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Sep 28, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Jake Kwon

    South Korea summons Ukraine envoy over North Korean prisoner-of-war row (opens the original)

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    South Korea has summoned Ukraine's acting ambassador after President Volodymyr Zelensky last week announced his government had transferred two captured North Korean soldiers to Seoul. Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo lodged a formal complaint with Andrii Vieshkin and expressed "strong regret" that Zelensky had revealed the transfer, which Seoul says was supposed to be a secret. The two North Koreans, who were among thousands of soldiers supporting Russia in the Ukraine war, had earlier told l

  2. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Jake Kwon

    North Korea and Russia open first road bridge linking the two countries (opens the original)

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    The first road bridge linking Russia and North Korea has opened, allowing the two countries to more easily move cargo and passengers between their border across the Tumen river. Pyongyang state media said the bridge will be used for "personnel exchanges, tourism and trade". But Ukrainian investigative organisation Truth Hounds said the bridge is intended "primarily to establish a covert military logistics corridor" to support Russia in the Ukraine war. It comes amid stronger ties between the cou

  3. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Jake Kwon

    Unification Church: 'Moonies' church leader jailed for two years over bribery offences (opens the original)

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    The leader of the controversial Unification Church has been sentenced to two years in prison for bribing South Korea's former first lady and other political funding offences. A court found that Han Hak-ja's church gave Kim Keon Hee, the wife of ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, two Chanel bags and a diamond necklace, together worth 80 million won ($57,900; £42,500). Earlier this year, Kim was sentenced to 20 months in jail for accepting bribes from the church. Han, the 83-year-old widow of the Uni

  4. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Jake Kwon

    South Korea police find four bodies on Jeju island as missing persons scandal deepens (opens the original)

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    Four missing people have been found dead on South Korean holiday island Jeju, as local police face mounting public criticism for allegedly mishandling missing persons cases. Reports emerged last week that authorities were launching a belated search for a woman reported missing months ago. This sparked criticism of the police for failing to search for her earlier. The scandal has since deepened with the arrest of a police sergeant, surnamed Bu, who is accused of lying to victims' families and pre

  5. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · Jake Kwon

    Trump wants to be friends with Kim - but South Korea could pay the price (opens the original)

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    South Korea's annual military exercises with the US come to an abrupt end on Friday. Ulchi Freedom Shield, which involves 18,000 South Korean troops and 11 other American ally nations, is being halted with only half of the scheduled programme complete - days after US President Donald Trump announced he had ordered the Pentagon to "substantially reduce" the drill. This revelation by Trump, who called the exercise "inappropriate and hostile" towards North Korea and costly to the US, caught his all

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