North Korea has fired two short-range missiles into the sea, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. They were launched over the sea early on Thursday, from Wonsan on North Korea’s east coast. A JCS official said at least…
South Korea fires warning shots at Russian military aircraft (BBC)
South Korea says its jets fired warning shots at a Russian surveillance plane that entered its airspace on Tuesday. Officials said the plane twice violated the airspace over the disputed Dokdo/Takeshima islands, which are occupied by South Korea but also…
Women’s World Cup 2019: Nearly one million tickets sold as France set to open tournament (BBC)
The eighth Women’s World Cup begins in France on Friday with nearly a million tickets sold for the tournament. England and Scotland are among the 24 teams taking part and will face each other in their first match in Group…
South Korea must end abortion ban by 2020, says court (BBC)
South Korea’s ban on abortion has been ruled unconstitutional in a historic court decision. The country’s constitutional court ordered that the law must be revised by the end of 2020. Under the 1953 ban, women who have abortions can be…
Deadly wildfires rage in South Korea (BBC)
South Korea has declared a national emergency in response to one of the largest wildfires on record. At least one person has died and more than 4,000 people have been evacuated. Thousands of soldiers have been helping firefighters from across…
North Korea quits Kaesong liaison office with South Korea (BBC)
North Korea has withdrawn from the inter-Korean liaison office which was opened amid a warming of ties last year to facilitate talks with the South. Seoul said it was contacted on Friday and informed that the North’s staff would be…
South Korea and US to end large-scale war games (BBC)
The US and South Korea have confirmed they will no longer hold large-scale joint military exercises which have always infuriated North Korea. The alliance’s defence chiefs said the decision supported “diplomatic effortsto achieve complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula”. A number…
South Korea to launch its biggest investigation of sex abuse in sports (Punch)
South Korea will hold its largest ever investigation into sexual abuse in sports, its human rights watchdog said on Tuesday. The move has come after an Olympic speed skating star accused her former coach of abuse to trigger a wave…
S. Korean cult leader jailed for raping followers (AFP)
A South Korean cult leader was convicted Thursday for the multiple rape of eight female followers — some of whom believed he was God — and jailed for 15 years. Pastor Lee Jaerock’s victims were “unable to resist as they…
North and South Korea set to combine for Tokyo 2020 and co-host 2032 Olympics (CNN)
North and South Korea are planning to compete as a unified team at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 and are bidding to co-host the 2032 Summer Games. Following inter-Korean sports talks Friday the rival nations issued a statement saying they…
