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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A passenger opened an emergency exit door during a plane flight in South Korea on Friday, causing air to blast inside the…

North Korea launched a ballistic missile that landed in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan on Thursday, prompting Japan to order residents on an island to take shelter as a precaution. The order has been lifted. South…

By Staff The Associated Press Posted January 15, 2023 10:24 am…

<!-- -->Koreans are deemed to be a year old when born. (Representational)Seoul: South Korea on Thursday passed laws to scrap its traditional method of counting ages and adopt the international standard - a shift which will make its…

North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Thursday that flew over Japanese territory, according to alerts in Japan, a day after the nuclear-armed North fired at least 23 missiles, including one that landed off South Korea’s coast for…

South Korea says North Korea has fired a total of more than 10 missiles off its eastern and western coasts. South Korea’s military said the missiles of various kinds flew toward the Korean Peninsula’s eastern and western coasts, but…

At least 120 people were killed and 100 more were injured after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital of Seoul, South Korean officials said. Choi Seong-beom,…

<!-- -->North Korea also fired artillery rounds into the military buffer zones last week. (Representational))Seoul: South Korea on Wednesday criticised North Korea for unleashing a fresh artillery barrage into waters off its east and…

Samsung‘s de-facto leader secured a pardon Friday of his conviction for bribing a former president in a corruption scandal that toppled a previous South Korean government, an act of leniency that underscored the tech company’s huge…

Heavy rains drenched South Korea’s capital region, turning the streets of Seoul’s affluent Gangnam district into a river, leaving submerged vehicles and overwhelming public transport systems. At least seven people were killed and six…