South Korea on Wednesday fined Alphabet’s Google and Apple a combined 63.7 billion won ($47.6 million), saying they abused their dominance in app store markets by forcing local developers onto their own payment systems and by unfairly delaying app reviews.
A city in South Korea seeks new ways to free a huge gray shark after it slips back into canal
A city in South Korea was trying Thursday to come up with a new way to free a huge dusky shark out of a narrow canal.
U.S. halts prosecution of former CIA analyst accused of aiding South Korean intelligence
The U.S. Justice Department has agreed not to prosecute a former CIA analyst who in 2024 was accused of serving as a secret agent for South Korea’s intelligence service, according to court documents filed Tuesday.
At least 38 people hurt after supermarket ceiling collapses in South Korea’s Daegu city
At least 38 people sustained minor injuries after parts of a plaster ceiling collapsed at a supermarket in South Korea’s Daegu city, fire officials said Saturday.
Man stabs at least 8 people in South Korean mall
A 59-year-old man stabbed at least eight people Tuesday at a shopping mall in the South Korean city of Incheon, police and fire officials said. One victim was in life-threatening condition and received surgery at a nearby hospital.
North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles, adding to streak of weapons tests
North Korea on Monday fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, South Korea’s military said, adding to a recent streak of weapons demonstrations that has heightened tensions during a prolonged freeze in diplomacy.
South Korea signals military exemption cuts for athletes after Asian Games backlash
South Korea’s sports minister says the government will review the military service exemption for gold-medal winning athletes after public backlash to some controversial comments from winners at the Asian Games.
Seoul demands an apology after Zelenskyy reveals North Korean POWs were sent to South Korea
Seoul has called for an official apology from Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed what it says was supposed to be a secret transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea.
South Korea set to approve abortion pills for the 1st time next year
South Korea plans to approve abortion pills for the first time to promote women’s rights to health and safety, deepening debates over abortions in a country that until recently had imposed strict rules on the procedure.
China is boycotting a major Asian art festival over the naming of a Taiwanese exhibition
A group of Chinese artists is boycotting a major art exhibition in South Korea over the organizers’ plans to use the name “Taiwan Pavilion” for an exhibition of works by Taiwanese artists.
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