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Demonstrators held candlelit vigils in Seoul, South Korea and called for its president to resign

South Korean parliament introduces impeachment motion

South Korea's parliament has formally introduced a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over a botched attempt to impose martial law, but his party vowed to oppose the move.

Asia • 05 Dec 24

As it happened: Martial law in S Korea to be lifted

A look back at developments after South Korea's president declared emergency martial law. The martial law was then later lifted after lawmakers rejected the decree.

World • 03 Dec 24

Police in front of the main gate of the National Assembly in Seoul

South Korea's president reverses martial law effort

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has said that he would lift a surprise martial law declaration he had imposed just hours before, honouring a parliamentary vote against the measure.

Asia • 04 Dec 24

All South Korean men under the age of 30 must perform approximately two years of military service

South Korean man gains 20kg in bid to avoid draft

A South Korean man was handed a suspended prison sentence for intentionally gaining weight in a bid to avoid bootcamp and other strenuous activities in military service.

News Lens • 27 Nov 24

Hyundai, with Kia, are second in US sales of electric vehicles after Tesla

Hyundai picks first foreign CEO as it braces for Trump

Hyundai has named Jose Munoz, its current US chief and global chief operating officer, as co-chief executive officer, marking a rare appointment of a foreign national to a CEO post at a major South Korean conglomerate.

Business • 15 Nov 24

A North Korean military guard post seen from the South Korean side of the border

North Korea to 'permanently' shut border with South Korea

North Korea's army has said it was moving to "permanently shut off and block the southern border" with Seoul and had informed the US military to prevent an accidental clash.

World • 09 Oct 24

The incident took place at Tongil Bridge, northwest of the capital Seoul

Defector stole bus in bid to return to North Korea

A North Korean defector living in South Korea has been detained after ramming a stolen bus into a barricade on a bridge near the heavily militarised border, in an apparent attempt to get back to the North, Yonhap news agency reported.

Asia • 01 Oct 24

Pyongyang launched about 120 rubbish-filled balloons towards the border last night, following 50 balloons that were sent on Saturday (File image)

North Korean rubbish balloon causes fire in Seoul

A rubbish balloon from North Korea landed on a Seoul building rooftop and caused a fire, a local fire department has said, among thousands of balloons Pyongyang has sent southward this year, sparking a tit-for-tat propaganda campaign.

World • 16 Sep 24

ABP Food Group has agreed a deal with South Korean meat importer K Meat

ABP first Irish beef processor to export to South Korea

ABP Food Group has become the first Irish beef processor to launch in the South Korean market by securing an export agreement with meat importer K Meat.

Business • 04 Sep 24

A view of the Demilitarized Zone, separating North and South Korea, on the South Korean island of Gyodong where the individual arrived

North Korean defects to South across maritime border

A North Korean has defected to the South across a de facto maritime border in the Yellow Sea, according to Seoul's military.

World • 08 Aug 24

Seoyeong Kim and Sanghyeok Woo, Flagbearers of Team Republic of Korea, are seen waving their flag along the River Seine during the opening ceremony

IOC apologises for South Korea gaffe in Olympic ceremony

The International Olympic Committee has apologised for a gaffe during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in which South Korean athletes were incorrectly introduced as North Korean.

World • 27 Jul 24

The case is the latest legal twist for Kakao, which runs South Korea's largest chat app

Kakao founder arrested for suspected stock manipulation

The billionaire founder of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp, Kim Beom-su was arrested on accusations of manipulating stocks during the acquisition of a K-Pop agency last year.

World • 23 Jul 24

Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck while visiting the southern city of Busan in January

Man who stabbed South Korea opposition leader jailed

The 67-year-old man who stabbed the leader of South Korea's opposition Democratic Party in January has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, the Yonhap news agency reported.

World • 05 Jul 24

Relations between the two Koreas are at one of their lowest points in years

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles - South Korea

North Korea launched two ballistic missiles, South Korea's military confirmed, the latest in a series of weapons tests by Pyongyang that have soured relations with Seoul.

World • 01 Jul 24

The fire at the factory has been largely extinguised

22 reported killed in South Korea battery plant fire

At least 22 people have died following a fire at a lithium battery factory in South Korea, officials said.

World • 24 Jun 24

Barricades are placed near the Unification Bridge, which leads to Panmunjom near the Demilitarized Zone

Warning shots fired as N Korean troops cross into South

South Korea's military has said it fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the heavily fortified border in the third such incursion this month.

World • 21 Jun 24

Some 20 to 30 soldiers breached the line by 20 metres inside the demilitarised zone and briefly moved back north after warning shots were fired

Warning shots fired after N Korean soldiers cross border

South Korea's military fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed the Military Demarcation Line near the border, according to the country's Joint Chiefs of Staff.

World • 18 Jun 24

The public have been told to refrain from touching the balloons if spotted and to report them to authorities

North Korea sends rubbish-carrying balloons to South

North Korea has sent rubbish-carrying balloons towards the South, the South Korean military has said.

World • 08 Jun 24

Hundreds of balloons carrying rubbish have been launched by North Korea

Seoul to suspend inter-Korean military deal over balloons

South Korea plans to suspend a military agreement signed with North Korea in 2018 aimed at easing tensions, the presidential office said, after Seoul warned of a strong response to balloons launched by Pyongyang carrying rubbish to the south.

World • 03 Jun 24

The balloons carrying rubbish such as cigarette butts, cloth, paper waste and plastic were found across the capital

N Korea sends 600 more rubbish-filled balloons to S Korea

North Korea sent some 600 balloons carrying rubbish into South Korea overnight in the latest move by North Koreans to rile their rival neighbours.

World • 02 Jun 24

North Korea sent around 260 balloons carrying bags of rubbish from Tuesday night to Wednesday

N Korea sends rubbish-filled balloons into South again

North Korea has sent rubbish-carrying balloons into the South again, the South Korean military said, a day after Seoul warned of countermeasures against such activity.

World • 01 Jun 24

North Korea sent around 260 balloons carrying bags of rubbish - including waste batteries, cigarette butts and what appeared to be manure - from Tuesday night to Wednesday

S Korea warns of more rubbish-filled balloons from North

More rubbish-filled balloons from North Korea are expected to litter the South from tomorrow, Seoul's military has said, days after Pyongyang began its campaign to punish its neighbour.

World • 31 May 24

A man watches a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul

North Korea fires multiple suspected short-range missiles

North Korea fired what appeared to be about 10 short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Korea's military said.

World • 30 May 24

The launch came after South Korea, Japan and China held talks in Seoul

Spy satellite launch ends in failure, North Korea says

North Korea's latest attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit ended in a mid-air explosion, Pyongyang has said, hours after its announcement of a planned launch was criticised by South Korea and Japan.

World • 27 May 24

South Korea's National Defence Minister Shin Won-sik and Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles

South Korea holds talks on joining part of the AUKUS deal

South Korea has held talks on joining a part of the AUKUS defence deal between the US, Britain and Australia, Defence Minister Shin Won-sik said, only weeks after the pact said it would hold formal talks on Japan's entry.

Asia • 01 May 24