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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol denies that his country is sending weapons to Ukraine after Russian President Vladimir Putin made a reference to South Korea during a conference yesterday.
2022-10-28

South Korea reports a record for the second consecutive day of 5,266 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 457,612.
2021-12-2

Samsung chairman Lee Jae-yong is released from prison in South Korea after his parole was announced on Monday. Lee served seven months out of a 30 month imprisonment sentence that had been imposed on him for financial corruption. Lee addressed journalists, saying that he will do "his best" from now on and apologizing for his crime.
2021-08-13

South Korea issues a 48-hour standstill order on all poultry farms across the country following a series of highly pathogenic bird flu (H5N8) cases.
2020-12-12

The number of new confirmed cases in South Korea reaches a three-month high of 363 cases. The country now has more than 30,000 total cases, according to data from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
2020-11-20

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

The number of daily new COVID-19 cases in South Korea tops 200 for the first time in five months, with 279 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. The cases are traced to several conservative churches in the Seoul Capital Area.
2020-08-16

South Korea is expected to open a press center and online platform in preparations for the summit with North Korea.
2018-04-16

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

Sony advises that it plans to restore the PlayStation Network by the weekend in all markets except Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong.
2011-05-31