2026-06-6 aef03ea8dee7c158c20d07bf22dd85e6f06c0b83 33 2026 South Korean local election rerun protests 1 /wiki/2026%20south%20korean%20local%20election%20rerun%20protests 2026 South Korean local elections 2 /wiki/2026%20south%20korean%20local%20elections Busan 37 /wiki/busan Daejeon 14 /wiki/daejeon Gwangju 71 /wiki/gwangju 2026 South Korean local election rerun protests 2026 South Korean local elections Busan Daejeon Gwangju 2026 South Korean local election rerun protests 2026-06-5 268841f609c2dcb3d0693de88b7bb48e51d04801 36 2026 South Korean local election rerun protests 2026 South Korean local elections 2 /feed/2026/06/5/south-korea-s-election-commission-chairperson-resigns-after-ballot-shortages-affect-dozens-of-polling-stations-during-el South Korea's election commission chairperson resigns after ballot shortages affect dozens of polling stations during elections, prompting protests. 2026-06-3 9f1131f776a1d6d4acc1169a0eb4e74117ecdaec 40 2026 South Korean local elections 1 /feed/2026/06/3/democratic-party-sweeps-local-elections-but-loses-the-seoul-mayoral-race-to-oh-se-hoon Democratic Party sweeps local elections, but loses the Seoul mayoral race to Oh Se-hoon. 2026-06-1 17bc8dae5928c4798346742f237a5abbd1dce6e6 /feed/2026/06/1/five-employees-are-killed-and-two-others-are-injured-after-an-explosion-at-an-aerospace-plant-owned-by-hanwha-group-in-d Five employees are killed and two others are injured after an explosion at an aerospace plant owned by Hanwha Group in Daejeon, South Korea. 1780407611 2026-06-1 d339ffc2c54c5f839631657d0175fc58431c4f4a /feed/2026/06/1/five-employees-are-killed-and-two-others-are-injured-after-a-fatal-explosion-at-an-aerospace-plant-owned-by-hanwha-grou Five employees are killed and two others are injured after a fatal explosion at an aerospace plant owned by Hanwha Group in Daejeon, South Korea. 1780321451 2026-06-1 bc63208f8b1cdc429a0bc30f1ac806d36433b373 39 Daejeon 1 /feed/2026/06/1/five-employees-are-killed-and-two-others-are-injured-after-an-explosion-at-a-hanwha-group-aerospace-plant-in-daejeon-so Five employees are killed and two others are injured after an explosion at a Hanwha Group aerospace plant in Daejeon, South Korea. 2026-03-20 6490239880c3ab169017261f936a7a8d4592b6df /feed/2026/03/20/fourteen-people-are-killed-and-60-more-injured-in-a-large-fire-at-a-car-parts-plant-in-daejeon-south-korea Fourteen people are killed and 60 more injured in a large fire at a car parts plant in Daejeon, South Korea. 1774172198 2026-03-20 7b5dcfb0da03b7018f35325149a832d32305db69 32 Daejeon 1 /feed/2026/03/20/fourteen-people-are-killed-and-60-more-are-injured-in-a-fire-at-a-car-parts-plant-in-daejeon-south-korea Fourteen people are killed and 60 more are injured in a fire at a car parts plant in Daejeon, South Korea. 2025-12-11 ff63fc547f6cc82a52f7b1f03be5ca20d06193f2 8 Gwangju 1 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agreeing to lower tariffs on China in return for lower rare earth trade curbs from China. 1761834351 2025-10-30 2924ab8cbf05c2e6ae023dcd474e216e7fd9067d 8 Busan 1 /feed/2025/10/30/united-states-president-donald-trump-meets-chinese-leader-xi-jinping-in-busan-south-korea-on-the-sidelines-of-the-apec United States president Donald Trump meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Gyeongju, agreeing to lower tariffs on China in return for lower rare earth trade curbs. 2025-10-20 26435b707d4642e8a1ace9cc2c5a310c6d307a8a /feed/2025/10/20/a-court-in-daejeon-south-korea-sentences-a-teacher-to-life-in-prison-for-the-murder-of-a-7-year-old-student-whom-she-s A court in Daejeon, South Korea, sentences a teacher to life in prison for the murder of a 7-year-old student whom she stabbed at school in a murder-suicide attempt in February 2025. 1761049358 2025-10-20 e28b02275d2661a662c6c4ec4f8ea5831e035265 12 Daejeon 1 /feed/2025/10/20/a-court-in-daejeon-south-korea-sentences-a-teacher-to-life-in-prison-for-the-murder-of-a-eight-year-old-student-whom-s A court in Daejeon, South Korea, sentences a teacher to life in prison for the murder of a eight-year-old student whom she stabbed at school in a murder-suicide attempt in February 2025. 2025-09-26 b699e02566beab9887abbf2ebc1b850d28fca9b9 13 Daejeon 1 /feed/2025/09/26/a-fire-at-a-south-korean-government-data-center-in-daejeon-disrupts-more-than-600-e-government-systems-after-an-explosio A fire at a South Korean government data center in Daejeon disrupts more than 600 e-government systems after an explosion in a lithium-ion battery triggered the blaze. 2025-02-14 a0c445b1b4dbc9ed2c9c346719f3fdfc053d5f16 10 Busan 1 /feed/2025/02/14/at-least-six-people-are-killed-and-seven-injured-in-a-fire-at-a-construction-site-in-busan-south-korea At least six people are killed and seven injured in a fire at a construction site in Busan, South Korea. 2025-01-28 c3a09ae3f4acdc7b55541c1d91369691c4fa314e /feed/2025/01/28/three-people-are-injured-when-an-air-busan-airbus-a321-200-aircraft-catches-fire-before-taking-off-from-gimhae-internati Three people are injured when an Air Busan Airbus A321-200 aircraft catches fire before taking off from Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea. All 169 people on board are evacuated from the aircraft. 1738156511 2025-01-28 661969fe6fb82dcd1a9c68f97559e9869dc1107e 18 Busan 1 /feed/2025/01/28/seven-people-are-injured-when-an-air-busan-airbus-a321-200-aircraft-catches-fire-before-taking-off-from-gimhae-internati Seven people are injured when an Air Busan Airbus A321-200 aircraft catches fire before taking off from Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea. All 169 people on board are evacuated from the aircraft. /feed/2026/06/6/protests-following-the-ballot-paper-shortages-that-disrupted-some-of-the-voters-voting-during-the-2026-south-korean-loc Reuters 6 81154c18fd43b728c1d8274d607ce7462479a605 6 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korean-protesters-keep-calling-re-run-election-after-ballot-shortage-2026-06-06/ 2026 Protests following the ballot paper shortages that disrupted some of the Voters' voting during the 2026 South Korean local elections spread to different parts of the country including Daejeon, Busan, and Gwangju.