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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 · 741 stories · 5,571 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 4, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

All arcs7 named arcs in 2025

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Gone quiet · 2

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Jan 1 – Dec 31, 20253 arcs shown · 4 more this year
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South Korea's martial law crisis and President Yoon's impeachment and trial

17 of 41 stories this year · gone quiet

South Korean president continues evading arrest · 49 articles, Jan 2South Korean protesters brave cold to demand Yoon's ouster as detention deadline looms · 8 articles, Jan 5Impeachment trial of South Korean President Yoon to begin · 15 articles, Jan 12South Korean court extends President Yoon’s detention, angering supporters · 5 articles, Jan 14South Korean officials detain impeached President Yoon on second attempt · 60 articles, Jan 14South Korea’s impeached president is arrested over a martial law declaration as his supporters riot · 57 articles, Jan 14South Korea's Yoon defends his martial law decree in his first public appearance since his arrest · 18 articles, Jan 18South Korea president indicted for insurrection over martial law decree · 42 articles, Jan 23South Korea investigators want Yoon formally charged – DW · 5 articles, Jan 23South Korea's Yoon faces last impeachment hearing over martial law · 7 articles, Feb 25Impeached South Korean leader freed from prison · 25 articles, Mar 7Court orders impeached South Korean president released from jail · 20 articles, Mar 7South Korea’s Constitutional Court Will Rule Friday on Yoon's Impeachment · 6 articles, Apr 1South Korean court upholds President Yoon's impeachment over martial law order · 51 articles, Apr 3South Korea’s former President Yoon Suk Yeol back in custody over insurrection probe · 8 articles, Jul 10South Korea’s ousted President Yoon indicted on additional criminal charges over martial law · 5 articles, Jul 19South Korea's ousted leader Yoon indicted for flying drones over North Korea · 5 articles, Nov 10
South Korea's 2025 snap election won by Lee Jae-myung

7 of 8 stories this year

South Korean opposition leader Lee opens presidential bid following Yoon's ouster · 5 articles, Apr 8South Korea Will Hold a Presidential Election June 3 to Choose Yoon's Successor · 10 articles, Apr 8South Koreans heading to polls to choose leader · 27 articles, Jun 1Who is Lee Jae-myung, South Korea’s new president? · 38 articles, Jun 2Exit poll shows liberal candidate Lee forecast to win South Korean presidential election · 7 articles, Jun 3South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung says he’ll bolster US-Japan ties and pursue talks with North · 6 articles, Jun 4South Korean President Lee to meet with Trump in Washington on Monday · 16 articles, Aug 22
North Korea's missile tests and Kim Jong Un's terms for talks with Trump

11 of 25 stories this year

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervises test of new antiair missiles · 6 articles, Aug 24Trump tells South Korean president he wants to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un · 20 articles, Aug 25Emboldened Kim Jong Un oversees test of powerful new North Korean rocket engine days after China visit · 8 articles, Sep 9North Korea's Kim Jong Un ready to talk if U.S. drops denuclearization demand · 8 articles, Sep 22North Korean leader recalls ‘good memories’ of Trump and urges U.S. to drop denuclearization demands · 5 articles, Sep 22North Korea displays new long-range missile at a military parade celebrating Kim Jong Un · 10 articles, Oct 10North Korea fires ballistic missiles toward the east days before Trump visits the South · 12 articles, Oct 22Trump says he would ‘love to meet’ Kim Jong Un during Asia trip · 13 articles, Oct 24North Korea touts missile tests as Trump visits South Korea · 11 articles, Oct 29South Korea says North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters · 8 articles, Nov 7North Korea says it tested long-range cruise missiles · 7 articles, Dec 29
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, 2026Trump's summits with Xi Jinping in South Korea and Beijing · Jul 11, 2025 – May 15, 2026

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

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Earlier years are still being indexed.

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Every week as a table
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Oct 2, 202343131
Oct 9, 2023717260
Oct 16, 20237259134
Oct 23, 202345320
Oct 30, 202337222
Nov 6, 202318325
Nov 13, 202327224
Nov 20, 20231227590
Nov 27, 2023514349
Dec 4, 202323311
Dec 11, 2023513346
Dec 18, 20231119576
Dec 25, 2023132610161
Jan 1, 202417369191
Jan 8, 202411216110
Jan 15, 202412193108
Jan 22, 2024717475
Jan 29, 2024816692
Feb 5, 20241314476
Feb 12, 2024411444
Feb 19, 2024614362
Feb 26, 2024716477
Mar 4, 202437335
Mar 11, 2024917677
Mar 18, 202412387181
Mar 25, 20241117483
Apr 1, 2024819469
Apr 8, 2024813478
Apr 15, 202498744
Apr 22, 202479333
Apr 29, 202466427
May 6, 2024143012167
May 13, 202425217
May 20, 2024312535
May 27, 202411329143
Jun 3, 2024922682
Jun 10, 2024917674
Jun 17, 2024284719314
Jun 24, 2024722587
Jul 1, 2024513254
Jul 8, 202458332
Jul 15, 202477335
Jul 22, 2024512556
Jul 29, 2024611347
Aug 5, 202428228
Aug 12, 202407125
Aug 19, 20241308
Aug 26, 2024518775
Sep 2, 20240719
Sep 9, 2024316343
Sep 16, 2024212227
Sep 23, 202404217
Sep 30, 202417322
Oct 7, 2024616553
Oct 14, 2024711544
Oct 21, 202413261090
Oct 28, 20249258115
Nov 4, 2024416745
Nov 11, 202428326
Nov 18, 2024412231
Nov 25, 2024145213203
Dec 2, 2024265617304
Dec 9, 202416429195
Dec 16, 2024219450
Dec 23, 2024123810209
Dec 30, 202412357209
Jan 6, 20258285112
Jan 13, 202514337149
Jan 20, 2025713664
Jan 27, 2025413542
Feb 3, 2025410225
Feb 10, 20253218
Feb 17, 202537337
Feb 24, 2025614255
Mar 3, 202511266105
Mar 10, 202513309168
Mar 24, 2025185013233
Mar 31, 202515299132
Apr 7, 2025921669
Apr 14, 20250316
Apr 21, 202558633
Apr 28, 2025815558
May 5, 20251318
May 19, 202538422
May 26, 202538133
Jun 2, 2025920567
Jun 9, 202575119
Jun 23, 20251225
Jun 30, 202532110
Jul 7, 202511289121
Jul 14, 202535314
Jul 28, 2025113014136
Aug 4, 2025820385
Aug 11, 202548142
Aug 18, 202553318
Aug 25, 2025162714129
Sep 1, 20257247119
Sep 8, 2025916278
Sep 15, 2025726896
Sep 22, 202549232
Sep 29, 202534013
Oct 6, 202536521
Oct 13, 20250315
Oct 20, 2025415658
Oct 27, 2025204420313
Nov 3, 202527116
Nov 10, 20250318
Dec 8, 202539233
Dec 22, 202533318
Dec 29, 202544013
Jan 5, 202612011
Jan 12, 202647436
Jan 19, 20261124
Jan 26, 202649524
Feb 2, 20261305
Feb 9, 202664219
Feb 16, 2026510543
Mar 9, 2026102212102
Mar 16, 2026418159
Mar 23, 202645329
Mar 30, 202624317
Apr 6, 202622110
Apr 13, 202636329
Apr 20, 202612111
Apr 27, 20262115
May 4, 202624210
May 11, 202625514
May 18, 20261418
May 25, 20261318
Jun 8, 202634221
Jun 15, 202624511
Jun 22, 20260101
Jun 29, 20264229170
Jul 6, 2026103918339
Jul 13, 2026710394
Jul 20, 202612218139
Jul 27, 2026121711150
Aug 3, 202607228
Aug 10, 202642712129
Aug 17, 2026276724458
Aug 24, 2026310322
Aug 31, 202677327
Sep 7, 2026619565
Sep 14, 2026720456
Sep 21, 2026311440
Sep 28, 202649428

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

Everything else105 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

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

  1. Dec 25– 26North Korea reveals new images of its first ‘nuclear-powered’ submarine20 articles · 20 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 3 right
  2. Nov 13Truck hits pedestrians in South Korea market, killing 2 people and injuring 186 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  3. Nov 3Hegseth Visits Inter-Korean Border Ahead of Security Talks With South Korean Officials6 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  4. Oct 29Trump gets huge gold crown in South Korea as host hails his ‘golden age’5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 3 right
  5. Oct 29– 30Trump: US to share nuclear submarine tech with South Korea25 articles · 24 independent sources
    4 left, 7 center, 6 right
  6. Oct 19North Korean soldier defects to South Korea across heavily fortified border7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  7. Oct 1South Korea says US agrees to let Koreans work at sites with short-term visas and visa waivers5 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  8. Sep 30US establishes new Reaper drone unit 250 miles from China7 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  9. Sep 26North Korea is close to an ICBM that can hit the U.S. with a nuclear weapon, South Korea says9 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  10. Sep 23Unification Church leader arrested in bribery case involving former South Korean president’s wife12 articles · 12 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right

Stories that name South Korea

  1. Dec 10– 11Tourists may have to provide 5 years of social media history to enter US37 articles · 23 independent sources
    3 left, 9 center, 2 right
  2. Nov 4North Korea’s longtime ceremonial head of state Kim Yong Nam has died, Pyongyang says7 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 0 right
  3. Nov 1Trump gets apology from Canadian PM after anti-tariff Reagan ad backfires11 articles · 11 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 5 right
  4. Oct 30– 31Trump hosts White House Halloween bash with superheroes and presidential lookalikes amid shutdown17 articles · 14 independent sources
    2 left, 6 center, 5 right
  5. Oct 30Trump orders US nuclear weapons testing to begin 'immediately' after Russia tests new missiles76 articles · 44 independent sources
    7 left, 18 center, 7 right
  6. Oct 27– 29Trump says 'it's too bad' he can't run for a third term39 articles · 23 independent sources
    6 left, 9 center, 2 right
  7. Oct 26Bessent says TikTok deal finalized, Trump and Xi to announce this week8 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 3 right
  8. Oct 26Trump attends ceasefire ceremony with Thailand and Cambodia during Malaysia visit15 articles · 14 independent sources
    3 left, 2 center, 4 right
  9. Sep 23A New Zealand woman is convicted of murdering her 2 children and leaving their bodies in suitcases8 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 0 right
  10. Sep 19UN Security Council votes to reimpose Iran nuclear sanctions6 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right

Local coverage

  1. Oct 29Trump scores golden gifts but no investment dollars during South Korea visit5 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
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