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Former South Korean PM Lee Hae-chan and Diplomat Kong No-myung Die on Same Day

Seoul institutions issued brief confirmations with few details.

UNC Escorts ROK Unification Minister at DMZ as Seoul Seeks Consultations on Reopening Trails

Lee Jae-myung Highlights Sino-Korean Solidarity at Shanghai Independence Site

On Martial-Law Anniversary, Yoon Defends 2024 Move as Rallies Divide Seoul

South Korea’s President Issues State Apology as Hague Adoption Safeguards Take Effect

North Korea Marks Founding With Fresh Signals of Succession

South Korea Takes Security Council Presidency With Lee to Lead AI Debate and Address UNGA

North Korea and Russia Highlight Wartime Bonds With Unverified Claims of DPRK Fighters in Ukraine

Lee Jae-Myung Receives 80 Citizen Mandates in Liberation Day Ceremony

Kim Yo Jong Denies North Korea Removed DMZ Loudspeakers, Rejects Seoul’s Rapprochement Efforts

Seoul High Court Opens Retrial of Ex-Spy Chief Kim Jae-gyu

Lee and Vatican Envoy Discuss Pope’s 2027 Visit to Seoul and Possible North Korea Stop

South Korea Ends Border Loudspeaker Propaganda, North Korea Stops Its Broadcasts

South Korean Government Faces Lawsuit Over Decades of Adoption Abuses

Han Kang’s 'We Do Not Part' Explores Trauma and Historical Violence