South Korea

A 129-ton Geumseong fishing boat carrying 27 crew members, 11 of whom were foreign nationals, sank off the coast of Jeju Island in South Korea at around 04:30 local time today. Search and rescue teams arrived at the scene after the crew…

South Korea’s military conducted a live-fire drill, launching a "Hyunmoo-II" short-range ballistic missile towards the Yellow Sea in response to recent North Korean missile tests. The exercise, held in Taean, South…

The South Korean Intelligence Service announced that North Korea sent 1,500 special forces soldiers to Russia, who are likely to be assigned to the Ukraine war, and shared satellite photos regarding the soldiers' arrival to the port in the…

North Korea has severed all land and rail connections with South Korea, citing military provocations and a challenging security environment. The North Korean army destroyed a 60-meter section of roads and railways leading…

Tensions have escalated on the Korean Peninsula after North Korea blew up sections of the roads connecting it with South Korea. The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) confirmed that explosions occurred on the…

A deadly fire broke out at a hotel in Bucheon, around 25 kilometers west of Seoul, South Korea, yesterday at 19:39 local time. According to the South Korean Ministry of Interior, 7 people died and 12 others were injured. Authorities…

Amid rising military tensions on the Korean Peninsula, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol issued a stern warning to North Korea. During a visit to the Land Operations Command in Yongin, where he was briefed on the Ulchi…

The death toll from the extreme heat in South Korea this year has risen to 28, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). Since May 20, nearly 3,000 people have been hospitalized due to heatstroke, and…