2023 in South Korea
South Korea-related events during the year of 2023
The following lists events in the year 2023 in South Korea.
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Events
12 January - South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol stated that if the security situation regarding the threat from North Korean nuclear weapons deteriorates further, South Korea would consider building their own nuclear weapons to deterrent the North or request that the United States deploy nuclear weapons in South Korea.
19 January - Iran and South Korea summon each other ambassadors in a deepening spat between both countries, after South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol called Iran "the enemy of the United Arab Emirates" while addressing South Korean troops stationed there.
30 January - South Korea lifted COVID-19 mask mandates up for most indoor spaces.
3 February - A court in South Korea sentences former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk to two years in prison after convicting him on charges of abuse of power and helping his children enter prestigious schools under fake credentials.
4 February - Nine sailors are missing after their fishing vessel capsizes off the coast of Sinan County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. President Yoon Suk-yeol has deployed the coast guard to conduct an air-sea rescue for the missing people.
20 February - Leader of the People Power Party Chung Jin Suk said that South Korea might need nuclear weapons.
6 March - South Korea agrees to pay compensation to its citizens who were forced to work in Japanese factories during World War II.
12 March - Mayor of Seoul Oh Se-hoon called for South Korea to have Nuclear weapons.
11 April - Hundreds of residents of Gangneung, are forced to evacuate as more than 2,300 firefighters combat a spreading wildfire.
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