Today in Korean history, several notable events have occurred across different years, impacting diplomatic relations and political developments in the region:
According to Yonhap News Agency, In 1965, South Korea established diplomatic relations with Gambia, marking the beginning of formal international ties between the two nations. By 1984, South Korea and Qatar entered into an economic accord, further expanding South Korea's global economic partnerships. On this day in 2009, officials from South and North Korea convened for their first dialogue in over a year, centered around the joint industrial complex in Kaesong, North Korea. The talks were particularly significant as they addressed the detention of a South Korean worker by North Korean authorities, who had been held on accusations of criticizing the North’s political system. In a major development on this date in 2018, North Korea announced its decision to suspend nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests and dismantle the Punggye-ri nuclear test site, a declaration that came shortly before a scheduled meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. On this day in 2021, a Seoul court dismissed a lawsuit by South Korean victims of wartime sexual slavery against the Japanese government, citing the doctrine of sovereign immunity. The case had been brought forward by 20 plaintiffs, including survivors of forced servitude in military brothels during World War II. Most recently, in 2023, a South Korean C-130 military aircraft was dispatched to Sudan to evacuate South Korean nationals amidst escalating conflict. The aircraft successfully transported 28 South Koreans from Port Sudan to Seoul, via Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.