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South Korea reports a record 7,175 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 489,484.
2021-12-8

South Korea begins to fine people and operators who fail to wear masks in public. Under the new rules, people caught without masks in public venues face fines of up to 100,000 won (US$90), while the operators of those places face fines of up to three million won (US$2,700).
2020-11-13

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun announces that the country's level 2 restrictions, set to expire on August 30, would be extended for at least another week until September 6 as the Ministry of Health and Welfare reports over 370 new infections over the past 24 hours.
2020-08-28

South Korea and the United States suspend their Foal Eagle military exercises. Furthermore, they also finish parts of the Key Resolve exercises.
2018-04-26

The South Korean government raises the wreckage of the MV "Sewol" from the sea near the South Korean island of Donggeochado. The ferry sank in April 2014, killing 304 people.
2017-03-23

The death toll from the South Korean MERS outbreak rises to 11 with 126 people now diagnosed with the disease but the number of people in quarantine falls slightly to 3,680. Two hospitals have closed as a result of the outbreak and the Bank of Korea has lowered interest rates due to concerns about effects of the outbreak on the economy.
2015-06-12

South Korea manufacturer Samsung supersedes Apple to become the largest maker of smartphones in the world.
2011-10-28

South Korea reissues an invitation to North Korean leader Kim Jong-il to a nuclear summit next year.
2011-06-1

The Bank of Korea increases the main interest rate in South Korea by a quarter percentage point to 3% due to concerns over inflation.
2011-03-10

Ai Weiwei is prevented from travelling to South Korea by Chinese authorities and is warned his trip could "threaten national security", with imprisoned Liu Xiaobo due to receive the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize next week.
2010-12-3