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SEOUL, South Korea -- An appeals court in South Korea sentenced a former presidential hopeful to three and a half years in prison for sexual assault on Friday, overturning a [...]

The article focuses on South Korea's offer to send humanitarian aid to North Korea following extensive flood damage reported by the isolated nation, which could potentially initiate the first official contact between the two Koreas in several years.

The article focuses on the landmark ruling by South Korea's Supreme Court that extends national health insurance dependent coverage to same-sex couples, marking a significant move toward equality and potentially paving the way for legalizing same-sex marriage in the country.

The article discusses how South Korean women Hwang Sunwoo and Kim Hana challenge traditional family norms with their book and podcast about cohabitation, amid societal debates over marriage, family structure, and legal recognition for unmarried couples.

The article focuses on allegations made by North Korean defector Ri Il-kyu, who claimed that two senior diplomats involved in negotiations with the U.S. during the Kim Jong-un era were purged—a stark reminder of the regime's internal repercussions amidst diplomatic failures.

The article focuses on concerns among U.S. allies over the Supreme Court's decision granting unprecedented executive immunity, sparking anxieties across Asia and Europe about the implications for American leadership and global stability.

The article discusses North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, asserting his authority by introducing chest pins bearing his image, elevating his personality cult to match that of his predecessors, amid economic challenges, sanctions, and military advancements, emphasizing his efforts to solidify his leadership.

The article details North Korea's recent test of a new ballistic missile, the Hwasong-11Da-4.5, equipped with a "super-large warhead," amid escalating military developments and tensions with South Korea, highlighting concerns over nuclear capabilities and international sanctions violations.

The article reports on a scandal involving South Korea's first lady Kim Keon Hee wherein she was criticized for accepting a luxury pouch as a gift. Topics discussed include the impact of the scandal on president Yoon Suk Yeok, the media attention on Kim who pushed for a ban on dog meat, and other controversies involving Kim including a recording of her statement saying Yoon is a fool who is unable to do anything without her and allegations that she was involved in a stock price manipulation.

The article focuses on the debate among foreign officials and analysts with regards to the motives behind the revelation of North Korea on January 19, 2024 that it had tested an underwater nuclear drone near the South Korean border to help repel U.S. Navy fleets. Cited are how they felt about North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's latest round of signals and the belief by analysts that North Korea has moved beyond measured and timed military provocations and is planning to assert its military force.

The article focuses on North Korea's announcement of testing technology for launching multiple nuclear warheads with a single missile, following President Vladimir V. Putin's recent visit to North Korea, raising concerns about enhanced military capabilities.

The article focuses on a tragic fire at a lithium battery factory near Seoul that claimed the lives of 22 workers, including migrant laborers from China and Laos. Topics include the challenges of industrial safety in South Korea, the dependence on migrant workers in key industries, and concerns over lithium battery safety amid global manufacturing standards.

The article focuses on Na Kyung Taek, the unassuming photojournalist who captured iconic images of the Gwangju Democratization Movement in South Korea in 1980, risking his safety under a military junta to expose the brutal suppression.

The article focuses on how Russia and North Korea's mutual defense treaty, announced during President Putin's visit to Pyongyang, contradicts China's narrative of avoiding Cold War-style alliances, potentially complicating regional dynamics and prompting responses from Japan, and South Korea.

The article focuses on the alarming development of a mutual defense agreement between Russia and North Korea, which has sparked concerns among neighboring Japan and South Korea about the potential escalation of tensions in northeast Asia.

The article focuses on recent incidents in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), where North Korean soldiers have been killed or injured by land mines while conducting construction work in their half of the buffer zone, a task resumed since November despite casualties and tensions with South Korea.

The article focuses on President Vladimir V. Putin's upcoming visit to North Korea to meet with Kim Jong-un, highlighting their strengthened military cooperation, particularly in the supply of North Korean weapons to support Russia's war efforts in Ukraine.

The article highlights North Korea's provocative act of launching balloons with trash into South Korea, sparking tensions and prompting threats of retaliation, reviving a Cold War-era tactic amidst a history of psychological warfare between the two Koreas.

The article discusses a scandal surrounding the death of a marine in South Korea, which has become an impeachment threat for President Yoon Suk Yeol and has sparked political turmoil in the country. Topics discussed include allegations of government negligence, political pressure on military officials, and the implications for South Korea's political landscape.

The article focuses on South Korea and Japan's efforts to restore economic cooperation with China, their largest trading partner, amid tensions between China and the U.S., their key military ally, during a trilateral meeting that aimed to find common ground on supply chain protection.

The article focuses on North Korea's failed attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite, marking its third unsuccessful effort to deploy a spy satellite into orbit despite Kim Jong-un's ambition to enhance the country's military capabilities through satellite technology.

The article focuses on the intense rivalry between South Korean leaders Yoon Suk Yeol and Lee Jae-myung, whose electoral battle mirrors a broader cultural and political divide in the country including the candidates' backgrounds, campaign strategies, and the polarization of South Korean politics.

The article focuses on a defamation lawsuit in South Korea, where author Jang Jin-sung, a defector from North Korea, won against his accuser Sung Sel-hyang and broadcaster MBC, with the South Korean Supreme Court upholding the lower court's ruling that found the accuser's rape allegations.

The article focuses on North Korea's test of an intermediate-range ballistic missile, indicating its continued development of missiles capable of targeting American military bases in the Western Pacific. Topics discussed include North Korea's advancements in missile technology, its strategic threats to U.S. bases in Japan and Guam, and its efforts to enhance its nuclear and reconnaissance capabilities through satellite launches and potential collaboration with Russia.

The article reports on the fear of possible censorship voiced out by journalists against the campaign launched by the government of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to stop or minimize fake news or disinformation allegedly perpetrated by news organizations. According to some South Koreans, Yeol is repurposing the proliferation of fake news to file defamation lawsuits and order criminal investigations against the media.

The article focuses on Insooni, a renowned South Korean singer born to a Black American soldier, who overcame racial discrimination to become a pop icon, symbolizing the challenges faced by biracial individuals in South Korea.

The article focuses on South Korea's increasing reliance on foreign labor, particularly low-skilled workers from countries like Vietnam, Cambodia, Nepal, the Philippines, and Bangladesh, to address the demographic crisis caused by a shrinking and aging population.

The article focuses on a recent medical strike in South Korea, where thousands of medical interns and residents walked off their jobs in protest against the government's proposal to admit more students to medical schools to address a physician shortage.

The article focuses on the indictment of the head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, Kim Kwang-ho, in South Korea, charging him with contributing through negligence to the Halloween crowd crush in Seoul in 2022 that killed nearly 160 people.

The article reveals that North Korea, led by Kim Jong-un, has officially abandoned peaceful reunification with South Korea, considering it an enemy to be subjugated, potentially through nuclear war, marking a significant shift in policy and prompting revisions to the North's Constitution.

The article focuses on North Korea's launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile highlighting the indication that it may be testing a new solid-fuel capable of reaching U.S. military bases including the missile's launch location and the potential shift to solid-fuel ballistic missiles.

The article focuses on the revelation by South Korean police that the man who stabbed the main opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung, wanted to kill him to prevent him from becoming president, marking an alarming escalation of political polarization.

The article focuses on South Korean intelligence suggesting that Kim Jong-un's young daughter, identified as Kim Ju-ae, is the most likely successor to the North Korean leader, as speculation about her being groomed for the role increases amid scenes in state media portraying.

The article reports on the alleged live artillery fires by the North Korean military into the waters near its disputed western sea border with South Korea that raised tensions between the two countries.

The article focuses on the stabbing incident involving Lee Jae-myung, the leader of South Korea's main opposition party, revealing that the accused attacker had been stalking him in recent weeks, attending political events where Lee was present, and the attack has deeply shocked the nation.

The article focuses on the leader of South Korea's main opposition party, Lee Jae-myung, being stabbed in the neck in a knife attack in the port city of Busan, with the assailant detained and under investigation for attempted murder.

The article focuses on the opening by the South Korean government of its first official investigation into its adoption industry in 2022 amid widespread accusations of corruption and malpractice in the past. Cited are the country being the world's largest diaspora of intercountry adoptees, the reason behind the reluctance of South Korean families to adopt, and evidence of fraud and stolen babies that the investigation has revealed.

The article reports on updates pn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, particularly on how North and South Korea are aiding Russia and Ukraine with arms, respectively. Also cited are the meeting between Russia's Vladimir V. Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong-un to allegedly discuss how they will oppose the U.S. and its allies and South Korea's reported shipments of artillery shells to the U.S. for the latter to be able to ship its stocks to Ukraine.

The article offers an analysis on the planned trip of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to Russia in September 2023 to discuss military aid for Russian President Vladimir V. Putin's war effort in Ukraine. Cited are the two things that North Korea has long wanted that it could get from this trip, the geopolitical spotlight that Russia's urgency to make new gains in the war, is offering to Kim, and common interests and worldview that are bringing Russia and North Korea closer.

The article takes a look at the difficulty facing North Korean defectors and refugees in China in gaining their freedom. It reports the surveillance measures of China that make it challenging for North Koreans to reach South Korea and to catch people on the run or foreigners staying in China without authorization. It reveals the involvement of human traffickers or brokers to aid North Korean defectors and the operation of Chun Ki-Won, who helps North Korean refugees fleeing through China.

Byline: SANG-HUN CHOE SEOUL, South Korea -- Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, has removed an official who was widely considered the No. 2 in his government from a top [...]

The article focuses on a potential breach of United Nations sanctions, as a new reactor in North Korea's main nuclear complex, observed by the International Atomic Energy Agency, raising concerns about the country's capability to produce additional plutonium for its growing nuclear arsenal.