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Defectors seeking to cross back into North Korea from the South are rare, though many struggle to adapt to life in their democratic, capitalist neighbourA North Korean defector living in South Korea has been detained after ramming a stolen bus into a b…
続きを読むSouth Korean court hands out three jail terms, one of them suspended, to officers for professional negligence after 159 mostly young people diedA South Korean court has given three police officers prison sentences over their handling of a 2022 Hallowee…
続きを読むMy sister Susie Younger, who has died aged 88, spent much of her life helping poor and disadvantaged people in South Korea; she had moved there from Britain in the late 1950s.Working mainly with the Roman Catholic church in the city of Daegu, she helpe…
続きを読むNational police agency says it is investigating 513 cases of deepfake pornography as a new scandal grips the countryThe anger was palpable. For the second time in just a few years, South Korean women took to the streets of Seoul to demand an end to sex…
続きを読むHannah Kim, eight, and Jeah Han, 12, are part of a group of activists that won a four-year fight to tackle climate inaction. For them, it is just the beginningHannah Kim, eight, was just starting primary school when she joined the “baby climate litigat…
続きを読むKim Kum-yong and Ri Jong-sik reportedly placed under ‘ideological scrutiny’ and could face punishment if they fail to criticise inappropriate behaviourFor most observers, it was proof of sport’s ability, if only for a fleeting moment, to bring people t…
続きを読むAbsence of legally binding targets for greenhouse gas reductions from 2031-49 deemed unconstitutionalSouth Korea’s constitutional court has ruled that part of the country’s climate law does not conform with protecting the constitutional rights of futur…
続きを読むOne Telegram channel had 220,000 members creating and sharing doctored images and videos, with the president saying many of the victims and perpetrators are minorsSouth Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has ordered a crackdown on an epidemic of digital…
続きを読むSouth Korean military says it is investigating but can’t confirm the person’s ‘exact motivations and goals’A North Korean has defected to South Korea by crossing the militarised border in the eastern part of the Korean peninsula, with Yonhap news agenc…
続きを読むNorth Korean state media has accused South Korean outlets of spreading rumours about flood damage and casualty numbersRussia has pledged humanitarian assistance to North Korea after devastating floods damaged thousands of homes and caused an unknown nu…
続きを読むMilitary officials aim to strengthen war efficiency by following any attack order by Kim Jong-un ‘anytime and without delay’North Korea has vowed to “totally destroy” its enemies in case of war when leader Kim Jong-un gives an order, state media KCNA r…
続きを読むResumption of flights comes after South boosted frontline broadcasts of K-pop songs and propaganda messages across the borderBalloons carrying rubbish sent by North Korea have fallen on the compound of South Korea’s presidential office, according to th…
続きを読むRi Il-kyu was responsible for political affairs at Pyongyang’s embassy in Cuba, the Chosun Ilbo daily has reportedA senior North Korean diplomat based in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, the South Korean spy agency has said, becoming the highe…
続きを読むPyongyang calls large-scale ‘Freedom Edge’ drills involving fighter jets and nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier ‘provocative’North Korea has criticised a joint military exercise by South Korea, Japan and the US held this month, state media has said, s…
続きを読むThe 2024 report on North Korean human rights released by South Korea’s unification ministry details an ongoing crackdown on cultural importsA 22-year-old North Korean was publicly executed for watching and sharing South Korean films and music, a new re…
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