Seoul moves to plug cyber gaps
President Lee Jae-myung ordered a thorough investigation and response measures over recent personal data leak incidents at banks, finance companies and public agencies, Seoul's presidential office said.
Seoul to act further on POW issue unless Kyiv apologises
President Lee Jae-myung said Seoul would take "further measures" if Ukraine refuses to publicly apologise over what he called its unilateral disclosure of North Korean POWs being sent to South Korea.
Seoul urges Pyongyang dialogue after fallout
President Lee Jae-myung called on neighbour North Korea to help restore trust and resume dialogue, a day after Seoul and Pyongyang traded barbs over a landmine incident that South Korea's military and the UN Command said amounted to an armistice violation.
Zelenskyy stirs arms aid row
The nation's spy agency believes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may have disclosed the transfer of two North Korean POWs to boost public support in South Korea for providing arms to Ukraine, a lawmaker said.
Wayward shark puts spotlight on Busan
A LOST shark has become an unlikely celebrity, drawing massive crowds, earning plaudits from the local mayor and even moving the stock market.
N. Korean leader ‘extremely obese’, says Seoul spy agency
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is understood to be "extremely obese", Seoul's spy agency said, citing its latest assessment of the reclusive leader's health.
Seoul condemns disclosure of N. Korean POW deal
THE country's presidential office has demanded an apology from Ukraine for denying an agreement to keep the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul confidential.
Over 100,000 flock to see stranded shark
More than 100,000 people visited a waterfront park in Busan on the first day of South Korea's Chuseok holiday to see a 3.5m-long shark stranded in an artificial waterway.
Ukraine sends two North Korean POWs to Seoul
UKRAINE has sent two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN General Assembly, following months of consultations between Kyiv and Seoul after the soldiers were captured in Russia's Kursk region in 2025.
Ex-first lady’s jail time cut after bribery case acquittal
A court reduced the prison sentence of the wife of ousted president Yoon Suk-yeol from seven to five years, following her initial conviction of accepting luxury gifts from businesspeople and others seeking political and business favours.
