#computerweekly.com. #Jan.30.2026 South Korea debuts foundation model in sovereign AI push | Computer Weekly. A consortium led by SK Telecom has built a sovereign AI model designed to reduce reliance on foreign tech, lower costs for local industry, and propel South Korea into the top ranks of AI powers
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#washingtonpost.com. #Jan.29.2026 South Korea’s former first lady jailed for bribery ahead of husband’s verdict. Kim Keon Hee, the wife of former president Yoon Suk Yeol, was handed a 20-month sentence in a country where high-level prosecutions have become standard fare.
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#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2026 South Korea’s ‘world-first’ AI laws face pushback amid bid to become leading tech power. The laws have been criticised by tech startups, which say they go too far, and civil society groups, which say they don’t go far enough
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#theguardian.com. #Jan.28.2026 Kim Keon Hee, wife of South Korea’s ousted president, jailed for corruption. Ex-first lady sentenced to 20 months for receiving gifts for political favours, as Yoon Suk Yeol awaits rebellion verdict
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#bbc.com. #Jan.28.2026 Kim Keon Hee: South Korea's former first lady gets 20 months' jail for bribery. Kim Keon Hee was also ordered to return a Graff diamond necklace and pay back 12.85m won in cash.
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#bbc.com. #Jan.27.2026 Kim Keon Hee: Who is South Korea's former first lady?. Kim was accused of accepting luxury bags, a diamond necklace and other gifts as bribes.
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#economist.com. #Jan.28.2026 Just a moment.... Silicon Valley wades into a trade spat with South Korea
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#washingtonpost.com. #Jan.27.2026 Trump threatens to raise tariffs on South Korea to 25%. President Trump said he would raise import levies for American buyers of South Korean cars, lumber, pharmaceuticals and other items, despite a deal reached in July.
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#bbc.com. #Nov.19.2025 All 246 passengers rescued after South Korean ferry runs aground. The vessel is stuck on a reef and unable to move, but there is no risk of sinking, the Coast Guard said.
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#aljazeera.com. #Nov.17.2025 South Korea proposes talks with North Korea on military demarcation line. Seoul calls for inter-Korean military negotiations to prevent accidental clashes and ease tensions with Pyongyang.
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#theguardian.com. #Nov.17.2025 South Korean decision to close all coal-fired power plants by 2040 sounds alarm for Australian exports. Decision announced at Cop30 climate conference signposts risks for Australia’s reliance on fossil fuel exports, analysts say
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#bbc.com. #Nov.16.2025 South Korean actress and K-pop star Nana fights off home intruder. The star and her mother physically subdued a man who broke into her home with a weapon, according to South Korean media.
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#bbc.com. #Nov.15.2025 US-South Korea nuclear submarine deal: What does it mean?. The agreement comes amid a period of growing geopolitical tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
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#aljazeera.com. #Nov.15.2025 ‘To know my real name’: Searching for a lost childhood in South Korea. 'My identity, my immediate family, my extended family, everything was erased,' says adoptee Ju-rye Hwang.
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#aljazeera.com. #Nov.14.2025 US, South Korea to ‘move forward’ on building nuclear-powered submarines. President Lee Jae Myung said US also supports Seoul's greater role in 'uranium enrichment and spent-fuel reprocessing'.
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#bbc.com. #Nov.13.2025 Ketamine disguised as tea keeps washing ashore on South Korea's Jeju island. Some 28kg of ketamine have been found washed up on the island's beaches in the past two months.
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#bbc.com. #Nov.12.2025 Suneung: Blind students sit 13-hour college entry exam in South Korea. South Korea's national college entry exam is notoriously hard - but blind students face unique challenges.
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#bbc.com. #Nov.12.2025 NewJeans: All members of K-pop group set to return to label after legal battle. NewJeans has been locked in a legal battle with Ador, accusing the agencyof mistreatment and manipulation, which it denies.
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#bbc.com. #Mar.30.2025 South Korean man tending relatives' grave probed for starting deadly wildfire. The fire spread rapidly killing 30 people and causing huge damage.
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#aljazeera.com. #Mar.29.2025 Rival rallies erupt in South Korea over President Yoon’s impeachment. Supporters and critics of Yoon Suk Yeol take to the streets of the capital Seoul amid ongoing impeachment trial.
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#aljazeera.com. #Mar.28.2025 Death toll rises to 28 in weeklong South Korea wildfires. Five out of 11 big fires have been contained after rainfall improves firefighting conditions.
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#bbc.com. #Mar.27.2025 Satellite images reveal how South Korea wildfires spread. BBC Verify looks at how Korean wildfires spread so rapidly
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#bbc.com. #Mar.27.2025 South Korea: Firefighters race to battle fatal wildfire. The BBC's Rachel Lee looks at what caused the wildfires to spread so fiercely.
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#wikipedia.org. South Korea. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. Like North Korea, South Korea claims t
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