South Korea Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong handed prison sentence over bribery scandal Lee will now serve two and a half years in prison for his involvement in a bribery scandal involving then South Korean president Park Geun-hye. 18/01/2021
no comment South Korea divers swim deep for some New Year’s cheer Scuba divers plunged underwater at Lotte World Aquarium on Sunday dressed in ‘hanbok’ - traditional Korean clothing - to share New Year’s greetings. 03/01/2021
South Korea South Korea reports biggest daily jump in COVID-19 cases South Korea reported its biggest daily jump in COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. 12/12/2020
South Korea Seegene’s molecular diagnosis leads the way in South Korea’s COVID response Korea’s capability to control the COVID-19 pandemic has been widely praised. South Korea’s fast turnaround on testing and analysis followed by immediate quarantine and treatment for confirmed cases was regarded as one of the best responses by countries around the world. 23/11/2020
South Korea Lee Kun-Hee, driving force behind Samsung’s rise, dies at 78 In just 30 years at the helm, Lee Kun-Hee turned Samsung into a global force and transformed South Korea into one of Asia's top economies. 25/10/2020
South Korea Coronavirus: South Korea shuts churches, nightclubs and karaoke bars “We are now in a very dangerous situation that could trigger a massive nationwide spread of COVID-19,” Health Minister Park Neung-hoo said. 22/08/2020
no comment Watch: South Korea transforms closed mountain highway into luge track The sledges can travel at speeds of up to 60kmph - and with the wind behind them, even faster. 13/08/2020
no comment Korean Baseball League officially opens South Korea's professional baseball league officially opened, as three new cases of coronavirus represented the lowest daily jump in nearly three months. The KBO League began the season with a match behind closed doors in Incheon. 05/05/2020
no comment South Korea church holds drive-in service amid new outbreak A church in Seoul on Sunday offered a "drive-in" worship service for the faithful amid the new coronavirus outbreak. 06/04/2020
no comment Workers disinfect South Korea department store as COVID-19 spreads With the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases spiking over 4,000, a South Korean department store continued its disinfection efforts on Monday. 02/03/2020
no comment South Koreans defy virus fears at mass wedding The couples said they are unfazed by the novel coronavirus 07/02/2020
no comment South Korea opposition leader shaves head in protest The leader of the Liberty Party, South Korea's main opposition party, Hwang Kyo-ahn shaved his head in Seoul to show dissent over South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Justice Minister Cho Kuk. 16/09/2019
South Korea Protests erupt as relations cool between Japan and South Korea Many South Koreans are angry that Japan has downgraded their country's trade status from "preferred" to just "normal". 03/08/2019
