Sources: Yonhap
South Korean politician Bae Hyun-jin is attacked and hospitalized in Seoul. 2024-01-25
The High Court of Seoul, South Korea, orders Japan to pay compensation of ₩200 million (around 22 million or US$154,000) to 16 comfort women, overturning a previous ruling that denied the women's claims due to sovereign immunity. 2023-11-23
South Korea orders most schools in Seoul Capital Area to close and move classes back online as the country battles a resurgence in cases. All students, except for high school seniors, in the cities of Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi Province, will take classes online until September 11. 2020-08-25
South Korea reports 324 new cases in the previous 24 hours. This is the highest number of new cases since March 8, as the authorities warn of a cluster of infections in Seoul threatening to spread nationwide. 2020-08-21
As many as 1,000,000 people march on the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, calling for the resignation of President Park Geun-hye amid an ongoing corruption scandal. It is the largest protest in South Korea since the protests against U.S. beef imports in 2008. 2016-11-12
South Korean prosecutors raid the presidential Blue House in Seoul amid continuing fallout over President Park Geun-hye's influence-peddling scandal involving cult leader Choi Soon-sil. 2016-10-29
The Korea Meteorological Administration issues a heat wave warning for inland South Korean cities including Seoul, Suwon and Chuncheon. 2011-06-20
World leaders gather in Seoul, South Korea, for the G-20 summit. 2010-11-11
Prominent North Korean defector Hwang Jang-yop is found dead in Seoul, South Korea. 2010-10-10
South Korean actor ("Winter Sonata") and singer Park Yong-ha's mother finds him hanging by an electrical cord at his home in Seoul. 2010-06-30