South Korea

South Korea flooding: Death toll rises as rescuers retrieve bodies

Jul 16, 2023 13:46

South Korean rescue workers have pulled seven bodies from vehicles trapped in a flooded tunnel, raising the death toll from days of torrential rain and landslides to 35.
South Korea landslides, floods kill 7, thousands evacuated

Jul 15, 2023 08:53

Seven people have died, three were missing, seven injured and thousands evacuated in South Korea on Saturday, officials said, as a third day of torrential rains caused landslides and the overflow of a dam.
South Korea, NATO moves draw criticism in Seoul

Jul 12, 2023 17:38

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol visited Lithuania this week to take part in the NATO summit. In Seoul, President Yoon's moves to strengthen the country's ties with NATO are drawing criticism. Critics argue that South Korea should maintain more independence in its foreign policy which has become too closely tied to the US.
N Korea launched long-range missile days after US recon. flights

Jul 12, 2023 12:06

North Korea has launched a long-range ballistic missile off its east coast days after it threatened the US with "shocking" response over conducting reconnaissance flights while violating the country's airspace.
South Koreans protest IAEA's Fukushima report, Japan's water release

Jul 10, 2023 11:53

South Koreans have hit the streets of the capital Seoul to protest against Japan's plan to release contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.
North Korea vows to launch another surveillance satellite after failed attempt

Jun 19, 2023 09:39

Top North Korean officials have vowed to press forward with launching another surveillance satellite into space following the recent failure of the first try.
US nuclear-powered submarine arrives at South Korean port

Jun 16, 2023 10:11

A nuclear-powered US Navy submarine arrived in the South Korean port city of Busan on Friday, Seoul's military has said, a day after the US and South Korea held joint military drills in the Korean peninsula.
US imposes fresh sanctions on North Korea despite Treasury warning

Jun 16, 2023 08:01

The United States has imposed fresh sanctions on North Korea, targeting the country’s missile program despite a recent warning from the Treasury that sanctions are pushing many countries to seek alternatives to the dollar for settlements.
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles amid joint South Korea-US drills

Jun 16, 2023 07:55

North Korea has launched two short-range ballistic missiles as several thousand South Korean and US troops hold joint live-fire exercises in the Korean Peninsula.
South Korean fishers rally against Fukushima water discharge

Jun 14, 2023 07:25

South Korean fishers have held a rally in front of the National Assembly in the capital Seoul to protest Japan’s planned discharge of radioactive water from the Fukushima power plant into the ocean.