#bbc.com. × #Feb.21.2026 Trot: The sad soundtrack of colonial Korea is back - but this time it's different. The traditional South Korean popular music genre is making headlines in the country once again.
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#bbc.com. × #Feb.19.2026 Woman accused of using ChatGPT to plan drug murders. The 21-year-old woman is accused by authorities in South Korea of secretly administering drinks containing drugs to three men in their 20s.
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#bbc.com. × #Feb.19.2026 Yoon Suk Yeol: South Korea's ex-president jailed for life over martial law attempt. Yoon Suk Yeol's December 2024 martial law bid fundamentally damaged South Korea's democracy, a judge told the court.
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#bbc.com. × #Feb.18.2026 Watch: How Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached, jailed and tried for insurrection. A court is due to deliver its verdict in the insurrection trial of Yoon Suk Yeol.
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#bbc.com. × #Feb.12.2026 Kim Ju Ae: North Korea leader Kim Jong Un chooses daughter as heir, Seoul says. South Korea's spy agency says Ki Ju Ae's prominent public presence indicates she is the chosen heir.
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#bbc.com. × #Feb.09.2026 South Korea: Official expelled from party for remark on 'importing' foreign women. Jindo county head Kim Hee-soo had suggested "importing young women from Vietnam or Sri Lanka" for young rural men.
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#bbc.com. × #Feb.07.2026 S Korean crypto firm accidentally pays out $40bn in bitcoin. The company quickly realised its mistake and managed to recover virtually all the missing tokens from customers.
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#bbc.com. × #Feb.06.2026 'I dreamed of becoming a K-pop idol - but I felt like I was scammed'. Stories of aspiring foreign trainees shed light on an under-regulated industry, where there is opportunity and risk.
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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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#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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#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.
#Showbiz #actress #actor #Asia #South Korea ×
#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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#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.
#Asia #South Korea ×
#bbc.com. × #Sep.02.2025 North Korea: Who is Kim Ju Ae, the daughter who may succeed Kim Jong Un?. Kim Jong Un has chosen Miss Kim as his heir, South Korea's spy agency says - but what exactly do we know about her?
#Politics #North Korea #Asia #Kim Jong-un #South Korea ×
#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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#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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#bbc.com. × #Mar.27.2025 South Korea wildfires: How strong wind, pine trees and dry land fuelled the blaze. Strong wind, dry land and pine trees are a dangerous combination for wildfires, experts say.
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#bbc.com. × #Mar.26.2025 South Korea: Historic Buddhist temple burns in wildfire. The wildfires in the country have left dozens dead and caused thousands to evacuate.
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#bbc.com. × #Mar.26.2025 South Korea accused of 'mass exporting' children in overseas adoptions. A report says the government is guilty of human rights violations in its overseas adoption programme.
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#bbc.com. × #Mar.26.2025 The row that rocked K-pop: NewJeans on courage of speaking out. NewJeans talk to the BBC in their first interview since a court blocked their attempt to leave their record label.
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