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Alleged North Korean drone crashes in Baengnyeong Island, South Korea | By: Handout | Getty Images

Oct 30, 2015 AM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

South Korea Tests Unmanned Attack Drones Amid North Korea’s Growing Fleet Of Military Drones

As North Korea develops a growing fleet of military drones, South Korea is now testing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) that can detect and attack enemy drones in an effort to prepare their defenses against possible threat.

(Photo by: Jhoan Montolio) South Korea increases quota for military enlistment to 20,000 within two years.

Oct 28, 2015 PM EDT - Diana Tomale

S. Korea To Increase Quota For Military Enlistment To 20,000 Within 2 Years, Sets Budget At $53 Million

The South Korean government is allocating $53 million after the Defense Ministry and the ruling Saenuri Party agree to expand the quota for military enlistment to 10,000 in 2016 and another 10,000 in 2017.

(Photo by: Emmanuel DYAN) South Korea's M&A activity hit record high at 885 deals this year up to date amounting to $84.3 billion surpassing last year's record.

Oct 28, 2015 PM EDT - Diana Tomale

M&A Activity In South Korea Hits Record High At 885 Deals This Year At 84.3 Billion Dollars

An international financial software company reveals that South Korea's M&A activity hits a record high this year up to date at 885 deals, amounting to $84.3 billion and surpassing last year's $84 billion.

Serious crimes in South Korea mostly committed during daytime, according to Statistics Korea.

Nov 20, 2015 AM EST - Diana Tomale

Statistics Korea Data Shows Serious Crimes In South Korea Mostly Happen During Office Hours

A recent data released by Statistics Korea shows that most of the serious crimes in South Korea occur during daytime.

Some of the defectors were reportedly members of North Korea's Worker's Party. (Photo by Korean News Service via Getty Images)

Oct 28, 2015 AM EDT - Therese Agcopra

Number of North Korean Officials Defecting to South Korea Increase This Year, Says National Intelligence Service

Expert says spike in number of defecting senior officials could be reflective of an increasingly unstable North Korean government.

Family reunions

Oct 28, 2015 AM EDT - Ji Hyun Joo

South Korea Is ‘Launching Effort’ To Regularize Family Reunions Amid Conflict With North

Reunions for North and South Korea recently finished.

Team Amolang at the White Hat hacking competition in South Korea | By: The Washington Post | Getty Images

Oct 28, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

S. Korea’s Intelligence Service Hosts Hacking Competition To Boost Defense Against N. Korean Cyber Attacks

South Korea's Defense Ministry And National Intelligence Service has initiated the South Korea White Hat hacking competition to prepare the country for further attacks.

(Photo by: Robert D. Ward) South Korean Chung Mong Joon withdraws from FIFA presidential bid after missing the deadline for filing of candidacy.

Nov 20, 2015 AM EST - Diana Tomale

South Korean Chung Mong Joon Formally Withdraws FIFA Presidential Bid After Missing The Deadline To Register As Candidate

South Korean Chung Mong Joon blames the "unjust" sanctions filed against him by FIFA for missing the filing of candidacy for the presidential race. The former FIFA vice president says he will still do something to change FIFA despite missing the presidential race.

Volkswagen  (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Nov 09, 2015 PM EST - Czarelli Tuason

South Koreans File Class Action Lawsuits In The U.S For Volkswagen's Rigged Emissions Tests

Two South Korean Volkswagen vehicle owners have filed a class action lawsuit against the German carmaker for allegedly installing cheating-emissions devices on diesel vehicles to pass strict emissions standards.

South Korea to impose state-authored history textbooks in schools. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Nov 18, 2015 PM EST - Diana Tomale

South Korean Opposition Party NPAD Accuses Education Ministry Of Setting Up Task Force To Push Forward With State-Controlled Historty Books

South Korean opposition party NPAD reportedly claims that the Ministry of Education has created a "secret" task force to continue with the plan to write state-controlled history textbooks for secondary students.

(Author: Kaflan) Bank of Korea revised down forecast of South Korea's growth in 2016 from 3.3 percent to 3.2 percent. Investment banks and economic research agencies overseas predict growth will slide upper 2 percent next year.

Nov 18, 2015 PM EST - Diana Tomale

Investment Banks And Economic Resarch Agencies Overseas Forecast South Korea's Growth In 2016

Global investment banks and economic research agencies predict South Korea's growth will slide down upper 2 percent next year, which is evidently lower than BOK's prediction of 3.2 percent.

Many of South Korea's elderly are living in poverty, receiving little to no support from families and the government. (Photo by Chung Sung Jun/Getty Images)

Oct 26, 2015 AM EDT - Therese Agcopra

South Korea Has The Worst Senior Poverty Rate Among Developed Nations, Elderly Struggle to Get By Through Church Donations

Many of South Korea's elderly are living in poverty with little to no recourse for support.

(Photo by: Rebecca J. Moat) South Korean navy fired warning shots at a North Korean patrol boat after the latter reportedly crossed NLL.

Oct 26, 2015 PM EDT - Diana Tomale

Warning Shots Fired By South Korean Navy Against A North Korean Patrol Boat Is A 'Serious Provocation,' Says North Korean Spokesman

A spokesman from North Korea says South Korea's firing of warning shots at a North Korean patrol boat is a 'serious provocation' that could refuel the tensions between the two Koreas.

South Koreans on the street of Gangnam station area | By: The Washington Post | Getty Images

Oct 24, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

North Korea’s Sees An Increasing Number Of Citizens Gaining Knowledge About Life In South Korea

Despite North Korea's efforts to crackdown South Korean information and television and media materials from entering their nation, North Koreans have been observed to show an increasing interest on the life in the South.

Reunited North and South Korean sisters | By: Pool | Getty Images

Oct 24, 2015 AM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

North And South Korea Reports The Monumental Korean Family Reunions Differently In Their Media Publications

After the first batch of the three-day Korean family reunions on Tuesday, media publications of both North and South Korea started reporting on the event, but differently.

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