2026-05-10 5ec78d24dc12b9002aa5e6ad000a2d71ec0e00da 9 HMM 14 /wiki/hmm%20(company) Middle East crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20east%20crisis South Korea 2 /wiki/south%20korea HMM Middle East crisis South Korea Middle East crisis 2026-05-8 158943eea306488c0f167f237fa891855e6f2b6b 11 South Korea 1 /feed/2026/05/8/a-malta-flagged-tanker-carrying-1-million-barrels-of-crude-oil-arrived-off-south-korea-s-west-coast-friday-after-passing A Malta-flagged tanker carrying 1 million barrels of crude oil arrived off South Korea’s west coast Friday after passing through the Strait of Hormuz in mid-April. 2026-05-4 5d156763f8afdc362c9a5f3acb3319ccaedc5487 6 HMM 1 /feed/2026/05/4/a-fire-and-explosion-is-reported-on-an-anchored-hmm-vessel-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-near-the-united-arab-emirates-no-cas A fire and explosion is reported on an anchored HMM vessel in the Strait of Hormuz near the United Arab Emirates. No casualties were reported. 2026-03-5 29ca567661a4ebd1c07276c25d811f59bd0d3fda 27 South Korea 1 /feed/2026/03/5/south-korean-president-lee-jae-myung-orders-the-activation-of-a-w100-trillion-about-us-68-billion-stabilization-fund-t South Korean president Lee Jae Myung orders the activation of a ₩100 trillion (about US$68 billion) stabilization fund to address volatility in the country's financial markets linked to the Iran war. 2026-02-6 e4760b18252b9f2c303853c75300cf8fdffa7f14 23 South Korea 1 /feed/2026/02/6/amnesty-international-reports-that-north-koreans-are-being-executed-for-watching-the-south-korean-series-squid-game-an Amnesty International reports that North Koreans are being executed for watching the South Korean series "Squid Game" and listening to K-pop. 2025-12-11 ff63fc547f6cc82a52f7b1f03be5ca20d06193f2 8 South Korea 1 /feed/2025/12/11/two-people-are-killed-and-two-others-are-trapped-when-an-under-construction-library-collapses-in-gwangju-south-korea Two people are killed and two others are trapped when an under-construction library collapses in Gwangju, South Korea. 2025-11-23 0502236599d78a8ed2b4e33b210f9f90ac96ca10 4 South Korea 1 /feed/2025/11/23/south-korean-pianist-roh-hyunjin-wins-the-13th-international-piano-competition-held-at-the-pomeranian-philharmonic-in-by South Korean pianist Roh Hyunjin wins the 13th International Piano Competition held at the Pomeranian Philharmonic in Bydgoszcz, Kuyavia–Pomerania, Poland. 2025-09-15 3ebbdd21e0d9439d66154978ff3603b09d98d9ea /feed/2025/09/15/the-south-korean-government-announces-it-will-launch-a-formal-investigation-into-human-rights-abuses-by-us-federal-per The South Korean government announces it will launch a formal investigation into human rights abuses by U.S. Federal personnel during the raid at a Hyundai factory in Georgia earlier this month. 1757988969 2025-09-15 52b82a2cd6655c96086e26face8a8db531d21812 13 South Korea 1 /feed/2025/09/15/south-korea-announces-it-will-launch-a-formal-investigation-into-human-rights-abuses-by-us-federal-personnel-during-th South Korea announces it will launch a formal investigation into human rights abuses by U.S. federal personnel during the raid at a Hyundai factory in Georgia earlier this month. 2025-08-6 0ed55ba335d1c657885cf3a921c08c1e180d3214 13 South Korea 1 /feed/2025/08/6/former-south-korean-first-lady-kim-keon-hee-appears-for-questioning-by-a-special-prosecutor-in-central-seoul-the-invest Former South Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee appears for questioning by a special prosecutor in central Seoul. The investigation concerns allegations of stock manipulation, bribery, and interference in People Power Party nominations. 2025-04-20 4144cd8fb4acd2e82177052942269f8c57dbdccf /feed/2025/04/20/at-least-one-person-is-killed-and-eleven-others-are-injured-including-two-seriously-in-an-arson-attack-when-a-man-sets At least one person is killed and eleven others are injured, including two seriously, in an arson attack when a man sets fire to a 21-story apartment building in Bongcheon-dong, Seoul, South Korea. 1745213775 2025-04-20 292f627d7ed4e7f86232d73e2724c19e9cfd182e 7 South Korea 1 /feed/2025/04/20/at-least-one-person-the-perpetrator-is-killed-and-six-others-are-injured-in-an-arson-attack-when-a-man-sets-fire-to-a At least one person, the perpetrator, is killed and six others are injured, in an arson attack when a man sets fire to an apartment building with a flamethrower in Bongcheon-dong, Seoul, South Korea. 2025-03-22 63da651501fabf627b10bf0d84915f4e924aab8b 21 South Korea 1 /feed/2025/03/22/foreign-ministers-from-japan-china-and-south-korea-meet-in-tokyo-to-discuss-cooperation-on-shared-challenges-like-agin Foreign ministers from Japan, China, and South Korea meet in Tokyo to discuss cooperation on shared challenges like aging populations and climate change, seeking to improve relations and prepare for a leaders' summit. Japan raises security concerns about North Korea while China criticizes protectionism and the politicization of science. /feed/2026/05/10/a-joint-investigation-by-south-korea-concludes-that-two-unidentified-airborne-projectiles-struck-the-hmm-cargo-ship-nam AFP via ''Arab News 10 0c7fb8d0e62bc0942e02520d807eefd0f9348aa9 5 https://www.arabnews.com/node/2643023/world 2026 The Chosun Ilbo 10 10ea3c0dc3659488fcd344fa5f6b79be99312ab2 5 https://biz.chosun.com/en/en-policy/2026/05/10/MKULBMNZNNE45PWWQEHHP2VXWQ/ 2026 A joint investigation by South Korea concludes that two unidentified airborne projectiles struck the HMM cargo ship "Namu" in the Strait of Hormuz, causing a fire and damaging the vessel, while authorities continue investigating the type of weapon and the party responsible.