SEOUL, March 4 — South Korea's health minister said on Monday authorities will start inspecting hospitals in order to take legal action against trainee doctors who have ignored an ultimatum to end a walkout over government plans to increase medical school admissions.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — Malaysians in South Korea should make use of the knowledge they learn from the nation's first nationwide civil defence exercise  which is set to take place today (23 August).

SEOUL, Dec 2 — The head of the Seoul police was summoned for questioning Friday as part of an investigation into the bungled response to the deadly crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon neighbourhood.

TOKYO/SEOUL, Nov 3 — North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Thursday, including a possible failed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that triggered an alert for residents in parts of central and northern Japan to seek shelter.

SEOUL, Oct 31 — South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck Soo on Monday called on people to refrain from posting hate comments or sharing footage and unconfirmed information on the deadly crowd surge that killed more than 150 over the weekend.

SEOUL, Oct 31 — The death toll from the Halloween crowd crush in Seoul has risen to 154, including 26 foreigners, officials said Monday, as the country mourned the deadliest tragedy in years and tried to cope with the aftermath.

SEOUL, Oct 30 — At least 153 people have been killed and 103 others injured in a deadly stampede in Seoul's Itaewon district as huge crowds of partygoers, many in their 20s, converged in the entertainment district for late-night Halloween celebrations.

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SEOUL — South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning on Sunday after a Halloween crush killed some 151 people in a packed nightlife area in Seoul.

SEOUL, Aug 9 — At least seven people died in and around the South Korean capital of Seoul overnight, authorities said on Tuesday, after torrential rain knocked out power, caused slips and left roads and subways submerged.

SEOUL, Dec 7 — Three foreign students attending universities in Seoul have been confirmed to be infected with Omicron, officials said Tuesday, signaling the highly contagious Covid-19 variant's penetration into the capital.

SEOUL, Aug 25 — South Korea on Tuesday ordered most schools in Seoul and surrounding areas to close and move classes back online, the latest in a series of precautionary measures aimed at heading off a resurgence in coronavirus cases.

SEOUL, Aug 24 — South Korea's capital Seoul on Monday mandated the wearing of face masks in both indoor and outdoor public places for the first time, as the country battles a surge in coronavirus cases centred in the densely populated city region.

SEOUL, Aug 19 — South Korea reported the highest daily rise in coronavirus cases since early March on Wednesday as an outbreak in the capital Seoul appeared to intensify.

SEOUL, July 8 — Three hundred drones took to the evening sky over the Han River in South Korea to dispense coronavirus prevention advice through a synchronised light display featuring images of hand-washing and social distancing.