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South Korea sentences ex-president to five years in first martial law verdict
Yoon Suk Yeol’s conviction for obstructing own arrest separate from main trial that could lead to death penalt…
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BTS named their new album Arirang. What is so striking about their choice?
The title is loaded with meaning for all Koreans, and will give fans globally an insight into the folksong cul…
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Cymbal of unity? South Korea and Japan leaders bash out K-pop hits after summit talks
South Korean president Lee Jae Myung had his work cut out, picking up his drumsticks alongside Japanese PM San…
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South Korean prosecutors demand death penalty for former president Yoon Suk Yeol
Yoon is on trial for insurrection charges, after trying to declare martial law in late 2024South Korean prosec…
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‘Almost collapsed’: behind the Korean film crisis and why K-pop isn’t immune
Both industries dominate the world but now face fundamental transformation and uncertainty at homeSouth Korea’…
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No pain, no game: how South Korea turned itself into a gaming powerhouse
Gaming was once compared to drugs, gambling and alcohol in South Korea. Now its gaming academies offer a chanc…
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Jeju Air crash: South Korea sets up independent inquiry into disaster that killed 179 amid delays and acrimony
MPs vote to investigate crash amid accusations from victims’ relatives of cover-ups and delaysSouth Korea’s pa…
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Kimchi, made in China: how South Korea’s national dish is being priced out at home
In the first 10 months of this year, South Korea imported $159m worth of kimchi, almost entirely from China, w…
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‘Matter of survival’: South Korean president urges public health cover for hair loss
Medical professionals and some in conservative circles feel argument of Lee Jae Myung may be a bit thinSouth K…
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A year after South Korea’s martial law crisis, the president urges unity, but the wounds are still raw
President Lee praised South Koreans for overcoming ‘an unprecedented democratic crisis in world history’ but s…
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South Korea’s tattooists win legal recognition but their fight isn’t over
After 33 years underground, tattoo artists celebrate a landmark law as prosecutions continueOutside Seoul’s no…
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South Korea grapples with surge in anti-China sentiment as Xi Jinping prepares to fly in
Maga-inspired protests regularly take place on streets of Seoul amid chants of ‘Korea for Koreans’ as South pr…
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What is South Korea’s ‘monster missile’, and what does it mean for relations with the North?
The Hyunmoo-5 ‘bunker buster’ missile can reportedly carry an eight-tonne warhead and will be ready for deploy…
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South Korea bans travel to parts of Cambodia amid deepening scam crisis that has left 80 missing
An additional 60 South Koreans remain detained by Cambodian authorities after a crackdown on scam operationsSo…
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Student’s alleged torture death by Cambodia scammers sparks turmoil in South Korea
South Korean president urges ‘all-out’ efforts to protect citizens after number of kidnappings in Cambodia soa…