South Korean president snubs summons for second time
South Korea鈥檚 suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol refused a summons for questioning for the second time, an investigation team said on Monday, after he snubbed a previous one last week.
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North Korea suffers 1,100 casualties in Russia-Ukraine war: Seoul
More than 1,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded in Russia鈥檚 war with Ukraine, South Korea鈥檚 Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Monday.
South Korea probe team issues Christmas Day summons for Yoon
Investigators probing suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol over his foiled martial law bid on Friday ordered him to appear before the country鈥檚 corruption watchdog on Christmas Day...
South Korean president fails to appear before corruption watchdog
South Korea鈥檚 impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol failed to appear before the country鈥檚 corruption watchdog on Wednesday, it said, after he was summoned for questioning over his martial law bid...
South Korean opposition urges president Yoon鈥檚 swift removal
South Korea鈥檚 opposition leader urged a top court on Sunday to swiftly formalise the impeachment of president Yoon Suk Yeol and ease the 鈥榮uffering of the people鈥� after his short-lived martial law decree.
South Korea president impeached
South Korean lawmakers on Saturday impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, with the opposition declaring a 鈥榲ictory of the people鈥�.
South Korean president faces second impeachment vote
South Korean lawmakers vote Saturday on whether to impeach president Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, a second parliamentary showdown that appeared on a knife edge...
Second martial law impeachment vote for S Korean president on knife edge
South Korea鈥檚 opposition leader on Friday urged ruling party lawmakers to side with the 鈥榩eople鈥� and impeach president Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, a day before a second parliamentary vote...
South Korean president vows to fight 鈥榰ntil the very last minute鈥�
South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol vowed on Thursday to fight 鈥榰ntil the very last minute鈥� in a defiant address defending his shock decision to declare martial law and deploy troops to the country鈥檚 parliament last week.
S Korean police blocked from raid on president鈥檚 office
South Korean police said on Wednesday that security guards were blocking a raid on president Yoon Suk Yeol鈥檚 offices to investigate his brief imposition of martial law, with the opposition party accusing the presidential staff of illegally protecting an insurrectionist...
South Korean ex-defence minister tries to kill himself
South Korea鈥檚 former defence minister tried to kill himself shortly before he was formally arrested over his role in this month鈥檚 martial law operation, a senior prisons official said on Wednesday...
South Korea slaps travel bans on more top officials
South Korean authorities banned more top officials from leaving the country Tuesday, in the wake of president Yoon Suk Yeol鈥檚 bungled attempt to impose martial law...
South Korea bars president from leaving country
South Korea鈥檚 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...
S Korean opposition plans new impeachment push
South Korea鈥檚 main opposition party said on Sunday it will try again to impeach president Yoon Suk Yeol after his declaration of martial law...
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.
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...
South Korean president clings to power after martial law U-turn
South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was still clinging to power Thursday, with his party announcing they will oppose an impeachment motion after his short-lived imposition of martial law stunned the world.
Thousands march in S Korea, ask president to quit
Thousands of protesters marched on president Yoon Suk Yeol鈥檚 office in the South Korean capital Wednesday evening, joining a push by the country鈥檚 opposition to impeach the leader after his extraordinary but short-lived imposition of martial law...
South Korea president declares martial law
South Korea鈥檚 president Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared emergency martial law, saying the step was necessary to protect the country from 鈥榗ommunist forces鈥� amid parliamentary wrangling over a budget bill.
Divided plastic pollution negotiators call for more time
Negotiators have failed to reach agreement on a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution and need more time to continue discussions, the diplomat chairing the talks said on Sunday...
S Korea surprises with 2nd successive rate cut
South Korea鈥檚 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...
Dhaka, Seoul begin negotiations to sign EPA
Bangladesh and South Korea have started negotiations for signing an Economic Partnership Agreement between the two countries on Thursday.
Kyiv, Seoul will deepen security ties over North Korea troops
South Korea and Ukraine agreed Wednesday to deepen security cooperation in response to the 鈥榯hreat鈥� posed by the deployment of North Korea troops in Russia, the presidency in Seoul announced...
Plastic pollution talks must speed up, chair warns
Negotiators must move 鈥榮ignificantly鈥� 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...
Seoul hit by record Nov snowfall
South Korea鈥檚 capital was blanketed Wednesday by the heaviest November snowfall since records began over a century ago, the weather agency said...
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.
S Korea鈥檚 LG to pump extra $1b into Vietnam plant
South Korea鈥檚 LG Display will inject another $1 billion into its factory in Vietnam, local authorities said Friday, pushing the firm鈥檚 total investment in the country to more than $5.5 billion.
Short cut to feminism: How an assault changed Korean woman's outlook
Aspiring South Korean writer On Ji-goo never considered herself a feminist but changed her mind after being physically attacked by a man for having short hair.
N Korea jams GPS signals, affecting ships, aircraft in South
North Korea staged GPS jamming attacks on Friday and Saturday, an operation that was affecting several ships and dozens of civilian aircraft in South Korea, Seoul鈥檚 military said.
S Korea fines Meta for illegal collection of user data
US tech giant Meta illegally harvested sensitive data including on sexual orientation from nearly a million South Korean Facebook users and shared it with advertisers, Seoul鈥檚 data watchdog said Tuesday.