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South Korea Returns 12 Chinese Soldiers’ Remains in First Public Handover in Three Years

The public ceremony signals a thaw in Seoul–Beijing ties.

Lee Approves Judicial Overhaul With New Crime, Constitutional Complaints, Supreme Court Expansion

Chief Justice Urges Reconsideration of Judicial Overhaul as Opposition Rallies for Veto

South Korea Sentences Ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol to Life for Insurrection

Court Delays Yoon Sentencing Request to Jan. 13 in Martial Law Insurrection Trial

South Korea and China Seal 15 Cooperation Pacts as Leaders Seek Reset

Prosecutors Seek 10-Year Prison Term for South Korea’s Ousted Leader Yoon Over Obstruction Case

South Korea’s Lee Calls Hair Loss a ‘Survival Issue,’ Orders Review of Insurance Coverage for Treatments

A16z Crypto Opens First Asia Office in Seoul, Names Sungmo Park APAC Lead

South Korea Joins Powering Past Coal Alliance, Will Retire 40 Coal Units by 2040

Seven Workers Trapped as 60-Meter Boiler Tower Collapses at Ulsan Power Plant

South Korea Completes Reconnaissance Constellation With Falcon 9 Launch of Final SAR Satellite

South Korea Confirms Busan Summit Next Week With Japan’s Outgoing PM Ishiba

Seoul Sends Foreign Minister to Beijing This Week to Discuss Xi's APEC Visit and North Korea

South Korea, Japan Deepen Defense Ties With First Ministerial Visit in 10 Years, Eye AI and Drone Cooperation

South Korea to Skip Japan’s Sado Mine Memorial Again Next Week

Prosecutors Request Arrest Warrant for Kim Gun-hee on 16 Charges

Unification Church’s Former No. 2 Arrested as Prosecutors Seek Detention Warrant for Ex-President Yoon

Special Prosecutors Raid Unification Church Headquarters Over Gift Allegations

South Korea and U.S. Race to Seal Tariff Deal as Aug. 1 Deadline Looms