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The Seoul Central District Court said the prosecution failed to provide enough evidence that the 2015 merger was unlawfully conducted.

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South Korea clinched the win from the Socceroos in the Asia Cup quarter-final match.

Resources Minister Madeleine King has used a week-long visit to Japan and South Korea to assure both government and business figures that Australia will remain a "reliable supplier" of export gas well into the future.

The 2022 Halloween crowd crush left 159 people dead and a police inquiry found a lack of preparation and inadequate response were responsible for the massive death toll.

Kim Kwang-ho, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, has been charged with professional negligence over the deadly 2022 Halloween crush that killed nearly 160 people, prosecutors said.

The footage, released by an organisation which works with North Korean defectors, shows the two 16-year-olds in Pyongyang convicted of watching South Korean movies and music videos.

As Samsung announces new phones with a focus on artificial intelligence, its main competitor claims top spot in the smartphone market.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says his country will no longer pursue reconciliation with South Korea, calling for rewriting the North’s constitution to eliminate the idea of shared statehood between the war-divided countries, according to state media.

Kim Jong Un begins 2024 once again escalating North Korea's threats towards its southern neighbour as it becomes evident the nation has traded missiles with Russia for its war against Ukraine. 

The landmark bill will make the slaughtering, breeding, trade and sale of dog meat for human consumption illegal from 2027, ending the controversial centuries-old practice.

From a brutal axe murder to a defector making a desperate escape for freedom in a hail of bullets, these are just a few of the violent incidents that have occurred in the DMZ.  

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired more than more than 90 rounds near the rivals' disputed western sea boundary on Sunday afternoon.

South Korean officials say residents have been evacuated from two islands near it's maritime border with North Korea.

South Korea says North Korea has conducted artillery drills along their sea boundary in violation of a 2018 military agreement.

The attack on the opposition leader has resulted in calls for tougher security for political leaders.

The South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck while surrounded by colleagues.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol says "violence must never be tolerated" after opposition leader undergoes surgery following knife attack.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sets economic, military and foreign policy goals for the coming year, lashing out at the US and vowing to launch new spy satellites, build military drones, and boost its nuclear arsenal.

From living out of an office to a houseboat in a marina, some people are turning to "non-traditional" methods of housing in order to put a roof over their heads.

Lee Sun-kyun, who starred in the Oscar-winning film Parasite, is found unconscious in a car park while reportedly being investigated as part of a government crackdown on illegal drug use.

Pyongyang has long relied on its nuclear arsenal and array of weapons to leverage their international position.

Some parents in South Korea are taking bullying matters into their own hands, hiring private detectives to find and identify the culprits.

After a controversial Netflix drama triggered a debate about schoolyard bullies in South Korea, this private detective has been inundated with queries from concerned parents asking him to tail their children.

The number of no-kids zones in South Korea has exploded in the past decade, but some parents say it's creating a culture where children are unwelcome and restricted from learning how to behave in public.