Tue, 21-Oct-2025

4 dead, 4 injured in S.Korean factory explosion

S.Korean factory explosion

SEOUL – Four workers were found dead and four others injured in a factory explosion in South Korea’s southern city of Yeosu, Yonhap news agency reported Friday. The explosion occurred at about 9:26 a.m. local time (0026 GMT) at a petrochemical factory in the port city, some 450 km south of the capital Seoul. Of … Read more

Man crossing into N Korea likely a defector

Man crossing into N Korea likely a defector

SEOUL – A man who entered North Korea on New Year’s Day by breaching the heavily fortified border from the South is presumed to be a defector from the North, the defence ministry in Seoul said. The man sparked a search operation by the South Korean military when surveillance equipment spotted him crossing an eastern … Read more