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At least 151 people are killed and 82 others injured in a crowd crush during Halloween celebrations in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea.
2022-10-29

At an apartment construction site in Gwangju, South Korea, an outer wall of the building collapses, trapping six workers.
2022-01-11

South Korea imposes the highest level of social distancing measures at prison facilities nationwide. These restrictions will remain in effect until January 13.
2020-12-31

The number of new confirmed cases in South Korea reaches an eight-month high of 583 cases, the first time the country has reported more than 500 cases since March 6. The country now has 32,318 total confirmed cases, according to data from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
2020-11-26

Officials from Japan and South Korea hold their second round of trade talks as part of the World Trade Organization's dispute settlement process.
2019-11-19

The fire onboard South Korean ship FV "Don Wong 701" in the Port of Timaru, New Zealand, enters its third day. At least four vessels – MV "Searuby", MV "San Granit", MV "Longview Logger" and MV "Jeppesen Maersk" – are delayed from arriving.
2018-04-11

A North Korean soldier crosses the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and defects to South Korea, the first since September 2016.
2017-06-13

A passenger train derails near the South Korean city of Yeosu resulting in the death of a railroad engineer and eight people being injured.
2016-04-22

South Korea claims that North Korea has fired two short range missiles into the ocean to the east of the Korean Peninsula.
2014-07-9

The music video for South Korean pop singer Psy's "Gangnam Style" surpasses 808 million views, making it the most viewed video in the history of YouTube.
2012-11-24