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North Korea July 5, 2023

North Korea appears to lift its COVID-19 mask mandate after years of restrictions

North Korea appears to have rolled back its COVID-19 mask mandate years after the pandemic began, South Korea's Unification Ministry said.

South Korea July 2, 2023

South Korea draws hard line on North Korean aid, no longer a 'support department' for dictatorship

South Korea ordered its Unification Ministry to shift its directives away from "support" for North Korea toward combatting its human rights abuses.

US June 30, 2023

US flies nuclear-capable bombers to Korean Peninsula as North Korea pushes to expand nuclear arsenal

After North Korea staged massive anti-U.S. rallies Sunday, the United States demonstrated its force by flying nuclear-capable bombers to the Korean Peninsula.

South Korea June 28, 2023

South Korea passes age-counting law making all its citizens younger

South Koreans are getting at least one year younger this week after the government passed legislation adopting the international standard for counting age.

Georgia June 23, 2023

South Korean company invests $72M in suburban Atlanta factory making electric battery parts

South Korean company, NVH Korea, is set to invest $72 million in a factory in the outskirts of Atlanta to manufacture components for electric vehicle batteries.

South Korea June 21, 2023

American missile defense system in South Korea cleared for full deployment despite China's outrage: report

South Korea's government reportedly greenlit the U.S. ballistic missile system THAAD for full deployment within a year after an environmental review despite China's prior outrage.

South Korea June 19, 2023

South Korean true crime fan allegedly kills, dismembers tutor ‘out of curiosity’

A true crime obsessed woman in South Korea disguised herself as a schoolchild before she allegedly stabbed and dismembered a tutor in an attempt to commit the "perfect crime."

US June 16, 2023

US nuclear submarine arrives to South Korea a day after North Korea resumes missile tests

After North Korea launched missiles in protest of the live-fire drills conducted by the U.S. and South Korea, an American nuclear-powered submarine arrived in South Korea.

North Korea June 15, 2023

North Korea launches ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan, neighboring nations say

North Korea reportedly fired ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Thursday evening, its latest warning shots to neighboring Japan and South Korea.

North Korea June 14, 2023

South Korea sues North Korea for blowing up joint liaison office in $35 million damage suit

In 2020, North Korea blew up a joint liaison office that was seen as a breach of agreements made with South Korea. South Korea has filed a lawsuit demanding $35 million in damages.

South Korea June 13, 2023

Seoul landmarks light up in celebration of BTS turning 10

South Korean K-pop band BTS has hit its 10-year mark. To celebrate the anniversary, skyscrapers, bridges, and other landmarks in Seoul will be illuminated in purple.