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Latest verified news about South Korea on Verilumia. Fact-checked and bias-analyzed South Korea stories from multiple sources.
OnePlus is set to launch its first N-series smartphone, the OnePlus N6, in India on June 30. The device will be positioned as a budget-friendly offering, with a confirmed price under INR 20,000 (approximately $212).
The Junior Springboks will begin their title defense at the 2026 World Rugby U20 Championship this Saturday, June 27, against Uruguay in Tbilisi, Georgia.
A Seoul court sentenced former South Korean First Lady Kim Keon Hee to seven years in prison on Friday, convicting her of accepting luxury gifts in exchange for using her influence over government appointments.
South Korea announced a major expansion of its military drone and counter-drone capabilities on Friday, June 26, 2026, unveiling a plan to acquire more than 20,000 low-cost drones and train 500,000 personnel in their use...
South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission has fined cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb 210 million won, equivalent to approximately $136,000 to $164,000, for transferring user data overseas without proper con...
A significant public disagreement has emerged between South Korea and the United Nations Command over the legality of North Korea's ongoing construction activities inside the Demilitarized Zone.
South Korea is advancing its central bank digital currency initiative into a new phase that integrates the digital currency directly with the core systems of commercial banks.
A Brazilian woman has been sentenced to a suspended one-year prison term for stalking BTS member Jungkook, with authorities stating she now faces likely deportation from South Korea.
A former South Korean justice minister has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in the failed 2024 martial law declaration by former President Yoon Suk Yeol.
South Korea is preparing to implement a new regulatory framework in December that will bring cross-border cryptocurrency transfers under formal foreign exchange oversight, with authorities actively considering whether to...
Mexican military forces intercepted and brought down an unregistered drone that flew near the South Korean national soccer team's training camp in Guadalajara, an incident the team's coach described as unfortunate ahead ...
South Korea announced plans on Wednesday to significantly reduce the size of a long-standing military buffer zone along its border with North Korea, a move aimed at easing burdens on residents and promoting regional deve...
Starbucks Korea will close all its stores early next week for mandatory employee training on historical awareness and social sensitivity, a first for the chain since it entered the South Korean market in 1999.
South Korea's finance ministry has determined that tokenized stocks should be classified as securities under existing law, a position that could subject them to immediate taxation without new legislation.
A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison on Friday, June 12, 2026, convicting him of orchestrating a covert drone operation over North Korea to fabricate a pretext for his faile...
South Korea's data protection regulator has imposed a record fine of 624.7 billion won, approximately $409 million, on e-commerce giant Coupang for a massive data breach and unauthorized tracking of user activity.
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