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News coverage of a North Korean missile launch at Seoul Station in Seoul on Oct. 12
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 20, 2026
Seoul vows ‘resolute punishment’ after North Korea threatens new border measures
The escalation and exchange of threats has raised the possibility of clashes along the heavily armed border.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Gyeongju, South Korea, in October last year. The South Korean leader has pursued "pragmatic diplomacy,” seeking warmer ties with China while trying to keep the U.S. close.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2026
South Korea-U.S. ties hit lowest ebb in years amid intelligence row
Spats spanning from investment deals to intelligence leaks have strained Seoul’s relationship with Washington.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and other officials observe the Hyunmoo-5 missile at an undisclosed test site in South Korea on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 8, 2026
South Korea test-fires its first homegrown hypersonic weapon: presidency
The test comes just days after Pyongyang announced the AI-assisted launch of an intermediate-range hypersonic missile.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun meet in Seoul in June.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 8, 2026
South Korea to recall ambassador from Ukraine amid deepening row
The decision comes as the two countries have been at loggerheads since Zelenskyy disclosed the transfer of the prisoners.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung during a news conference in Seoul last month
BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2026
South Korea’s Lee says AI appears to have been used in bank hacks
The president called for the country to develop cybersecurity methods suited to the AI era.
The optics of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who faces pending cases launched by prosecutors, leading the overhaul of the criminal justice system are feeding into a drop in his public support.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 2, 2026
South Korea’s Lee strips power from prosecutors who indicted him
South Korea’s prosecutors have long been accused of exercising excessive power, but the move has raised concerns it may leave crime victims worse off.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers a speech during the 78th Armed Forces Day at a military base in Gyeryong, South Korea, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 1, 2026
South Korea president urges Pyongyang dialogue after DMZ blasts
Seoul’s military had demanded North Korea apologize after three South Korean officers were injured in an explosion inside the Demilitarized Zone.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 25, 2026
Ukraine sent two captured North Korean soldiers to South Korea, Zelenskyy says
South Korea said it was “deeply regretful” that Ukraine had made the transfer public, adding that the two sides had agreed not to disclose it.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is resuming a campaign to root out the surviving influence of Koreans who collaborated with imperial Japan.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 24, 2026
Ha Young’s Netflix exit exposes South Korea’s unfinished reckoning with its colonial past
Ha Young’s experience underscores how unsettled the question of how to reckon with colonial-era collaboration remains in South Korea.
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) meets with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Oct. 29, 2025.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 23, 2026
South Korea says Trump welcomes progress in U.S. strategic investment projects
Trump also reaffirmed his willingness to engage in dialogue with North Korea.
South Korea isn’t alone in shielding motorists from the global energy shock, but its intervention is among the more direct in the developed world.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 23, 2026
South Korea keeps fuel cheap for holidays as fiscal cost mounts
The country’s fuel-price caps have already stretched beyond the six months initially budgeted, causing growing alarm among economists.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers a speech during the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 23, 2026
South Korea’s Lee urges U.S. to ease North Korea sanctions, report says
President Lee Jae Myung also said that pursuing Pyongyang’s denuclearization under the current circumstances meant that nothing would be accomplished.
With 16,000 people per square kilometer, Seoul is more densely packed than London, New York or Tokyo, putting a strain on both housing and greenery.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 22, 2026
Seoul’s green space is a battleground for its mayor and South Korea’s president
The clash reflects a global urban-policy conundrum: how cities can manage housing shortages without destroying liveability and environmental health.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September 2025.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 21, 2026
South Korea presidential chief of staff resigns amid slide in support for Lee
President Lee Jae Myung’s approval ratings have been partly blamed on failed ministerial nominations.
People sit near a television screen showing a news broadcast of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung holding a news conference at the Blue House, at the main rail station in Seoul on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 19, 2026
Seoul affirms U.S. investment pledges and intent to help with Strait of Hormuz
Talks between the allies’ top diplomats came a day after South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ruled out sending troops to the Strait of Hormuz.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a news conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 18, 2026
South Korea’s Lee issues high-stakes apology as public support sinks
The move comes as the U.S. slams Seoul over not aiding the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, slow movement on a U.S. trade deal and economic pressure at home.
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the White House in Washington in August last year.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 10, 2026
Iran war tests South Korea’s alliance with the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign for Seoul to do more in the Strait of Hormuz is forcing the Asian nation to weigh difficult options.
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes South Korean leader Lee Jae Myung as he arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris as part of his state visit to France on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 9, 2026
South Korea sends team to assess situation in Strait of Hormuz
The South Korean team departed for the United Arab Emirates over the weekend and is expected to return as early as this week,
A locomotive at the Woljeong-ri Station in Cheorwon, South Korea, near the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea, on Aug. 10.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 21, 2026
Train to nowhere? South Korea’s lonely push for peace with the North
Plans to reconnect South Korea’s northernmost station to the rail network come at an awkward moment as Pyongyang has ignored Seoul’s overtures.
South Korea is pursuing a new wave of state-led industrial policy to compete at the technological frontier, but faces far greater uncertainty and constraints than during its earlier industrialization drives.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 14, 2026
South Korea bets on industrial policy again
South Korea is pursuing a new state-led industrial policy to compete on the tech frontier, but faces far greater uncertainty than during earlier industrialization drives.

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