07-DAY COUNTRY WATCH

South Korea intelligence.

Seven-day open-source intelligence view for South Korea, including reporting, hazards, cyber and network signals.

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Signals in South Korea

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Korea eyes new dome stadiums for sports, K-pop concerts

Korea has launched an ambitious national search for candidate sites to construct next-generation multipurpose indoor stadiums, aiming to address a chronic shortage of premier venues capable of hosting international sporting events and global K-pop concerts ye…

Korea Times2 sources fused
general · P1

New major crimes chief nominee vows not to give in to external pressure

Kim Ji-yong, nominee to lead the newly established Serious Crime Investigation Agency (SCIA), emphasized political neutrality and independence at his parliamentary confirmation hearing Wednesday, vowing to pursue investigations without yielding to external pr…

Korea Times2 sources fused
general · P1

Criminal profilers to question suspect behind Incheon stabbing spree for motive

INCHEON — Three criminal profilers will help investigate the suspect behind this week's stabbing spree in Incheon that left eight people injured, police said Wednesday. The profilers will help uncover the motive of the attack, which took place Tuesday afterno…

Korea Times2 sources fused
general · P1

Female Marine stands guard on Korea's front-line island

When Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Yoo Mi-young was assigned to Udo Island, it was not the well-known tourist destination off Jeju but a much smaller island off Ganghwa in Incheon, near the inter-Korean maritime border. The scenery immediately caught her eye, but s…

Korea Times2 sources fused
general · P1

Defector who won $37,210 from Kim Jong-un in lawsuit vows to fight on

In July 2025, Choi Min-kyeong brought an unusual suit against someone few would have tried to lodge a case against: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. It was the first time a North Korean defector filed a lawsuit against Kim, seeking damages for the torture and…

Korea Times2 sources fused
general · P1

Company — Public statement

GDELT indexed reporting associated with public statement involving Company near Daejeon, Taejon-gwangyoksi, South Korea.

MANILATIMES.NET
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South Korea and Philippine — Consultation

GDELT indexed reporting associated with consultation involving South Korea and Philippine near Busan, Pusan-gwangyoksi, South Korea.

MANILATIMES.NET
military · P2

Andoni Iraola: Liverpool instead of Bournemouth

The 44th year would create what his predecessor Arne Slot had been separated from – that is, transfer flops such as Alexander Isaac or Florian Witz to form another top team.

Nachrichten.at
diplomatic · P1

Busan to devise measures to keep sharks at bay amid 'Bukangi' visit

The Busan city government said Tuesday it will devise measures to keep sharks at bay to protect beachgoers amid the animal's unusual visit to one of the city's canals. "Bukang-i" -- which was named after Bukhang, or North Port, where it was first spotted on S…

Korea Times
diplomatic · P1

Lee says Arctic sea route development to comply with int'l sanctions

President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday reaffirmed Korea's push to develop a new shipping route through the Arctic Ocean, saying it will be pursued in compliance with international norms and sanctions. The president made the pledge at a ceremony celebrating Korea'…

Korea Times
general · P1

Process begins to select Lee administration's 1st prosecutor general

The Lee Jae Myung administration on Tuesday began the process of selecting its first prosecutor general, a post that has remained vacant for one year and three months. The justice ministry announced the formation of a nine-member committee, including a chairp…

Korea Times
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[COVER STORY] Why Gyeonggi Province is under financial strain

Gyeonggi Province, Korea's most populous province, narrowly averted disruptions to essential welfare programs with the passage of a supplementary budget on Monday. But restoring funding for the rest of 2026 has not resolved the fundamental problem behind the…

Korea Times
economic · P1

8 injured in Incheon knife attack

One person went into cardiac arrest and seven others were injured after a man went on a stabbing spree in a supermarket building in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Tuesday, police said. The suspect, believed to be in his 60s, attacked people with knives fastened t…

Korea Times
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2 caught cheating using AI glasses during college entrance exams

Two college applicants were caught cheating this month by wearing prohibited artificial intelligence (AI) glasses while taking college entrance exams at two different schools in Seoul, sources said Tuesday. According to the sources, a test-taker at Yonsei Uni…

Korea Times
cyber · P2

Police working with FBI to trace hackers behind recent cyberattacks

Korean police are working with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to trace the hackers behind recent cyberattacks targeting Korea's financial institutions, sources said Tuesday. According to the sources, Korean authorities, including the Korean Na…

Korea Times
diplomatic · P1

Special counsel urges appeals court to uphold Yoon's election law conviction

A special counsel team on Tuesday asked the Seoul High Court to uphold a lower court's conviction of former President Yoon Suk Yeol for violating the election law, a ruling that, if finalized, would invalidate his 2022 presidential election and force his form…

Korea Times
economic · P1

Business Incubation Center helps local startups enter global markets

Jeonbuk National University's Business Incubation Center is helping promising local startups enter global markets by developing overseas sales channels and strengthening their brand competitiveness. The university said the center is working to expand growth o…

Korea Times
diplomatic · P1

44 government agencies to relocate to Sejong by 2031

The foreign, unification and defense ministries will relocate from Seoul to the central administrative city of Sejong by 2031 as part of a broader government agency relocation plan affecting nearly 10,000 public servants, the interior ministry said Tuesday. T…

Korea Times
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Drought conditions reported in 97 regions nationwide

Drought conditions have been reported in 97 regions across the country, with the situation particularly severe in Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, the interior ministry said Tuesday. Water storage levels in agricultural reservoirs nationwide stood at ju…

Korea Times