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South Korean ex-defence minister tries to kill himself

South Korea’s former defence minister tried to kill himself shortly before he was formally arrested over his role in this month’s martial law operation, a senior prisons official said on Wednesday...

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South Korea bars president from leaving country

South Korea’s president Yoon Suk Yeol was banned from leaving the country on Monday, the justice ministry said, less than a week after he plunged the country into chaos by briefly imposing martial law...

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South Korea president escapes impeachment

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol escaped impeachment Saturday over his brief declaration of martial law, after lawmakers from his ruling party boycotted a vote despite huge protests outside parliament.

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South Korea president faces impeachment over martial law fiasco

Yoon stunned the nation and the international community Tuesday night by imposing martial law for the first time since the 1980s and deploying troops and helicopters to parliament, but lawmakers managed to vote down the decree, forcing Yoon to rescind the order in the early hours of Wednesday...

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North Korea, Russia defence treaty comes into force

A landmark defence pact between North Korea and Russia, signed by its leaders in June, has gone into effect after the two sides exchanged ratification documents, North Korea’s official KCNA news agency said Thursday.

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Thousands march in S Korea, ask president to quit

Thousands of protesters marched on president Yoon Suk Yeol’s office in the South Korean capital Wednesday evening, joining a push by the country’s opposition to impeach the leader after his extraordinary but short-lived imposition of martial law...

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South Korea president declares martial law

South Korea’s president Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared emergency martial law, saying the step was necessary to protect the country from ‘communist forces’ amid parliamentary wrangling over a budget bill.

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KEPZ decides to fast-track land registration

The governing body of the Korean Export Processing Zone, headed by the chief adviser, decided on Monday to fast-track its land registration and ease its bond licensing procedure to turn the key industrial park into a foreign direct investment hub...

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S Korea surprises with 2nd successive rate cut

South Korea’s central bank cut interest rates Thursday for the second time in a row in a surprise move, citing stabilising inflation and the need to mitigate growing economic risks...

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Plastic pollution talks must speed up, chair warns

Negotiators must move ‘significantly’ faster to reach a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution, the diplomat chairing the talks warned Wednesday, as countries lined up to express frustration about the limited progress...

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Seoul hit by record Nov snowfall

South Korea’s capital was blanketed Wednesday by the heaviest November snowfall since records began over a century ago, the weather agency said...

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Bangladesh, South Korea eye stronger trade ties

Bangladesh currently offers a favourable environment for trade and commerce, and South Korean investors are likely to increase their investments in the country, says commerce adviser Sk Bashiruddin.

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Kim slams US, West over Ukraine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the United States and the West are using the Ukrainian military as ‘shock troops’ to fight Russia and risk triggering a global conflict, state media reported Monday.

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Kim orders mass production of attack drones

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the ‘mass production’ of attack drones, state media reported Friday, as concerns mount over the country’s deepening military cooperation with Russia.

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North Korea ratifies defence treaty with Russia

North Korea has ratified a landmark defence pact with Russia, state media reported Tuesday, deepening security cooperation that has seen Pyongyang send thousands of troops...

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Putin finalises N Korea defence deal

Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed off on a landmark defence pact with North Korea, a deal that comes amid reports that Pyongyang has despatched thousands of troops to...