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The Latest Breaking News from Daejeon

Korea wins bid to host Invictus Games

Prince Harry's Invictus Games is heading to Korea for the 2029 competition.

BANG Premier · Jul 20

Explosion at Hanwha Aerospace plant, 5 killed and 2 injured

Five people were killed and two people are injured in a explosion at Hanwha Aerospace plant the defence company, in the city of Daejeon in South Korea, officials have said.

The Times of India · Jun 1

South Korean wolf’s escape inspires bread, billboards, and a crypto coin

The two-year-old wolf, who was recaptured last week, is recovering under veterinary care after losing around 4kg

The Independent UK · Apr 21

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Escaped wolf Neukgu captured after nine-day search in South Korea

A two-year-old wolf that escaped from O-World zoo in Daejeon, South Korea, has been safely recaptured after spending nine days on the loose. The male wolf, Neukgu, was born at the zoo in 2024 and is part of an initiative to restore wolves resembling those once native to the Korean…

Euronews · Apr 17

South Koreans breath sighs of relief as escaped wolf is returned to zoo safely

The South Korean internet as erupted in celebration as a 2-year-old wolf that escaped from a zoo in South Korea was safely captured Friday after a nine-day search that drew national attention

The Independent UK · Apr 17

South Korean officials investigate what caused massive factory fire that killed 14

Fire at factory in central city of Daejeon one of South Korea’s deadliest industrial accidents in recent years

The Independent UK · Mar 22

At least 14 killed in fire at South Korean auto parts plant

South Korean rescue workers recover remains of 14 people from charred wreckage of auto parts factory

The Independent UK · Mar 21

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At least 14 people killed in fire at South Korean car parts factory

Almost 60 injured in blaze in Daejeon with footage seemingly showing people jumping from burning building to escape

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21

At least 50 injured after fire breaks out at South Korean auto parts factory

Video from the scene show thick gray smoke billowing from the complex

The Independent UK · Mar 20

South Korea scrambles to restore services after massive fire hits central government data centre

Officials have apologised after a lithium battery fire paralysed nearly a third of government systems, leaving citizens without key digital services

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2025

Teacher admits to stabbing pupil to death in South Korea

Teacher at Daejeon elementary school has not yet been arrested for killing of 7-year-old girl, police say.

Al Jazeera · Feb 11, 2025

South Korean elementary-school teacher questioned over fatal stabbing of pupil

South Korean police are questioning an elementary-school teacher in connection with the fatal stabbing of a pupil in the city of Daejeon

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025

Teacher stabbed at school in latest South Korean knife attack

A suspect has been apprehended in Daejeon following South Korea’s second knife attack in two days.

Al Jazeera · Aug 4, 2023

Police detain a suspect in South Korea's 2nd stabbing attack in 2 days

South Korean police have detained a man suspected of stabbing a high school teacher with a knife in the city of Daejeon

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2023

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Motorsport · Apr 24, 2023

Plant fire forces Hankook to give up Super Taikyu tyre supply

On March 12, Hankook's No. 2 plant in Daejeon, located 150km outside the South Korean capital of Seoul, was almost completely destroyed in the blaze. According to the Korea Economic Daily, 11 were injured in the fire, while 400,000 stored tyres were burned.

Al Jazeera · Sep 26, 2022

South Korean mall fire: At least seven die in Daejeon

More than 500 firefighters and 90 vehicles were sent to the site as the fire burned for about seven hours.

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2022

Fire in shopping mall in South Korean city leaves 7 dead

Officials say a fire that broke out at the basement of a shopping mall in the South Korean city of Daejeon has killed at least seven people

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 2, 2022

S.Korea Develops Nanotech Tattoo as Health Monitoring Device

South Koreans may soon be able to carry a device inside their own bodies in the form of a bespoke tattoo that automatically alerts them to potential health problems, if a science team's project bears fruit. Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in the city…

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