day before. North Korea appears to have stopped its border broadcasts as...

Lee Jae-myung wins South Korea’s presidential election

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The candidate from the opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DP), Lee Jae-myung, has won South Korea's presidential election after 100% of the ballots were...

South Korea’s top court removes president over martial law crisis

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South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Friday upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, officially removing him from office following his imposition of martial...

South Korea accuses DeepSeek of leaking user data

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The Chinese AI assistant has been removed from local app stores after it was accused of sending data to TikTok owner ByteDance. South Korea’s national...

South Korean football star receives suspended jail term for illegal filming

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South Korean footballer Hwang Ui-jo has been handed a one-year suspended jail sentence for illegally filming a sexual encounter with a woman, following a...

Korean Air tops global airline rankings for 2025, Air NZ 3rd

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Korean Air has been named Airline of the Year for 2025 by AirlineRatings.com, surpassing Qatar Airways. The South Korean carrier's commitment to passenger comfort, particularly...

South Koreans rally as court extends President’s detention

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The streets of Seoul erupted in protest early Sunday morning after a judge from the Seoul Western District Court extended the detention of President...

South Korea’s president detained

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol voluntarily surrendered for questioning on January 15, following what his legal team has called a politically motivated investigation...

South Korean military unit blocks police from arresting impeached president

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A Seoul court has granted a warrant to detain Yoon Suk Yeol on insurrection charges. Officers from South Korea’s Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials...

South Korean court issues arrest warrant for impeached president

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Seoul court has approved request for Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention on charges of insurrection and abuse of power. A court in Seoul has approved a...

Jeju Air faces second Boeing 737-800 incident – media

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Apparent technical malfunction comes a day after the same model of Jeju Air plane belly-landed and exploded, killing 179. South Korean airline Jeju Air encountered...

South Korea to inspect Boeing fleet after plane crash disaster

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737-800 jets such as the Jeju Air flight that crashed on Sunday are used by most of the country’s budget carriers. South Korea’s Ministry of...

Jeju Air disaster investigation begins, expert questions runway design

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A devastating plane crash at Muan International Airport in South Korea on Sunday claimed the lives of 179 of the 181 people onboard a...

Large passenger plane crashes in South Korea

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Nearly all of the 181 people on board are presumed dead, officials said. A Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 carrying 181 people veered off the runway...

Crypto mogul Do Kwon to be extradited to US over $40 billion token collapse

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Montenegro’s Minister of Justice, Bojan Bozovic, has approved the extradition of South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon to the United States, concluding a protracted...

South Korean president loses impeachment vote

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South Korea’s National Assembly has voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after his failed attempt to impose martial law sparked widespread protests. The impeachment...

South Korea’s ex-defense chief attempts suicide ahead of martial law charges

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Kim Yong-hyun is accused of plotting an insurrection with President Yoon Suk Yeol last week. Former South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who prosecutors say...

South Korean president’s office raided

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The search is part of a probe into Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempt at martial law last week. South Korean police have raided President Yoon Suk...

South Korean president banned from leaving country – reports

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Yoon Suk Yeol is reportedly under criminal investigation for imposing martial law in the country. South Korea’s Justice Ministry has banned President Yoon Suk Yeol...

Ruling party thwarts impeachment of South Korean president

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Only three members of the People Power Party took part in the voting, according to Yonhap news agency. South Korea’s ruling party has boycotted a...

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