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US and Chinese jets briefly face off over Korean peninsula - reports

Beijing scrambled jets after about 10 American jets took off from a South Korean airbase for drills

The Independent UK · Feb 20

Anger in Seoul as Trump calls detained South Korea workers ‘illegal aliens’

Foreign Minister says ‘deeply concerned’ over detention of 300 South Koreans as opposition calls it a ‘grave matter’.

Al Jazeera · Sep 6, 2025

Death toll from S Korea rains rises to 18 as met agency warns of heatwaves

Five-day deluge unleashed flash floods and landslides that killed 18 and left nine others missing, authorities say.

Al Jazeera · Jul 21, 2025

Longtime AP journalist Paul Shin, who covered South Korea's turbulent modern history, dies at 84

Paul Shin, whose decadeslong career in journalism, including nearly 20 years with The Associated Press, placed him at the heart of South Korea’s most turbulent and transformative moments since the 1960s, has died

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

Kim Jong-un pays rare public tribute to North Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine

Photographs of leader with soldiers’ coffins were displayed at a gala concert marking anniversary of military treaty with Russia

The Guardian - AU · Jul 1, 2025

Woman arrested after trying to break into BTS member Jung Kook’s Seoul home

The K-pop star completed his military enlistment and returned earlier in the day

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025

China’s navy conducts combat patrols near disputed South China Sea shoal

China’s drills near the Scarborough Shoal came as South Korea announced finding new Chinese buoys in the Yellow Sea.

Al Jazeera · May 31, 2025

South Korea set to break early voting record as presidential election looms

More than a quarter of eligible South Korean voters have now cast their ballots for who should be the next president.

Al Jazeera · May 30, 2025

All four on board killed after South Korea navy plane crashes into mountains near base

Plane on training flight crashes just minutes after take off with four people on board

The Independent UK · May 29, 2025

South Korea denies talks held about US troop withdrawal amid Pentagon review

Seoul reaffirms commitment to combined defence posture

The Independent UK · May 23, 2025