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August 12, 2024 at 8:38 AM
South Korea and US will start summer military drills next week to counter North Korean threats
South Korea and the United States will start their annual joint military exercises next week with a focus on improving their combined capabilities to deter and defend against growing North Korean nuclear threats
August 12, 2024 at 8:38 AM
August 10, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Seoul says North Korea has flown more trash balloons toward South Korea
South Korea’s military says North Korea is again flying balloons likely carrying trash toward the South, adding to a bizarre psychological warfare campaign amid tensions between the war-divided rivals
August 10, 2024 at 2:30 PM
August 8, 2024 at 1:10 AM
Suga of K-pop sensation BTS fined for driving while drunk. What he was driving causes confusion
Suga, a member of K-pop sensation BTS, apologized for driving an electric vehicle while intoxicated
August 8, 2024 at 1:10 AM
2 months ago
US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as Putin threatens to arm North Korea
A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, reached port in Busan for planned drills with South Korea and Japan.
2 months ago
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BTS members embrace bandmate Jin after he's discharged from South Korean military
RM played the trumpet as fellow BTS members J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook lined up to embrace Jin, who was discharged from his mandatory service in the South Korean military.
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5 months ago
Police chase runaway ostrich in South Korea
An ostrich escaped from a zoo in South Korea on Tuesday and ran wild in the streets for about an hour until being safely captured, officials say.
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7 months ago
South Korean ruling party lawmaker attacked in Seoul, aide says
Bae, a member of the People Power Party and a former TV journalist, was hit with a palm-sized rock on the back of her head, an aide said.
7 months ago
7 months ago
South Korea passes ban on dog meat
South Korea's National Assembly passed the bill by a 208-0 vote.
7 months ago
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South Korean assembly bans dog meat trade, consumption
Dog meat consumption in South Korea will be prohibited by law starting in 2027.
7 months ago
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South Korean opposition leader in ICU after attack at press conference
South Korean Democratic Party Leader Lee Jae-myung was hospitalized after being attacked during a press conference in Busan, South Korea, police said.
7 months ago
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South Korean opposition leader stabbed, rushed to hospital
South Korean Democratic Party Leader Lee Jae-myung was hospitalized after being attacked during a press conference in Busan, South Korea, state media reported.
7 months ago
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South Korean opposition leader stabbed, rushed to hospital
South Korean Democratic Party Leader Lee Jae-myung was hospitalized after being attacked during a press conference in Busan, South Korea, state media reported.
7 months ago
8 months ago
Lee Sun-kyun, star of Oscar-winning film 'Parasite,' dies, police say
"Parasite" actor Lee Sun-kyun has died, police in South Korea confirmed to ABC News.
8 months ago
9 months ago
North Korea redeploys troops to surveillance posts along DMZ, South Korea says
The North Korean military has been spotted re-installing surveillance posts according to surveillance footage provided by the South Korean military Monday.
9 months ago
9 months ago
South Korea fights off unprecedented bedbug infestation
South Korean officials have been detecting and exterminating bedbugs for the last two weeks as a major disinfection of transportation and public facilities is on the way.
9 months ago
9 months ago
South Korea fights bedbug infestation
The first bedbug outbreak was reported in October at a public bath house in Incheon.
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1 year ago
Biden holds milestone summit with Japan and South Korea
The president's historic summit in Camp David is where Japan and South Korea agreed to expand security and economic ties.
1 year ago
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Biden holds landmark trilateral meeting with Japanese, Korean leaders
ABC News’ Selina Wang is at Camp David where President Joe Biden is set to hold a trilateral meeting with Japanese and South Korean leaders.
1 year ago
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US nuclear-armed submarine makes rare appearance in South Korea
ABC News’ Martha Raddatz reports on the U.S. nuclear submarine in South Korea on “This Week.”
1 year ago
1 year ago
Exclusive: Inside the US nuclear missile sub in South Korea
Martha Raddatz reports from inside the first U.S. nuclear sub to visit South Korea, in four decades.
1 year ago
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ABC News Exclusive: Inside the US nuclear ballistic missile submarine in South Korea
Martha Raddatz reports from the first such sub to visit near North Korea.
1 year ago
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Inside look of nuclear US submarine in South Korea
ABC News’ Martha Raddatz goes aboard the U.S.S. Kentucky, a nuclear ballistic missile submarine and first of its kind to travel to the country in more than four decades.
1 year ago
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North Korea fires 'unidentified ballistic missile,' South Korean military says
North Korea fired "an unidentified ballistic missile" toward the East Sea on Thursday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
1 year ago
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Seoul musicians protest Ukraine war with music
More than a hundred cellists have played in front of the Russian Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, since March 2022.
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State dinner surprise: South Korean president sings 'American Pie'
Yoon's visit marks the 70th anniversary of the U.S. and South Korea’s alliance.
1 year ago
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Group of North Koreans defect, cross border into South Korea
A group of North Koreans crossed the Northern Limit Line in a fishing boat on May 6, South Korean authorities confirmed Thursday.
1 year ago
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South Korean President Yoon delivers remarks during joint meeting of Congress
ABC’s Elizabeth Schulze reports on South Korean President Yoon’s message of democracy before a joint meeting of Congress, as well as the latest GDP report and the GOP House vote on the debt ceiling.
1 year ago
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South Korean president sings 'American Pie' at White House State Dinner
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol stole the show with his rendition of Don McClean’s “American Pie.”
1 year ago
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Yoon tells Congress the US-South Korea alliance is 'stronger than ever'
The U.S. and South Korea are marking the 70th anniversary of their alliance as they face North Korean aggression and Chinese expansion in the Indo-Pacific region.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Chip and Joanna Gaines attend President Joe Biden's South Korea state dinner
The "Fixer Upper" stars, along with other celebrities like Angelina Jolie and her son Maddox, were in attendance at the White House event for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.
1 year ago
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Biden calls relationship with South Korea 'success story'
ABC News’ Elizabeth Schulze provides analysis on the bilateral meeting between President Joe Biden and South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol, as the two leaders celebrate their close relationship.
1 year ago
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Biden touts relationship with South Korea as 'great success story'
The state visit comes as the U.S. and South Korea mark the 70th year of the countries' alliance.
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Biden welcomes South Korea's president to White House
This comes ahead of a joint press conference between the two leaders and a state dinner at the White House.
1 year ago
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Biden welcomes South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to White House
The visit comes as the White House announced steps designed to deter North Korea from launching a nuclear attack on South Korea.
1 year ago
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South Korea exporting arms to Poland amid controversy over lethal aid to Ukraine
South Korea has confirmed the exports deal to Poland will continue after President Yoon Suk Yeol signaled his intentions to possibly send weapons directly to Ukraine.
1 year ago
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South Korea increases its arms exports as Russia-Ukraine war rages on
The country exported a record $17.3 billion in weapons last year, according to South Korea’s Defense Ministry.
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2 years ago
K-Pop stars face challenges of military conscription
ABC News' Joohee Cho reports from South Korea about K-Pop boy band members enlisting in mandatory military service and speaks with K-Pop star Siwon Choi about his experience.
2 years ago
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North Korea fires 4 ballistic missiles
North Korea launches four new missile tests as a response to joint exercises between the U.S. and South Korea.
2 years ago
2 years ago
US, South Korea warn North Korea following missile launches
The U.S. and South Korea issued a warning to North Korea following intensifying missile launches.
2 years ago
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South Korean police reveal emergency calls began hours before deadly crowd surge
South Korean police reveal that emergency calls for help began nearly four hours before the deadly crowd surge that killed at least 156 people.
2 years ago
2 years ago
The search for answers after deadly South Korean crowd surge
ABC News’ Matt Gutman reports from Seoul with the latest on the investigation into the crowd crush that killed 155 people during a Halloween celebration over the weekend.
2 years ago
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Calls were made 4 hours before deadly crowd crush, police say
Delayed police responses and an illegal street obstruction were contributing factors to the weekend’s crowd crush in Seoul, officials said on Tuesday.
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Seoul crowd crush exemplifies need for event control: Experts
Crowd control experts tell ABC News that there are protocols to prevent crowd crush incidents.
2 years ago
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South Korea’s national police apologize after deadly crowd crush
Police said they only deployed 137 officers to handle a crowd of about 100,000 partygoers.
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Halloween crowd crush: 2 Americans among those dead
At least 153 people were also injured in the crowd crush, South Korean officials said.
2 years ago
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At least 153 crushed to death in South Korean crowd surge
ABC News' Matt Gutman reports on the deadly crowd surge that killed at least 153 people and injured over 80 during Halloween festivities in Seoul.
2 years ago
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South Korean president declares national mourning period after Seoul crowd crush
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol addressed the crowd crush that left at least 153 dead during Halloween festivities in in Seoul.
2 years ago
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More than 150 killed in Seoul crowd crush
Officials estimate that more than 100,000 revelers crowded the streets the Itaewon neighborhood of Seoul, South Korea, for Halloween festivities.
2 years ago
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Halloween crowd surge kills, injures many in South Korea
153 people were killed, and more than 80 others injured in Itaewon, South Korea, after tragic Halloween celebrations turned into a deadly stampede.
2 years ago
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At least 146 dead during Halloween festivities in Seoul
More than 100,000 people gathered for Halloween parties on Saturday night in the Itaewon leisure district in Seoul, South Korea.
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