Sources: BBC News
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
North Korea shoots two ballistic missiles into a sea, hours after the arrival of USS "Annapolis" at a port on South Korea's Jeju Island. 2023-07-24
South Korea reports its first local case of the Omicron BA.2.75 Centaurus variant in a person from North Chungcheong Province. 2022-07-25
Seoul metropolitan government launches COVID-19 test for pet cats and dogs, which comes after South Korea reported its first case of COVID-19 infection in an animal (kitten) on January 24. 2021-02-8
In a tit-for-tat move, South Korea removes Japan from its preferred trade list. 2019-08-12
Soldiers from North Korea and South Korea peacefully cross the Korean Demilitarized Zone for the first time since it was created in 1953. 2018-12-12
Students at four South Korean universities Korea University, Sogang University, Sookmyung Women's University and Ewha Womans University go on strike for a day in favour of reduced tuition fees.2011-06-7
South Korea agrees in principle to resume discussions with North Korea on humanitarian issues including reuniting families separated by the Korean War. 2011-02-9
A proposed law in South Korea is to ban online gaming after midnight for young people amid concerns over Internet addiction. 2010-12-4
Two North Koreans are jailed in South Korea over an assassination plot on a high-ranking North Korean defector, Hwang Jang-yop. 2010-07-1