Panmunjom:In 1951, the village of Panmunjom, located near the 38th parallel, was chosen as the site for armistice talks aimed at ending the conflict between South and North Korea. These negotiations extended over a prolonged period, with a formal cease-fire agreement not being signed until nearly two years later.
According to Yonhap News Agency, in 2009, LG Telecom Ltd., the smallest mobile carrier in South Korea, announced its plans to merge with two affiliated fixed-line internet operators, LG Dacom Corp. and LG Powercom Corp. This decision was part of a broader industry trend aiming to integrate fixed-line and wireless services.
In 2014, South Korean prosecutors indicted Tatsuya Kato, the head of the Seoul bureau for Japan's Sankei Shimbun newspaper, on charges of defaming President Park Geun-hye. The indictment, which did not involve detention, accused Kato of harming Park's reputation through a report alleging she had a secret meeting with an unidentified man on the day of a fatal ferry sinking, based on rumors from Korea's financial sector.
In 2015, South Korean Culture Minister Kim Jong-deok and his French counterpart, Fleur Pellerin, agreed to enhance cultural exchanges and cooperation between their two countries.