Sources: BBC News
South Korea's benchmark KOSPI index surpasses 6,000 points for the first time, crossing the threshold shortly after the opening of trading. 2026-02-25
South Korea begins a pilot program allowing visa-free entry for Chinese tourist groups of three or more for stays of up to 15 days. 2025-09-29
The Nikkei 225, SSE Composite Index, and Hang Seng Index experience substantial losses following Friday’s losses on the New York Stock Exchange as a result of U.S. president Donald Trump's tariffs. European markets also decline, particularly in banking and defense sectors. The ASX 200 in Australia and the Kospi in South Korea also closes lower. 2025-04-7
A man in his 70s is arrested in Seoul, South Korea, after stabbing and injuring two police officers in front of the presidential residence. 2023-10-31
South Korea begins a mass vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine, with the first doses administered to residents at about 200 nursing homes across the country. 2021-02-26
Japan, South Korea and the United States agree to boost multilateral military cooperation and defense issues. 2019-11-15
Authorities cannot contact the South Korean cargo freighter "Stellar Daisy". It is believed that the ship sunk off the coast of Uruguay. 2017-04-1
The leaders of the People's Republic of China, South Korea and Japan hold their first summit in three years. 2015-11-1
North Korea warns South Korea that it will conduct live firing near the disputed maritime border. 2014-04-29
A private South Korean committee announces that it plans to file a lawsuit with the International Criminal Court against North Korea over repatriation of prisoners of war and remains of soldiers killed in the Korean War. 2012-07-25