Despite a failed effort to impose martial law, Aussies in South Korea don't feel unsafe and think the incident instead shows the nation is a mature democracy.
A South Korean national about to board a plane to Sydney has been arrested after security staff at Melbourne airport allegedly found $370,000 in cash in his carry-on luggage.Â
Grace Rached, a 23-year-old Sydney film production assistant, has been identified as the Australian killed in a deadly Halloween tragedy in South Korea.
South Korea has lifted almost all of its COVID-19 precautions in a major step towards a return to normal life as the Omicron variant recedes and daily infections retreated to a more than two-month low of fewer than 50,000.
South Korea's first domestically built space rocket has blasted off but failed to fully place a dummy satellite into orbit, delivering mixed results for a test launch that represents a major leap for the country's ambitious space plans.
South Korea's daily COVID-19 infections topped 3000 for the first time as an outbreak fuelled by this week's three-day holiday spreads, authorities say.
