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Mar 3, 2026, 7:18 PM • World News • Views: 480

$5 million in confiscated crypto disappears after South Korea press release leak

According to Ars Technica, South Korea’s tax authority inadvertently revealed a cryptocurrency recovery phrase in a press release, resulting in the theft of approximately $5 million in seized assets.

Feb 22, 2026, 1:21 PM • Opinion • Views: 522

Kim Jong Un’s daughter and sister could clash in deadly power struggle

Experts believe that a struggle for power between Kim Jong Un’s sister and daughter to lead North Korea could result in a family member facing execution.

Feb 19, 2026, 11:23 AM • World News • Views: 418

South Korean ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to life for insurrection

A South Korean court has sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to life imprisonment with labor over his failed martial law declaration in December 2024, finding him guilty of leading an insurrection and making him the first elected head of state in the country’s democratic era to receive the maximum custodial sentence.

Feb 16, 2026, 2:56 PM • US News • Views: 658

Kim Jong Un unveils luxury apartments for families of North Korean troops killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine as daughter Ju Ae is paraded as heir

Kim Jong Un and his daughter offer comfort to North Koreans as they reveal apartments for families of soldiers who died fighting for Putin, in the latest indication that Ju Ae is being prepared as his successor.

Feb 13, 2026, 1:16 PM • World News • Views: 408

South Korea spy agency says Kim Jong Un’s daughter may be successor-designate

South Korea’s spy agency informed lawmakers on Thursday that it believes the teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is on the verge of being designated as the country’s future leader as he seeks to extend the family dynasty to a fourth generation.

Feb 10, 2026, 11:16 PM • Sports • Views: 467

Olympic cross-country skiers Han Dasom and Lee Eui-jin banned for using fluorinated wax

Two Olympic cross-country skiers have been removed from the Winter Games after a prohibited substance was detected on their skis during the qualification round.

Feb 6, 2026, 2:02 PM • World News • Views: 539

North Korean children forced to witness public executions as ideological education

North Koreans who are caught watching South Korean television shows face public humiliation, years in labor camps, or even execution—with the harshest punishments for those too poor to pay bribes, according to testimonies given to Amnesty International.

Feb 5, 2026, 11:45 AM • Politics • Views: 485

Taiwan confident in U.S. backing as Trump and Xi discuss island

Taiwan’s president stated on Thursday that its relations with the United States are "rock solid," following Chinese President Xi Jinping’s emphasis on his country’s territorial claims to the island during a call with President Donald Trump.

Jan 28, 2026, 12:35 PM • World News • Views: 546

Former South Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee sentenced to 20 months for accepting bribes

The spouse of South Korea’s deposed former president has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for receiving bribes from the controversial Unification Church.

Jan 27, 2026, 3:34 PM • US News • Views: 576

Study questions whether Trump’s $5 trillion foreign investment pledges are realistic

President Donald Trump has pressured many of the United States’ major trading partners into committing trillions of dollars in investments in the country. However, a study released on Tuesday casts doubt on whether this financial influx will actually occur and questions how the funds would be allocated if they did arrive.

Dec 25, 2025, 8:22 PM • World News • Views: 678

Kim Jong Un unveils North Korea’s first nuclear-powered submarine

On Thursday, North Korea released new images of what it asserts is its first nuclear-powered submarine, a massive vessel comparable in size to some of the United States Navy’s attack submarines.

Dec 23, 2025, 11:18 AM • World News • Views: 575

Scammers posed as officials to steal 1.5bn won from victims, police say

The Seoul Gangdong Police Station announced on the 23rd that it had arrested eight individuals involved in collecting voice phishing proceeds, which were in the form of gold bars, and converting them into virtual assets for overseas transfers.

Dec 18, 2025, 2:41 PM • World News • Views: 475

Prosecutors expose 5.3 billion won embezzlement in defense ministry contracts

A group charged with embezzling state funds by exaggerating software (SW) procurement estimates for the Ministry of National Defense has been sent to trial.

Oct 12, 2025, 1:19 PM • World News • Views: 571

South Korea summons Cambodian ambassador over student’s death, raises Phnom Penh travel alert

Seoul protested the death of a South Korean student in Cambodia linked to an employment scam and urged Phnom Penh to act against online scams. The South Korean foreign ministry also elevated the travel advisory for its citizens in the Cambodian capital.

Sep 16, 2025, 2:18 PM • World News • Views: 596

South Korea crackdown chokes secret lifeline as North Korean defectors struggle to send money home

When Park Seung-hwan* has a moment to himself, he opens Google Earth and searches for his family home.

Sep 8, 2025, 6:32 AM • World News • Views: 434

South Korea to fly home 300 workers seized in massive Hyundai raid in Georgia

More than 300 South Korean workers detained following a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia will be released and brought home, the South Korean government announced Sunday.

Aug 26, 2025, 4:50 PM • Politics • Views: 1069

Mehdi Hasan Identifies 'Embarrassing' Trump Behavior: 'The World Is Laughing at Him'

The ex-MSNBC host pointed out a specific instance on Monday from President Donald Trump's meeting with South Korean leader Lee Jae Myung

Aug 25, 2025, 1:48 PM • US News • Views: 676

Live Updates on Trump: President Urges Linda McMahon to Demand 'No Less Than $500M' from Harvard for Antisemitism

Keep informed with The Post's live updates on the Trump administration on Tuesday, following the president's dismissal of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook due to allegations of mortgage fraud

Aug 13, 2025, 7:05 AM • World News • Views: 884

Wife of South Korea’s jailed ex-President Yoon arrested over corruption allegations

The wife of South Korea's jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested as investigators seek to charge her over various suspected crimes, including bribery, stock manipulation and meddling in the selection of a candidate.

Jul 30, 2025, 10:35 PM • Politics • Views: 1219

Trump Announces 15% Tariff Rate For South Korea

South Korea will also invest $350 billion in the United States and purchase $100 billion in U.S. energy products, Trump said.

Jul 9, 2025, 11:04 PM • World News • Views: 884

A South Korean court has sanctioned the arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol in connection with a martial law decree

A South Korean court early Thursday sanctioned the re-arrest of ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol on accusations tied to his short-lived declaration of martial law in December

Jul 5, 2025, 12:57 PM • World News • Views: 1173

A man from North Korea crosses the heavily guarded border into South Korea

An unknown North Korean crossed the heavily fortified land border between the two Koreas and is now in South Korean custody, the South Korean military reported Friday

Jun 27, 2025, 1:58 PM • World News • Views: 672

Terrifying incident as arsonist ignites massive fire in subway car in a fit of anger over his divorce

A horrifying video captures the moment a South Korean man, enraged by his divorce, drenched a crowded subway car with gasoline and ignited it, causing passengers to flee in panic

Jun 27, 2025, 10:39 AM • US News • Views: 932

6 Americans Detained Over DIY Rice-And-USB Sticks To North Korea Stunt

The group was detained in South Korea.

Jun 24, 2025, 8:53 PM • Politics • Views: 625

Army Veteran with a Purple Heart Compelled to Self-Deport Following ICE Directive

Sae Joon Park, 55, who has been living in the United States since he was 7, was deported to South Korea on Monday due to a 2009 drug conviction that he claims was related to his PTSD

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