North Korea has likely received technical help from Russia for its submarine development, South Korean Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back told parliament on Monday (13 October).
South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in court on Friday (26 September) at the start of a new trial on obstruction charges after weeks of boycotting a separate ongoing trial for masterminding insurrection by leading a failed martial law bid.
South Korea’s parliament passed a bill on Wednesday prohibiting the use of mobile phones and other digital devices in school classrooms nationwide.
North Korea stated on Saturday that South Korean forces fired warning shots in the border area earlier this week, calling the move a deliberate provocation, according to state media KCNA.
Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accused Seoul and its president of having a “dual personality,” criticising their commitment to peace while carrying out joint exercises with the United States, according to state media KCNA on Wednesday.
North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, a senior official in the ruling Workers’ Party, said on Thursday that South Korea’s belief in Pyongyang’s response to peace overtures is a “pipedream.”
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump will hold their first summit on 25 August in Washington to discuss ways to deepen their alliance and expand cooperation in economic security, according to Lee’s office.
South Korea and Vietnam are set to deepen their economic and strategic partnership as their leaders meet to strengthen ties during growing global trade challenges and shifting tariffs.
South Korea's main stock index, the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), rose by 35.19 points, or 1.23%, on Wednesday, closing at 2,907.04. This marks its highest closing level since 14 January, 2022, when it reached 2,921.92 points.
Lee Jae-myung leads polls as voters choose amid political upheaval, economic fears, and Trump’s tariff hike.
South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-soo has vowed to mobilize all efforts to safeguard the country’s national interests amid a global trade war. He made this statement on March 24, following his reinstatement by the Constitutional Court, which overturned his impeachment.
A seven-year-old girl was found in cardiac arrest and later died after being stabbed at an elementary school in South Korea, an official from the Daejeon Metropolitan Office of Education said during a media briefing.
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