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As of 6 Oct 2026, 04:20 UTC, GlobeNow.tv lists 97 news videos about South Korea from the past 24 hours and 118 from the past 7 days, covering 6 cities and published by 13 news outlets. The most-covered places are Seoul, Yangju and Goyang-si. The most recent report is “Kang Shin-chul: North Korea Landmine Removal Operation is a First in DMZ History, Firm Re…” from MBCNEWS, published 6 Oct 2026, 03:13 UTC.
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Military concludes explosion was caused by North Korean landmines; landmine removal operation completed
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff concluded on October 5, 2026, that a landmine explosion inside the DMZ in Paju last month was caused by mines deliberately…
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'北지뢰' 들고 나온 합참 "북한군 수지반보병 지뢰와 형상 동일… 북 매설 최종 확인" [현장영상] / 채널A
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South Korea's JCS: DMZ landmine explosion ultimately determined to be caused by North Korean mines
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that the landmine explosion in the Western Front DMZ last month was ultimately caused by mines illegally planted…
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[오늘 이 뉴스] "북한군이 설치한 지뢰 때문".. '최종 판단' 끝났다는 합참 (2026.10.05/MBC뉴스)
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Financial Sector on High Alert for AI-Driven Hacking, Emphasizing 'Defense with AI'
Recently, multiple commercial banks and financial institutions in South Korea have been targeted by automated hacking attacks utilizing artificial…
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South Korea Defense Ministry Audit Reveals 'Empty Gun Guard' Across All Frontline Corps
A Ministry of National Defense audit in South Korea revealed that frontline Army units across all corps, from Ganghwa Island to the East Coast, conducted…
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Frontline corps caught standing guard with unloaded guns, Ministry of National Defense plans 'institutional warning'
The South Korean Ministry of National Defense found that all frontline corps had cases of standing guard without loading live ammunition. Consequently, the…
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JCS announces final investigation results confirming DMZ explosion was caused by North Korean landmines
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced the final investigation results regarding the landmine explosion on September 21 that injured three…
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Seoul
85 videos
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Kang Shin-chul: North Korea Landmine Removal Operation is a First in DMZ History, Firm Response
South Korean Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul stated that the military's operation to remove North Korean landmines in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is a first…
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Kang Shin-chul: 'All responsibility lies with North Korea... Resolute response to security-threatening acts'
South Korean Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul stated that all responsibility for the recent landmine explosion in the DMZ lies with North Korea, emphasizing a…
연합뉴스TV (Yonhap News TV)On the globe -
[Lim Jong-deuk] National Assembly Defense Committee Opposition Secretary Lim Jong-deuk Expresses Outrage Over DMZ Landmine Explosion Response
Lim Jong-deuk, the opposition secretary of the National Assembly Defense Committee, expressed strong outrage over the recent DMZ landmine explosion incident…
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[Editorial] Is This the Extent of 'Appropriate and Corresponding Measures' Against Landmine Provocations?
In the wake of a landmine explosion planted by North Korean forces south of the Military Demarcation Line resulting in South Korean soldiers' injuries, a…
조선일보 (Chosun Ilbo)On the globe
Yangju
14 videos
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Military concludes DMZ explosion caused by North Korean landmines, launches removal operation
The South Korean military concluded that a recent explosion in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) was caused by landmines planted by North Korea south of the…
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[Issue in a Glance] Final conclusion on 'North Korea-laid landmines', blasting removal begins... What are the additional measures?
The South Korean military concluded that the recent DMZ explosion was caused by landmines intentionally planted by North Korea. Following this final…
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[LIVE] North Korea-buried landmines removed over a year later - SBS 10 News / Oct 6 (Tue)
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff announced the final investigation results regarding the recent DMZ landmine explosion, confirming the mines were…
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South Korea concludes mines planted by the North caused Sep 21 blast
An official conclusion from South Korea's military is that the North did in fact "plant" mines that exploded and injured three of its soldiers in the…
Goyang-si
13 videos
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GPS and Fragment Analysis: Final Conclusion Reached That Landmines Were Planted by North Korea
Following a joint investigation with the UN Command, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff concluded that the recent DMZ landmine explosion was caused by…
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[Editorial] Is This the Extent of 'Rational and Corresponding Measures' to the Landmine Provocation?
Following the Joint Chiefs of Staff's final conclusion that North Korean landmines planted south of the Military Demarcation Line in the DMZ caused serious…
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Identity of another exploded landmine confirmed as North Korean provocation
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff concluded that the recent landmine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near Paju was caused by mines intentionally…
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JCS: North Korea Definitively Determined to Have Planted Landmines Causing DMZ Explosion, Operation to Clear Minefields Conducted
The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff concluded that the recent explosion in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) was caused by landmines planted by North Korea…
채널A News (Dong-A Ilbo)On the globe
Uijeongbu-si
3 videos
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[김종석의 리포트]“MDL 이남 10여 미터 지점에 지뢰 매설”
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"북한 매설 지뢰, 시기는 12개월 내" 확인…영상도 공개 / JTBC 뉴스룸
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Military concludes landmine that exploded in DMZ was planted by North Korea 12 months ago
The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff announced the final investigation results of the DMZ landmine explosion last month, confirming that the landmines were…
Incheon
1 video
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South Korean Asian Games delegation returns after ranking 3rd overall amid military service exemption and weigh-in controversies
The South Korean sports delegation returned through Incheon International Airport after finishing the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in 3rd place overall with…
Suwon
1 video
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[Exclusive] Lee Hwa-young's Side Expected to Request Retrial for 'North Korea Remittance Case'
Former Gyeonggi Province Vice Governor Lee Hwa-young, currently serving a 7-year and 8-month prison sentence for illegal North Korea remittances and other…
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So are you not going to take retaliatory measures?
그러면 보복 조치 안 하냐?
— @REO-m5q · 👍 17 · on '北지뢰' 들고 나온 합참 "북한군 수지반보병 지뢰와 형상 동일… 북 매설 최종 확인" [현장영상] /…This is driving me crazy lol... What are you going to do now?
미쳐버리겠네 ㅋ...이제 어쩔거냐
— @lolz3768 · 👍 13 · on '北지뢰' 들고 나온 합참 "북한군 수지반보병 지뢰와 형상 동일… 북 매설 최종 확인" [현장영상] /…Why isn't there an immediate response to North Korea?
북한에 대응은 왜 바로 안해?
— @다솜튜브-y2b · 👍 8 · on [오늘 이 뉴스] "북한군이 설치한 지뢰 때문".. '최종 판단' 끝났다는 합참…So what if you bring it up? You guys aren't going to do anything anyway ㅋㅋㅋㅋ It feels like even with a strong response like back in Park Geun-hye's days, you wouldn't even be able to get an expression of regret from North Korea? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
들고나오면 뭐함? 니네 아무것도안할거잖아 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ박근혜 떄처럼 강경대응해서 북한 유감도 못받아낼거같은데?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
— @qkswltjdguadhwndmlwk · 👍 7 · on '北지뢰' 들고 나온 합참 "북한군 수지반보병 지뢰와 형상 동일… 북 매설 최종 확인" [현장영상] /…
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There's nothing good about getting on North Korea's bad side, so why keep provoking them? Everyone already knows the landmines were planted by the previous administration anyway, so cut it out.
북한한테 밉보여서 좋은게 하나도 없는데 왜 자꾸 도발하지 지뢰도 이미 전 정부가 심어놓은거라고 다들 알고있는데 적당히해라
— @meimei-j6l · 👍 6 · on [오늘 이 뉴스] "북한군이 설치한 지뢰 때문".. '최종 판단' 끝났다는 합참…The issue isn't the North Korean landmines... we need to reveal when North Korea laid those landmines~
북한 지뢰라는 게 문제가 아니고.. 북한이 그 지뢰를 언제 매설했느냐 그 시점을 밝혀야 한다~
— @keeyang-l6x · 👍 5 · on [오늘 이 뉴스] "북한군이 설치한 지뢰 때문".. '최종 판단' 끝났다는 합참…Don't go asking for apologies like this~ If you just keep getting hit like this, they'll keep doing it... You need to retaliate in the exact same way.
사과를 요구 이런거 하지마라~ 그냥 매번 당하면 계속 할꺼란 말이지... 똑같이 보복해줘야 한다.
— @woojeryong · 👍 4 · on "북한, 사과하고 지뢰 제거해야"‥후속 제재도 검토 (2026.10.05/뉴스데스크/MBC)12 months ago? Are they going to blame Yoon Suk-yeol now? Lol. It's amazing now..
12개월 이전? 이제는 윤석열 탓을 하겠다는건가? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 놀랍네 이젠..
— @Kyle-xu4cc · 👍 3 · on Military concludes landmine that exploded in DMZ was…North Korean troops planted it a year ago. What has the Ministry of National Defense been doing all this time? Thoroughly investigate those responsible.
1년 전에 북한군 매설 그 동안 국방부 무엇을 했습니까 관련자들을 철저히 수사하라
— @sdff-wer · 👍 2 · on Military concludes landmine that exploded in DMZ was…We really need to stay on high alert. If this keeps up, they're going to make a major provocation. We must protect the lives of our soldiers; reacting after someone dies is useless.
진짜 긴장 빠짝 하고 있어야 한다 이러다 큰 도발 한번한다 우리 장병들 목숨 지켜야한다 죽고나서 대처는 필요 없다
— @유하명 · 👍 2 · on 국방부 "진심 어린 사과와 설치 지뢰 즉시 제거 강력 촉구" [현장영상+] / YTNTechnology evolving day by day for human convenience... but it turns into a knife and comes back as the worst danger....
인간의 편의를위해 날로발전하는 기술..그런데 칼이되어 되럐최악의 위험이되어 돌아오는....
— @멋쟁이-j8r · 👍 1 · on How major South Korean commercial banks with multi-billion…If it's going to be like this, let individuals sell their own personal information so we can at least get some money.
이럴꺼면 개인정보 개인이 팔수있게하자 돈이라도 받게
— @SEOHOindianmotorcycle · 👍 1 · on How major South Korean commercial banks with multi-billion…Financial institutions should increase their working hours to 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. You guys had that baseless S-grade financial security rating, but it got breached in the end, so you have no reason to shorten your working hours.
금융권들은 출근시간 08:30 퇴근 시간 17시로 근무시간 늘려라. 니들이 근거 없는 금융권 보안 S 등급. 결국 뚤렸으니 니들은 근무시간 줄일 이유가 없다
— @커피멋진남SY · 👍 1 · on How major South Korean commercial banks with multi-billion…There's no other choice than to keep it in a home safe instead of depositing it in a bank, like the women in our family do, siphoning off their husbands' money.
은행에 맡기지 말고 집 금고에 넣고 은닉하는 수 밖에 우리집 여자 처럼, 남편 돈 빼돌리는 수법으로
— @hakjaechung397 · 👍 1 · on "Where should we deposit our money now?"... Panic as even…What on earth was the Ministry of Defense doing while they crossed over about 40 times? Isn't this wrong from the start?
40여 차례 넘어 올 동안 국방부는 뭐했냐? 이거부터 잘못된거 아닌가?
— @Marktoob1 · 👍 1 · on "북한, 사과하고 지뢰 제거해야"‥후속 제재도 검토 (2026.10.05/뉴스데스크/MBC)Old folks are running around shouting and yelling to go to war, because they aren't the ones going to the battlefield.
노친네들이 날뛰묘 전쟁해라 하고 고래고래 소리를 지르네, 지들은 전쟁터 갈일 없다 이거지
— @나리나리나리나리 · 👍 1 · on "북한, 사과하고 지뢰 제거해야"‥후속 제재도 검토 (2026.10.05/뉴스데스크/MBC)Are North Korea the kind of people to apologize just because you tell them to?
북한이 사과하라고 사과할 애들이냐?
— @이시은-v3d · 👍 1 · on JCS Concludes North Korean Landmine Explosion and Demands…A strange regime that supplies housing in massive quantities while regulating its own citizens so they can't own multiple homes, yet allows massive capital from Chinese people to freely buy up houses on Korean land.
주택은 대량공급하는데 자국민은 규제해서 다주택은 안되고 정작 거대자본 중국인들은 한국땅 집 마구 살 수 있는 신기한 정권
— @assoluteR · 👍 1 · on President Lee Jae-myung Orders Massive, Early Housing…The citizens are tired and sick of the president-
국민은 대통보기 피곤하고 징그럽습니다-
— @김용희-k3b9i · 👍 1 · on President Lee Jae-myung Orders Massive, Early Housing…Honestly, if this incident had happened during Yoon Suk-yeol's administration, how would the Democratic Party have reacted..... Wouldn't they have raised absolute hell, claiming the measures were inadequate and demanding a special counsel?
솔직히 윤석열 정부때 이 사건 터졌으면 민주당 어땠을까.....조치 미흡하다며 특검 하자고 생난리 쳤을 것 아냐?
— @남강오리 · 👍 1 · on 국방부 "진심 어린 사과와 설치 지뢰 즉시 제거 강력 촉구" [현장영상+] / YTN
South Korea at a glance
- Capital
- Seoul
- Continent
- Asia
- Currency
- South Korean Won (KRW)
- Official languages
- Korean
- Calling code
- +82
- Time in the capital
- UTC+9 · Asia/Seoul
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Coverage data: South Korea
Counted from news videos archived by GlobeNow.tv over the last 30 days, as of 6 Oct 2026, 04:20 UTC.
| Metric | Videos |
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| Last 24 hours | 97 |
| Last 7 days | 118 |
| Last 30 days | 118 |
| News outlets | 13 |
| Languages | Korean 113, English 3, Chinese 2 |
| Story types | Breaking 30%, Developing 66%, Analysis 4% |
Outlets with the most reports
| Outlet | Videos | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 채널A News (Dong-A Ilbo) | 28 | 24% |
| JTBC News | 18 | 15% |
| MBCNEWS | 15 | 13% |
| SBS 뉴스 | 14 | 12% |
| 연합뉴스TV (Yonhap News TV) | 13 | 11% |
| YTN | 11 | 9% |
| KBS News | 7 | 6% |
| 조선일보 (Chosun Ilbo) | 4 | 3% |
Daily reports, last 30 days
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| Date (UTC) | Videos |
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| 2026-10-06 | 17 |
| 2026-10-05 | 96 |
| 2026-10-04 | 5 |
| 2026-10-03 | 0 |
| 2026-10-02 | 0 |
| 2026-10-01 | 0 |
| 2026-09-30 | 0 |
| 2026-09-29 | 0 |
| 2026-09-28 | 0 |
| 2026-09-27 | 0 |
| 2026-09-26 | 0 |
| 2026-09-25 | 0 |
| 2026-09-24 | 0 |
| 2026-09-23 | 0 |
| 2026-09-22 | 0 |
| 2026-09-21 | 0 |
| 2026-09-20 | 0 |
| 2026-09-19 | 0 |
| 2026-09-18 | 0 |
| 2026-09-17 | 0 |
| 2026-09-16 | 0 |
| 2026-09-15 | 0 |
| 2026-09-14 | 0 |
| 2026-09-13 | 0 |
| 2026-09-12 | 0 |
| 2026-09-11 | 0 |
| 2026-09-10 | 0 |
| 2026-09-09 | 0 |
| 2026-09-08 | 0 |
| 2026-09-07 | 0 |
Reports by city in South Korea
| City | Last 24 hours | Last 7 days | Last 30 days | Latest report |
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| Seoul | 65 | 85 | 85 | Kang Shin-chul: North Korea Landmine Removal Operation is a First in DMZ History, Firm ResponseMBCNEWS · |
| Yangju | 13 | 14 | 14 | Military concludes DMZ explosion caused by North Korean landmines, launches removal operation연합뉴스TV (Yonhap News TV) · |
| Goyang-si | 13 | 13 | 13 | GPS and Fragment Analysis: Final Conclusion Reached That Landmines Were Planted by North KoreaKBS News · |
| Uijeongbu-si | 3 | 3 | 3 | [김종석의 리포트]“MDL 이남 10여 미터 지점에 지뢰 매설”채널A News (Dong-A Ilbo) · |
| Incheon | 1 | 1 | 1 | South Korean Asian Games delegation returns after ranking 3rd overall amid military service exemption and weigh-in controversies연합뉴스TV (Yonhap News TV) · |
| Suwon | 1 | 1 | 1 | [Exclusive] Lee Hwa-young's Side Expected to Request Retrial for 'North Korea Remittance Case'채널A News (Dong-A Ilbo) · |
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Questions and answers
What is the latest news from South Korea?
GlobeNow.tv has 97 news videos from South Korea in the last 24 hours and 118 in the last 7 days. The latest is “Kang Shin-chul: North Korea Landmine Removal Operation is a First in DMZ History, Firm Response” from MBCNEWS, published 6 Oct 2026, 03:13 UTC.
Which cities in South Korea are in the news?
In the last 7 days the most-reported cities in South Korea were Seoul, Yangju, Goyang-si, Uijeongbu-si and Incheon.
Which news outlets report from South Korea?
In the last 30 days 13 outlets reported from South Korea, most often 채널A News (Dong-A Ilbo), JTBC News and MBCNEWS.
What are the capital, currency and languages of South Korea?
The capital of South Korea is Seoul. The currency is South Korean Won and the official languages are Korean.
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