Tag: South Korea
Fire at South Korea’s state data centre halts online government services, Yonhap reports
(Reuters) -A fire at South Korea's data infrastructure centre on Friday interrupted dozens of online government services including…
South Korea’s National Assembly passes law overhauling finance ministry, prosecutors’ office
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's National Assembly passed a law overhauling government organisations including the finance ministry and prosecutors'…
South Korea fires warning shots to repel North Korean vessel breaching sea boundary
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military said it fired warning shots early Friday to drive away…
South Korea fires warning shots at North Korean ship crossing sea border
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea fired warning shots on Friday at a North Korean commercial vessel that crossed the…
South Korea passes landmark bill to legalise tattoo artists
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's parliament has passed a bill to legalise tattoo artists, ending a decades-long ban on…
North Korea’s foreign minister to visit China soon, KCNA reports
By Heejin KimSEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui will visit China soon at the invitation…
South Korea says the North has 4 uranium enrichment facilities to build nuclear weapons
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A top South Korean official said Thursday that North Korea is operating a…
S. Korea’s ex-first lady goes on trial in corruption case
South Korea opened a criminal trial Wednesday for the wife of impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, marking…
A New Zealand woman is convicted of murdering her 2 children and leaving their bodies in suitcases
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A jury in New Zealand on Tuesday found a woman guilty of murdering…
North Korea’s Kim oversees drone test, orders AI development
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of an attack drone and ordered greater use of…
President Lee Jae-Myung’s Plan to Reboot South Korea
President Lee Jae-Myung in Seoul on Sept. 3, 2025. Credit - Photograph by Hong Jang Hyun for TIMEIt…
South Korea’s Unification Church leader appears in probe into alleged bribery of ex-first lady
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The leader of South Korea’s Unification Church appeared before a special prosecutor on…