SOUTH KOREA – South Korea’s auto parts factory fire in Daejeon left at least 11 people dead and 3 others missing, according to local reports on Saturday. Authorities discovered nine unidentified bodies on the third floor of the factory, in what appeared to be a gym area. A tenth victim, an unidentified man, was found […]
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Auto Parts Factory Fire in South Korea’s Daejeon Injures 50
SOUTH KOREA – An auto parts factory fire in South Korea’s Daejeon city on Friday left at least 50 people injured, according to local reports. The blaze broke out at a facility in the Munpyeong-dong area, The Korea Herald reported, citing local fire officials. Authorities raised the emergency response to phase 2 shortly after the […]
North Korea Fires 10 Ballistic Missiles Towards East Sea
NORTH KOREA – South Korean military reported that North Korea fired around 10 ballistic missiles towards the East Sea on Saturday from the Sunan area at around 1.20 pm (0420GMT). “Our military maintains a firm readiness posture while closely sharing North Korean ballistic missile information with the U.S. and Japanese sides amid a heightened surveillance […]
South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung Invites North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to Negotiation Table
SOUTH KOREA – The South Korean president Lee Jae Myung on Sunday invited the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to the negotiation table with the US, calling it an effort to shape the future. “Since North Korea is formulating and implementing a new five-year plan, I hope that it will swiftly return to the […]
South Korea Fights Deadly Wildfires for 3rd Day
SOUTH KOREA – South Korea was on Monday Feb. 23 fighting deadly wildfires which were burning for a 3rd consecutive day, deploying hundreds of firefighters and helicopters. The blaze erupted Saturday in Hamyang county in South Gyeongsang province and has burned 190 hectares (469 acres) of land, with the containment rate at 32% as of […]
South Korea Considering Joining NATO-led Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) Initiative
UKRAINE – South Korea is considering joining the NATO-led Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative, which is aimed at providing American-made weapons to Ukraine. The Foreign Ministry said Seoul is reviewing various measures to support Ukraine in its war with Russia, according to local reports on Friday. “The government has continued to consult with the […]
What we Know About the Latest US-China Standoff in Korean Peninsula Over Yellow Sea
CHINA – Earlier in the week there was a US-China standoff in Korean Peninsula over Yellow Sea after a US Air Force operation prompted China to scramble its own aircraft to respond to the incident, according to military sources. Several F-16 fighter jets assigned to United States Forces Korea (USFK) took off late Wednesday from […]
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Jailed for Life
SOUTH KOREA – The former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was on Thursday sentenced to a life imprisonment in connection to his Dec. 2024 martial law debacle. The Seoul Central District Court convicted Yoon of acting as an “insurrection ringleader” and handed down a life sentence in the first trial, Yonhap News reported. Prosecutors […]
Military Helicopter Crash in South Korea Kills 2
SOUTH KOREA – A South Korean military helicopter crash in Gyeonggi County on Monday killed 2 soldiers, according to local reports. The AH-1S Cobra helicopter, operated by the army’s 15th Aviation Group, went down after taking off for a training flight in Gapyeong County, which surrounds the capital, Seoul, according to Seoul-based Yonhap News. The […]
New Cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) in 2026 Reported in South Korea
SOUTH KOREA – South Korea on Saturday confirmed the 8th case of African Swine Fever (ASF) in 2026, according to local reports. The latest case was detected at a pig farm in the Pocheon area, north of the national capital of Seoul, which raises 8,800 pigs, Yonhap News reported, citing the Central Disaster and Safety […]
First Case of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Reported in South Korea
SOUTH KOREA – South Korea on Saturday reported the first case of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) at a cattle farm in the northwestern coast, the first in 9 months. The case was reported and confirmed at a cattle farm in Incheon, triggering swift emergency measures, Yonhap News reported, citing authorities. The discovery immediately pushed alert levels […]
North Korea Test-Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles Towards East Sea
NORTH KOREA – North Korea on Tuesday test-fired 2 ballistic missiles towards East Sea, according to Japanese and South Korean governments. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said through US social media company X that North Korea has launched two ballistic missiles. Following the launches, the government has immediately convened an emergency response team at the […]
Former South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison
SOUTH KOREA – The former South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was on Wednesday sentenced to 23 years in prison, for his role in ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol‘s failed martial law attempt. The Seoul Central District Court said the Dec. 3, 2024, martial law declaration constituted an insurrection, according to Yonhap News, marking the […]
South Korea’s Kyowon Group Cyberattack Exposes 9.6M Users
SOUTH KOREA – A suspected Kyowon Group cyberattack earlier this week may have exposed data of around 9.6 million user accounts, according to an ongoing investigation. The estimate, made by a government-led investigation team that includes the Korea Internet & Security Agency, follows the Kyowon Group’s report earlier this week that it had detected signs […]
North Korea Accuses South Korea of Drone Incursions
NORTH KOREA – North Korea on Saturday said that its most hostile enemy is South Korea, adding that it breached its sovereignty with a drone incursion earlier in the week. South Korea “committed another grave infringement upon the sovereignty of the DPRK (North Korea) by making its drone violate the DPRK’s airspace from the outset […]