The New York Times3d
World’s Largest ‘Baby Exporter’ Admits to Adoption Fraud
A South Korean truth commission called for the country to apologize to those who were sent abroad “like luggage” so that adoption agencies could profit. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul ...
CBS News2d
South Korea wildfires kill at least 24 people, force tens of thousands to evacuate
Seoul — South Korea's worst wildfires on record have scorched a massive swath of the country's southeast over the past five days and killed at least 24 people, according to the national fire ...
CBS News26d
U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea in show of force after North Korea missile test
A U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Sunday in a show of force, days after North Korea test-launched cruise missiles to demonstrate its counterattack capabilities. The arrival of the ...
CNN20d
North Korea unveils what it says is a nuclear-powered submarine
North Korea unveiled for the first time a nuclear-powered submarine under construction, a weapons system that can pose a major security threat to South Korea and the US. State media on Saturday ...
Reuters9d
North Korea's Kim oversees test-fire of surface-to-air missiles
Kim Jong Un oversees anti-aircraft missile test, KCNA reports Experts suggest North Korea may be receiving Russian technical assistance South Korea aware of missile launches amid joint military ...
The New York Times6d
Wildfires Erupt in South Korea, Killing 4 and Forcing Thousands From Homes
By Jin Yu Young More than two dozen wildfires broke out in southeastern South Korea over the weekend, killing four people and injuring nine others, officials said on Monday. Thousands of ...
PBS18d
North Korea fires ballistic missiles into sea after the U.S. and South Korea began military drills
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired several ballistic missiles into the sea Monday, South Korea’s military said, hours after South Korean and U.S. troops kicked off their large annual ...
Al Jazeera English29d
North Korea says it launched cruise missiles in message to ‘enemies’
North Korea has carried out test launches of strategic cruise missiles to send a message to “enemies” about its counterattack capabilities, state media has said. North Korean leader Kim Jong ...
The Diplomat28d
Japan and South Korea in the Age of ‘America First’
Japan and South Korea are at their most fragile political states in decades – just as Trump’s return to the White House disrupts an already-changing global order. From left: South Korean ...
Al Jazeera English19d
North Korea fires missiles as South, US launch military drills
North Korea has fired several ballistic missiles as South Korea and the United States initiated military drills. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Monday that North Korea’s fifth ...
Reuters3d
Appeal win helps South Korea opposition leader clear presidency hurdle
SEOUL, March 26 (Reuters) - A South Korean appeals court held on Wednesday that main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was not guilty of violating the election law, reversing a lower court's ruling ...
CNN3d
Centuries-old Buddhist temple destroyed in ‘unprecedented’ and deadly South Korea wildfires
South Korea redeployed firefighting helicopters after a fatal crash caused a temporary grounding on Wednesday, as authorities struggle to contain “unprecedented” deadly wildfires that have ...