North Korea has said it will move more troops and military equipment to the border with South Korea, and will no longer be bound by a 2018 joint military accord after Seoul suspended parts of the agreement in response to…
Over 1,300 rescue workers still traumatised by Itaewon Halloween crowd crush
The Halloween crowd crush that left over 150 dead in South Korea’s Itaewon in 2022 claimed more than just lives. Recent data by the South Korean government showed that 1,316 firemen who were dispatched to the scene are still suffering…
FCTA to partner with South Korea, Turkiye on vocational education, agriculture – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, said on Tuesday that the FCT Administration would partner with the Republic of South Korea on vocational education. Wike also expressed willingness to partner with Turkiye on agricultural development.…
U.S. soldiers in South Korea caught smuggling, distributing drugs
U.S. soldiers in South Korea were caught smuggling drugs through military mail and distributing them, local broadcaster MBC has reported on Friday. The police in Pyeongtaek, about 70 km south of the capital Seoul, apprehended a South Korean woman in…
US soldier held by North Korea after crossing border
North Korea is reported to have detained a serving US army soldier who crossed the heavily-fortified border from South Korea without permission. The man was on an organised tour of the UN-run zone dividing the two countries. The news comes…
Death toll from South Korea’s heavy rain rises to 40, 9 missing
The death toll from heavy rain in recent days in South Korea rose to 40, while nine others remained missing, relevant authorities said on Monday. A total of 40 people had been found dead in southeastern North Gyeongsang province and…
7 dead in South Korea as flash floods trap 15 vehicles in tunnel
Rescue workers in South Korea have recovered seven bodies from a bus trapped in a flooded underground tunnel, according to media reports, as days of torrential rains caused widespread flooding, landslides and the overflow of a big dam. Officials in…
South Korea asks Japan to halt Fukushima water discharge if radiation levels exceed standard
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol asked to send South Korean experts to monitor the planned release of water from Japan’s tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant during a meeting on Wednesday with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the presidential office said. Mr…
North Korea fires intercontinental ballistic missile after threatening US
North Korea has fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), Japanese and South Korean officials report. The long-range missile flew for more than an hour before landing short of Japanese waters on Wednesday morning. Pyongyang’s launch comes after it threatened…
Toddler dies from injuries 3 years after abuse in South Korean nursery
Jeong Ah-young, a child who had been comatose as a result of abuse since she was just days old, died on Wednesday at the age of three. Her organs were donated to four other infants. She died from a sudden…