South Korea: Rain gives some respite to firefighters as death toll rises

Agence France Presse 03/28/2025

YEONGDEOK, South Korea — Overnight rain helped douse some of South Korea’s worst-ever wildfires, authorities said Friday, as the death toll from the unprecedented blazes raging for nearly a week reached 28. More than a dozen fires…

South Korea court reinstates impeached PM Han as acting president

Agence France Presse 03/24/2025

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s Constitutional Court dismissed the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Monday, reinstating him as acting president — a role he took after the president was suspended for declaring martial law.…

South Korea wildfire: 4 dead, hundreds told to evacuate

Agence France Presse 03/24/2025

SEOUL, South Korea — At least three firefighters and a public servant have been killed in a wildfire in South Korea, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency in southeastern regions, authorities said on Saturday.…

Japan, China and South Korea discuss trilateral cooperation

Associated Press 03/23/2025

TOKYO (AP) — Foreign ministers from Japan, China and South Korea sought trilateral cooperation on common ground in areas like aging, declining births, natural disasters and the green economy at a meeting that took place at a…

North Korea says it tested new missiles as it threatens strong steps against US-South Korea drills

Associated Press 03/21/2025

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday it test-launched new anti-aircraft missiles, as its military threatened unspecified grave steps against the U.S. and South Korea over their joint military drills that it views as an…

S. Korean fighter jet accidentally drops bombs, 7 people reportedly hurt

Associated Press 03/06/2025

SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean fighter jet accidentally dropped eight bombs on a civilian area during training Thursday, reportedly injuring seven people. The MK-82 bombs “abnormally” released by the KF-16 fighter jet fell outside a…

Kim Sae-ron’s death underscores the huge pressure on South Korean celebrities

Associated Press 02/21/2025

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In the about 1,000 days between her drunken-driving crash in May 2022 and her death, South Korean mainstream news organizations published at least around 2,000 stories on film actor Kim Sae-rom. They…

Kim Sae-ron, South Korean actor, found dead at home – police

Agence France Presse 02/17/2025

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean actor Kim Sae-ron was found dead in her house in Seoul on Sunday, police said. “She was found dead and there is no sign of foul play,” a police official told…

Seoul says North Korea is destroying facility that hosted reunions of war-separated families

Associated Press 02/13/2025

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is demolishing a South Korea-built property that had been used to host reunions of families separated during the 1950-53 Korean War, the South’s government said Thursday, as it continues to…

Child abuse trial reveals 2-year-old girl fed ‘buldak’ sauce, soju

The Korea Herald/Asia News Network 02/09/2025

A 2-year-old child, who died late last year in what appears to be a case of parental abuse, was force-fed ultra-spicy “buldak” sauce and soju, a court hearing revealed Thursday. Prosecutors made the accusations during the first…

Plane catches fire in South Korea, 3 hurt, 176 people evacuated

Agence France Presse 01/29/2025

SEOUL, South Korea — The rear section of a passenger aircraft caught fire at an airport in South Korea on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of 176 people on board, authorities said. The Air Busan plane, an Airbus…

South Korea: Protesters storm court after president’s detention extended

Agence France Presse 01/19/2025

SEOUL, South Korea — Supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stormed a Seoul court Sunday after a judge extended the impeached leader’s detention over his ill-fated attempt to impose martial law. Tens of thousands of…

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