Sources: BBC News
The South Korean National Police Agency announces an investigation into the messaging app Telegram for abetting and hosting chat rooms that distribute deepfake pornography, including of children. 2024-09-2
An American soldier is arrested in Russia on charges of criminal misconduct. According to US officials, the soldier was based in South Korea and had been accused of stealing from a woman. 2024-05-6
South Korea approves the use of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. 2021-05-21
A group of 13 North Koreans working at a restaurant in an unidentified country defect en masse to South Korea, according to Seoul's Ministry of Unification. 2016-04-8
North Korea fires two missiles into the Sea of Japan and announces its intention to liquidate all remaining South Korean assets on its territory. 2016-03-10
In response to joint exercises held by South Korea and the United States, North Korea fires two short-range missiles off its coast. 2015-03-2
North and South Korea exchange artillery fire across sea boundaries. 2014-03-31
Japanese cabinet minister Yoshitaka Shindō visits the controversial Yasukuni Shrine potentially causing conflict with the Philippines, South Korea and the People's Republic of China. 2013-10-18
Suspected Boko Haram militants kill three doctors in the northeastern Nigerian region of Yobe. Their nationality is disputed, with reports suggesting they are South Korean, North Korean or Chinese. 2013-02-10
South Korea dismisses an offer of unconditional talks by North Korea, saying the offer was part of a propaganda campaign. 2011-01-6