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South Korea protests Japan’s Takeshima Day event over disputed islands

In a statement, the foreign ministry said it strongly objected to the Takeshima Day event held by Japan's Shimane prefecture and to the attendance of a senior Japanese government official.

A view of South Korean and Japanese national flags hoisted ahead of the arrival of South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon-hee, at Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport) in Tokyo, Japan March 16, 2023.
This picture taken on February 2, 2026 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on February 3, 2026 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivering a speech at the inauguration of the Samgwang Stockbreeding Farm in North Pyongan Province, North Korea.

North Korea says South Korea should prevent 'sovereignty violation' after drone intrusion

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during an event to celebrate the Air Force's 80th anniversary, at the Kalma Airfield, in Wonsan, North Korea, November 28, 2025, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency November 30, 2025.

North Korean Kim Jong Un to consolidate his daughter as next in position

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee, wife of impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review her arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors at the Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea August 12, 2025.

South Korean court sentences ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee to jail for bribery by Unification Church


South Korea orders islanders to seek shelter after North fires artillery nearby

South Korea's military conducted "corresponding" live firing drills on Friday in response to the shelling.

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends what state media report was a launching ceremony for a new tactical nuclear attack submarine in North Korea, in this picture released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 8, 2023.

South Korea opposition chief stabbed, condition not life-threatening

Lee, who narrowly lost the 2022 presidential election, was conscious and being flown to Seoul National University in the capital.

 South Korea's opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung falls after being attacked by an unidentified man during his visit to Busan, South Korea, January 2, 2024.

Tsunami hits South Korea's east coast, Russia issues tsunami warning

After massive Japan earthquake and tsunami, surrounding countries are hit and issue tsunami warnings.

 People evacuate toward higher ground after a tsunami warning caused by an earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan January 1, 2024.

Kim Jong Un: Means must be mobilized to destroy US, South Korea

"If the enemy opt for military confrontation ... our army should deal a deadly blow to annihilate them thoroughly," KCNA news agency quoted Kim as saying.

 North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attends the 5th National Meeting of Mothers in Pyongyang in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on December 4, 2023.

North Korea to launch new satellites, build drones as it warns war inevitable

North Korea vowed to launch three new spy satellites, build military drones, and boost its nuclear arsenal in 2024 as leader Kim Jong Un said US policy is making war inevitable.

 NORTH KOREAN leader Kim Jong Un inspecting nuclear warheads at an undisclosed location.

Actor Lee of Oscar-winning 'Parasite' found dead amid drugs probe

The actor had said he was tricked into taking drugs by a bar hostess trying to blackmail him.

 Police crime scene tape

Falling for a gentle 'Riceboy Sleeps' - review

Korea has been coming into its own in recent years as an international entertainment powerhouse.

 A scene from Anthony Shim's 'Riceboy sleeps.'

North Korean nuclear attack would end Kim's regime, US warns

"The US side reiterated that any nuclear attack by the DPRK against the ROK will be met with a swift, overwhelming, and decisive response," a joint US-South Korean statement said on Saturday.

Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile is launched from an undisclosed location in North Korea in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on July 13, 2023.

South Korea court orders Japan to compensate 'comfort women'

The legacy of Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule of the Korean peninsula remains politically sensitive for both sides.

 Former South Korean "comfort woman" Lee Yong-soo looks at a statue symbolising "comfort women" at the Seoul Comfort Women Memorial in Seoul, South Korea, June 29, 2021

North Korea’s hidden hand in supplying rockets to Hamas 

The Gaza war has revealed the extent to which North Korean rockets are being launched into Israel.

 Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol Jr.