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Verilumia has covered South Korea in 35 stories across politics and markets over the past month, drawing on 277 reports from news outlets. The most recent, on 11 November: Bus collision triggers 32-vehicle pileup in Seongnam. Earlier coverage is listed below.
A commuter bus collided with 31 other vehicles in Seongnam on Wednesday morning, triggering a 32-vehicle pileup that injured 57 people, including nine seriously, officials said. No deaths had been reported by 9:30...
Upbit began trading Hyperliquid’s HYPE token in three markets on November 10, giving South Korean users access to buy it with won or trade it against Bitcoin and Tether. The exchange also imposed temporary...
South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI surged in early trading Tuesday, rising as much as 4.87% from Monday’s close after technology shares rallied and oil prices fell. The sharp move triggered a five-minute pause in program...
South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission announced provisional fines totaling 631.9 billion won against Coupang and Woowa Brothers, saying their food-delivery platforms restricted restaurants’ ability to set prices and...
Asian markets fell sharply on Friday after a technology selloff on Wall Street, with South Korea’s Kospi triggering an automatic 20-minute trading halt after dropping as much as 8.8% intraday. The index closed down...
South Korea’s Ministry of Gender Equality and Family apologized for a youth-counselling manual that classified homosexuality as a delinquency-related issue and said it would remove the passage and review the guide...
South Korea’s government has proposed delaying the start of its cryptocurrency gains tax by two years, from January 2027 to January 2029, but the change requires approval by the National Assembly. Finance Minister...
Samsung says South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has approved Hearing Test and Hearing Aid software for its Galaxy Buds4 Pro and Galaxy Buds3 Pro, with the features scheduled to begin rolling out in South...
South Korea’s Defence Ministry said the government will seek parliamentary approval to extend the Cheonghae naval unit’s mandate and expand its patrol area to waters near Duqm, Oman, closer to the Strait of Hormuz....
Coinbase said November 4 that more than 99% of its customers’ crypto assets are held in offline cold storage, outlining its custody safeguards after Binance disclosed a major security breach. Coinbase also said the...
South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party has formally proposed delaying the country’s cryptocurrency income tax, saying a digital-asset law and more preparation should come before taxation. The proposal does not change...
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 sales in South Korea rose 20% from October 23 to October 29 compared with the previous week, according to a report cited by several accounts. The increase followed the October 23 launch of...
Citizens United for Consumer Sovereignty plans to ask South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission to halt Tesla’s marketing of Full Self-Driving to vehicles that cannot legally use the driver-assistance software, alleging...
India completed the Asian Champions Trophy Punjab 2026 league stage unbeaten and was scheduled to face South Korea in the semifinal on November 4, two days after beating the team 8-0 in its final league match. The...
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea launched several missiles from its eastern coast toward waters off the peninsula on November 4, as Pyongyang rejected U.S. accusations over a cryptocurrency theft...
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan agreed at a Seoul summit on November 3 to expand nuclear energy and defense cooperation, while signing a memorandum to explore...
Samsung is reportedly targeting a mid-December launch for its Intelligent Eyewear smart glasses in the United States and South Korea, according to a report attributed to sources cited by South Korean publication...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived in South Korea on Monday for a three-day state visit, with a summit with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung scheduled for Tuesday to discuss bilateral cooperation and...
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission urged domestic cryptocurrency exchanges to increase the share of customer assets held in offline cold wallets, following the theft of about $6.3 billion from Binance hot...
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has proposed an 820.9 trillion won budget for 2027, a record plan that increases spending on artificial intelligence, semiconductor projects and defense while awaiting approval...
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