The Latest Breaking News from Seoul

North Korea suspends Seoul military agreement, restores troops at border

South Korea had already withdrawn from parts of the deal after Pyongyang launched a spy satellite on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera · Nov 23, 2023

Xi critic who fled 300km on jetski to South Korea will die if sent back to China, says father

Fears South Korean court will impose harsh penalty on Kwon Pyong to appease Beijing as trial set to begin

The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2023

Dave the Diver studio channels The Day Before with its zombie PvPvE game hitting alpha testing next week

Nakwon: Last Paradise takes place in Seoul

GamesRadar · Nov 22, 2023

They Got Time, You Belong To The City: Alvaro Barrington looks back

Alvaro Barrington considers his past in They Got Time: YOU BELONG TO THE CITY at Thaddaeus Ropac, Pantin

Wallpaper · Nov 17, 2023

Blinken arrives in Seoul for talks focused on North Korea and its military cooperation with Russia

Heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula, suspected North Korean cooperation with Russia in its war on Ukraine and concerns about China’s growing aggressiveness are topping U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s agenda as he visits South Korea

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023

Antony Blinken, Lloyd Austin to visit New Delhi next week for ‘2+2’ dialogue

The meetings in New Delhi are also expected to cover China and the South Asian neighbourhood — where there have been a number of recent developments.

The Hindu · Nov 2, 2023

Seoul to trial seatless subway carriages to cut rush-hour congestion

From January, it will be standing room only in some carriages so people can use the South Korean capital’s metro lines ‘more comfortably and safely’

The Guardian - AU · Nov 1, 2023

Thousands gather on anniversary of Halloween crush in Seoul – as families demand fresh investigation

The crush, one of the biggest peacetime disasters in South Korea, killed 159 people, most of them aged in their 20s and 30s

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2023

South Korean families call for a special probe on the anniversary of a deadly Halloween crush

Bereaved relatives of victims of last year’s devastating Halloween crush in Seoul and their supporters have demanded an independent investigation of the disaster as they marked the anniversary with a massive memorial service

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2023

South Koreans hold subdued Halloween celebrations a year after party crush killed about 160 people

Halloween celebrations in South Korea are subdued on the eve of the anniversary of the harrowing party crush that killed about 160 people

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2023