In landmark verdict, top court recognizes some rights for same-sex couples

South Korea’s top court ruled yesterday that same-sex couples are eligible to receive the same health insurance benefits as heterosexual couples, a landmark verdict hailed by

South Korea to deploy laser weapons to intercept North Korean drones

South Korea said yesterday it will begin deploying laser weapons systems designed to intercept North Korean drones, which have caused security concerns in the South

Man who stabbed opposition leader sentenced to 15 years in prison

A man who stabbed South Korea’s opposition leader in the neck earlier this year was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday, court officials said. The

Driver whose car struck pedestrians in South Korea will face accidental homicide investigation

A driver whose car struck pedestrians waiting at a crowded intersection in South Korea’s capital, killing nine people, will be investigated on allegations of accidental homicide, police said

Fire at a lithium battery factory kills 22, mostly Chinese migrant workers

A fire likely sparked by exploding lithium batteries swept through a manufacturing factory near South Korea’s capital yesterday, killing 22 mostly Chinese migrant workers and injuring eight,

US aircraft carrier arrives in S. Korea as a show of force against nuclear-armed N. Korea

A nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier arrived Saturday in South Korea for a three-way exercise involving Japan as they step up military training to cope with North Korean threats,

Group flies propaganda leaflets across border following North’s trash-balloon launches

A South Korean activists’ group said yesterday it flew large balloons carrying propaganda leaflets toward North Korea, although the North has threatened to send more balloons with manure and

President vows to expand aid contribution, mineral ties with Africa

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (right) shakes hands with Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani after the joint press conference for the 2024 Korea-Africa Summit in Goyang, yesterday

Chinese and Japanese leaders arrive in South Korea for their first trilateral meeting since 2019

Leaders of China and Japan arrived in Seoul to meet separately with South Korea’s president yesterday, a day before they gather for their first trilateral meeting in

North Korea appears to be preparing to launch its 2nd spy satellite, South Korean military says

North Korea appears to be preparing to launch its second military spy satellite into space, South Korea’s military said Friday, as animosities remain high over the

Things to know about an AI safety summit in Seoul

South Korea is set to host a mini-summit this week on risks and regulation of artificial intelligence, following up on an inaugural AI safety meeting in

Exit polls suggest big win by liberal opposition parties in parliamentary election

Initial exit polls suggested South Korea’s liberal opposition parties are expected to win a landslide victory in yesterday’s parliamentary election. The joint exit polls by South

No explosives found at Seoul following bomb threat against Ohtani

South Korean police said they’ve found no explosives at Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome after searching the site yesterday following a reported bomb threat against Los

Defense chief says N.Korea supplied 7,000 containers of munitions to Russia

North Korea has shipped around 7,000 containers filled with munitions and other military equipment to Russia since last year to help support its war in Ukraine,

N. Korea conducts artillery firing drills in likely response to S. Korea-US military training

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised artillery firing drills aimed at boosting combat readiness, state media reported Friday, days after his country vowed to take

South Korea Doctors hold massive anti-government rally over medical school recruitment plan

Thousands of senior doctors rallied in Seoul yesterday to express their support for junior doctors who have been on strike for nearly two weeks over a

Young South Korean doctors resist back-to-work orders, risking prosecution

As South Korea’s government made a last plea for junior doctors to end a walkout hours before ysterday’s deadline, many were expected to defy orders

Seoul gives young doctors four days to end walkouts, threatening prosecutions 

Junior doctors in South Korea have four days to end their walkouts, the government said yesterday, or they could face prosecution or have their medical licenses

Gov’t warns striking doctors to return to work or face legal action

The South Korean government yesterday warned thousands of striking doctors to return to work immediately or face legal action after their collective walkouts caused cancellations of surgeries

Doctors walk out to protest gov’t policy, causing many surgery cancellations

South Korean trainee doctors collectively walked off their jobs yesterday to escalate their protest of a government medical policy, triggering cancellations of surgeries and other medical

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