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Two Chinese nationals with military backgrounds referred to prosecution over spying allegations

One is accused of intercepting fighter jet communications, while the other faces charges for reportedly obtaining training materials from U.S. bases.

2026.9.29

Chinese teenager investigated over Jeju airport eavesdropping, military photos

Police are probing whether a Chinese teenager who monitored air traffic communications and photographed military facilities was involved in espionage.

2026.9.15

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Lawmakers attend a plenary session of the National Assembly on an amendment to the Criminal Act, at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Feb. 26. [YONHAP]

Scope of 'espionage' to include leaks to allies, foreign companies with first revision in 73 years

A revision to the Criminal Act that expands espionage charges to cover leaks of state secrets and advanced technologies to not only adversarial states but any foreign country was placed on the National Assembly’s plenary agenda on Wednesday.

2026.2.26

Ex-Samsung employees indicted over leak of state-designated tech to Chinese chipmaker

Former employees of Samsung Electronics have been indicted on charges of leaking the company’s state-designated core technology to a Chinese dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chipmaker, prosecutors said on Tuesday.

2025.12.23

Liberal activists call for the abolition of the National Security Act during a press conference at the National Assembly in western Seoul on Dec. 1. [NEWS1]

Why is abolishing South Korea's National Security Act a point of ideological contention?

Despite its 77 years of standing, the National Security Act is now facing an existential crisis in the name of universal human rights and a peaceful future on the Korean Peninsula.

2025.12.15

The Holy-Trinity Russian orthodox Cathedral and the adjoining culture center, right, are seen next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Nov. 26. [AP/YONHAP]

Russian nationals among 4 people arrested in France over espionage investigation

The leaders of a pro-Russia group in France behind a poster campaign declaring “Russia is not my enemy” have been taken into custody and are being held on suspicion of intelligence gathering for a foreign power.

2025.11.27

The Supreme Court building in Seocho District, southern Seoul, is seen on Sept. 25. [YONHAP]

Top court upholds prison terms of union officials who spied for North Korea

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a nine-year, six-month prison term for a former senior official of South Korea's largest umbrella union who contacted North Korean agents overseas and carried out their orders.

2025.9.25

The USS Theodore Roosevelt is seen docked at the Busan Naval Base in Busan on June 26, 2024. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Two Chinese nationals indicted for espionage for filming military facilities, U.S. aircraft carrier

Two Chinese nationals have been indicted on charges of violating the National Security Act after allegedly filming and disseminating sensitive footage of military installations, including a U.S. aircraft carrier docked at the Busan Naval Base.

2025.7.25

Chinese court sentences a Japanese man to more than 3 years in prison on espionage charges

A Japanese businessperson was sentenced Wednesday to three and a half years in prison in China on espionage charges, according to the Japanese embassy in Beijing.

2025.7.16

Korea's Supreme Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul [NEWS1]

Tag: espionage

espionage

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Two Chinese nationals with military backgrounds referred to prosecution over spying allegations

Chinese teenager investigated over Jeju airport eavesdropping, military photos

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