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King and Queen to entertain South Korean President with state banquet

Yoon Suk Yeol and the First Lady Kim Keon Hee have travelled to the UK for a three-day state visit as Charles’s guests.

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2023

UK and South Korea to sign new partnership during presidential state visit

President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives in the UK on Tuesday for a three-day state visit.

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2023

Esports superstar Faker's team wins trophy at the League of Legends World Championship

South Korea’s esports powerhouse T1 has won the League of Legends World Championship by defeating China-based Weibo Gaming

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 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

‘Our children were treated like criminals’: Parents seek justice a year after deadly Seoul crowd crush

A police inquiry called the Seoul crush that killed 159 a ‘man-made disaster’, yet one year on, victims’ families have no official apology, no independent inquiry and no accountability

The Guardian - AU · Oct 25, 2023

South Korea, US and Japan hold first-ever trilateral aerial exercise in face of North Korean threats

The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese militaries have held their first-ever trilateral aerial exercise in response to evolving North Korean nuclear threats

The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2023

Hamas' attack on Israel prompts South Korea to consider pausing military agreement with North Korea

South Korea’s new defense minister says he would push to suspend a 2018 military agreement with North Korea on reducing tensions between the rivals, insisting that it hampers the South’s surveillance activities along their heavily armed border when the North’s nuclear threats are increasing

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023

South Korean court denies arrest warrant for opposition leader Lee in corruption allegations

A South Korean judge has denied an arrest warrant for the country’s opposition leader on broad corruption allegations, saying there wasn’t a clear threat that he would destroy evidence

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023