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South Korea

Arcs in and about South Korea from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 745 stories · 5,576 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 4, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

All arcs7 named arcs in 2026

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every arc in 2026 at its own dates · opens on month
Sep 1 – Sep 30, 20262 arcs shown · 3 more this September
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South Korea's 2025 snap election won by Lee Jae-myung

1 of 8 stories this September

South Korea's Lee tells AP he advocates step-by-step approach to North's nuclear disarmament · 5 articles, Sep 22
North Korea's missile tests and Kim Jong Un's terms for talks with Trump

2 of 25 stories this September

N. Korea fires missiles toward sea · 13 articles, Sep 11South Korea says North Korea launched a ballistic missile and another projectile toward the sea · 22 articles, Sep 20
The Russia-Ukraine war: the front line and the long-range strikes · Dec 27, 2023 – Sep 29, 2026Trump's second-term tariffs, from 'Liberation Day' to the trade deals · Sep 24, 2024 – Sep 29, 2026Trump's tariff war with China and the truces that followed · Jan 22, 2025 – Sep 26, 2026

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

2023803 articles20244901 articles20253198 articles20262417 articles

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Nov 20, 20231227590
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Dec 18, 20231119576
Dec 25, 2023132610161
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Jan 15, 202412193108
Jan 22, 2024717475
Jan 29, 2024816692
Feb 5, 20241314476
Feb 12, 2024411444
Feb 19, 2024614362
Feb 26, 2024716477
Mar 4, 202437335
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Mar 18, 202412387181
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Dec 2, 2024265617304
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Jan 6, 20258285112
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Mar 24, 2025185013233
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Sep 29, 202534013
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Oct 27, 2025204420313
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Jun 22, 20260101
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Sep 7, 2026619567
Sep 14, 2026720456
Sep 21, 2026311643
Sep 28, 202649427

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else93 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about South Korea that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 28– 29South Korea Says Border Blasts That Injured 3 Officers Was Likely Caused by North Korean Mines9 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 0 right
  2. Sep 27– 29Seoul seeks apology after Ukraine reveals transfer of North Korean POWs16 articles · 15 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 3 right
  3. Sep 23South Korea's Lee presses for U.S.-North Korea talks at U.N.2 articles · 2 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  4. Sep 9– 10South Korea trying to learn if Kim Jong Un has a son but daughter’s status as heir appears solid6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 2 right
  5. Sep 7– 11South Korea is nearing a $100 billion nuclear and gas energy investment deal with the U.S.5 articles · 5 independent sources
    3 left, 1 center, 1 right
  6. Sep 7– 8North Korea adds second destroyer as US, South Korea and Japan hold military exercise27 articles · 22 independent sources
    1 left, 9 center, 0 right
  7. Sep 3– 4South Korea prepares Hormuz military deployment, media reports say7 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  8. Aug 31– Sep 1South Korea's Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han sentenced to 2 years for corruption9 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 1 right
  9. Aug 28US, South Korea and Japan to hold trilateral drill as North Korea ramps up pressure on US6 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  10. Aug 27– 28South Korean police scandal over missing person cases deepens public distrust5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right

Stories that name South Korea

  1. Sep 21Explosion Injures 3 South Korean Military Officers Inside DMZ Bordering North Korea11 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 20– 22US backs Taiwan just days before Trump hosts Xi at White House2 articles · 2 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 1 right
  3. Sep 18Iran says it strikes an oil tanker9 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right
  4. Sep 14– 17South Korean Court Orders North Korea to Pay $32.5 Million for Blowing Up Joint Liaison Office7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  5. Sep 13– 14North Korea says its recent live-fire drill demonstrated ‘huge destructive power’11 articles · 11 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  6. Sep 7Asian shares are mixed as chipmaker shares rally in Tokyo and Seoul6 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  7. Aug 19– 20Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister says she is ‘completely unaware’ if he contacted Trump16 articles · 13 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 2 right
  8. Aug 18– 21Trump plans to meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un27 articles · 22 independent sources
    1 left, 9 center, 5 right
  9. Aug 17– 222026 Little League World Series Glance12 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right
  10. Aug 16– 18The 60-day deadline for an Iran peace deal is expiring: Where things stand67 articles · 27 independent sources
    5 left, 7 center, 4 right

Local coverage

  1. Sep 28– 29Upstate man gets 2 years in prison for violent, drunken flight disruption2 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Sep 22– 23‘Toxic multitasking’ is breaking your brain. Here’s how to take control.2 articles · 2 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  3. Sep 22Asian benchmarks mostly rise after Wall Street’s rally5 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  4. Sep 19Shelton loses again in Davis Cup as Czechs defeat US to reach Final 8. Zverev wins for Germany2 articles · 2 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  5. Sep 8Asian shares and US futures are mixed, while oil prices creep higher7 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  6. Sep 4Asian benchmarks trade mixed following rally on Wall Street led by technology issues6 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  7. Aug 31– Sep 3N.Y. governor pardons deported Purple Heart veteran from Hawaii5 articles · 4 independent sources
    3 left, 0 center, 0 right
  8. Aug 22– 23South Korea tests Arctic route with a first container shipped to Europe5 articles · 3 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  9. Aug 18– 19Asian shares slip as worries about rising oil prices offset boost from strong earnings10 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 0 right
  10. Aug 14– 15Japan's Defense Minister Koizumi prays at shrine seen by neighbors as symbol of Japanese militarism8 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 0 right
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