Tag: South Korea
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S. Korea struggles to determine cause of plane crash that killed 179 people
South Korean officials are struggling to determine what caused a deadly plane crash that killed 179 people, with the nation saddened, shocked and ashamed over the ... -
A plane is engulfed in flames after skidding off the runway, killing 179
A passenger plane skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport yesterday, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames after its front landing ... -
South Korean leaders seek calm after Yoon is impeached
South Korea’s opposition leader offered yesterday to work with the government to ease the political tumult as officials sought a reassure allies and markets, a day ... -
Yoon defends martial law as an act of governance and vows to ‘fight to the end’
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his martial law decree as an act of governance and denied rebellion charges, vowing yesterday to “fight to the ... -
Ex-defense chief tried to kill himself after being arrested over martial law
South Korea’s previous defense minister was stopped from attempting suicide while in detention over last week’s martial law declaration, officials said yesterday, as President Yoon Suk ... -
Prosecutors seek to arrest ex-defense minister over imposition of martial law
South Korean prosecutors are seeking to formally arrest the former defense minister alleged to have colluded with President Yoon Suk Yeol in imposing martial law last ... -
Opposition parties submit a motion to impeach President Yoon over sudden martial law
South Korea’s opposition parties yesterday submitted a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over the shocking and short-lived martial law that drew heavily armed troops ... -
MGTO warns residents on travel to S. Korea
The South Korean government declared martial law Dec. 3, only to lift it the following morning, prompting concerns among travelers, particularly from Macau. In response, Cheng ... -
Central bank cuts key interest rate to nurse a slower economy
South Korea’s central bank lowered its key policy rate for a second straight month and said the country’s economy will grow at a slower pace than ... -
President denies wrongdoing in a growing scandal
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol denied wrongdoing yesterday in a burgeoning influence-peddling scandal involving him and his wife that’s severely hurting his approval ratings and ... -
South Korea fines Meta $15 million for illegally collecting information on Facebook users
South Korea’s privacy watchdog yesterday fined social media company Meta 21.6 billion won ($15 million) for illegally collecting sensitive personal information from Facebook users, including data ... -
A South Korean adoptee’s journey to uncover her identity
In a small room in Seoul, South Korea, Rebecca Kimmel sat in disbelief, staring at a baby photo she had just unearthed from her adoption file. ... -
Nobel Prize in literature awarded to S. Korean author for her ‘intense poetic prose’
South Korean author Han Kang was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature yesterday for what the Nobel committee called “her intense poetic prose that confronts historical ... -
Philippines, South Korea deepen security cooperation, elevating ties to a strategic partnership
South Korea and the Philippines, each faced by increasingly hostile rival nations, elevated their ties to a strategic partnership on Monday, including broader defense and security ... -
In their 80s, these women learned reading and rap
Wearing an oversized bucket hat, silver chains and a black Miu Miu shirt, 82-year-old Park Jeom-sun gesticulates, her voice rising and falling with staccato lines about ... -
Seoul sets a compensation plan for dog meat farmers before the 2027 ban
South Korea announced plans yesterday to compensate famers and others in the country’s dwindling dog meat industry before a formal ban goes into effect in 2027, ... -
Adoption fraud separated generations of South Korean children from their families
South Korea’s government, Western countries and adoption agencies worked in tandem to supply some 200,000 Korean children to parents overseas, despite years of evidence they were ... -
Truth commission says it found more evidence of forced adoptions in the 1980s
A South Korean commission found evidence that women were pressured into giving away their infants for foreign adoptions after giving birth at government-funded facilities where thousands of ... -
Koreas Seoul says the North has flown more trash balloons toward South Korea
South Korea’s military says North Korea is again flying balloons likely carrying trash toward the South, adding to a bizarre psychological warfare campaign amid growing tensions ... -
Ex-N. Korean diplomat appointed a vice minister in S. Korea the highest post for any defector
South Korea’s president yesterday appointed a former North Korean diplomat as a vice minister, the highest-level government job for any of the thousands of North Koreans ... -
In landmark verdict, top court recognizes some rights for same-sex couples
South Korea’s top court ruled yesterday that same-sex couples are eligible to receive the same health insurance benefits as heterosexual couples, a landmark verdict hailed by ... -
South Korea to deploy laser weapons to intercept North Korean drones
South Korea said yesterday it will begin deploying laser weapons systems designed to intercept North Korean drones, which have caused security concerns in the South in ... -
Man who stabbed opposition leader sentenced to 15 years in prison
A man who stabbed South Korea’s opposition leader in the neck earlier this year was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday, court officials said. ... -
Driver whose car struck pedestrians in South Korea will face accidental homicide investigation
A driver whose car struck pedestrians waiting at a crowded intersection in South Korea’s capital, killing nine people, will be investigated on allegations of accidental homicide, ... -
Fire at a lithium battery factory kills 22, mostly Chinese migrant workers
A fire likely sparked by exploding lithium batteries swept through a manufacturing factory near South Korea’s capital yesterday, killing 22 mostly Chinese migrant workers and injuring ... -
US aircraft carrier arrives in S. Korea as a show of force against nuclear-armed N. Korea
A nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier arrived Saturday in South Korea for a three-way exercise involving Japan as they step up military training to cope with North ... -
Group flies propaganda leaflets across border following North’s trash-balloon launches
A South Korean activists’ group said yesterday it flew large balloons carrying propaganda leaflets toward North Korea, although the North has threatened to send more balloons ... -
President vows to expand aid contribution, mineral ties with Africa
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (right) shakes hands with Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani after the joint press conference for the 2024 Korea-Africa Summit in ... -
Chinese and Japanese leaders arrive in South Korea for their first trilateral meeting since 2019
Leaders of China and Japan arrived in Seoul to meet separately with South Korea’s president yesterday, a day before they gather for their first trilateral meeting ... -
North Korea appears to be preparing to launch its 2nd spy satellite, South Korean military says
North Korea appears to be preparing to launch its second military spy satellite into space, South Korea’s military said Friday, as animosities remain high over the ... -
Things to know about an AI safety summit in Seoul
South Korea is set to host a mini-summit this week on risks and regulation of artificial intelligence, following up on an inaugural AI safety meeting in ... -
Exit polls suggest big win by liberal opposition parties in parliamentary election
Initial exit polls suggested South Korea’s liberal opposition parties are expected to win a landslide victory in yesterday’s parliamentary election. The joint exit polls by South ... -
No explosives found at Seoul following bomb threat against Ohtani
South Korean police said they’ve found no explosives at Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome after searching the site yesterday following a reported bomb threat against Los Angeles ... -
Defense chief says N.Korea supplied 7,000 containers of munitions to Russia
North Korea has shipped around 7,000 containers filled with munitions and other military equipment to Russia since last year to help support its war in Ukraine, ...
