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Shopping scams, taxi rip-offs fuel 71% rise in foreign tourist complaints in South Korea
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Seoul continues Subway map reboot
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In S. Korea's shrinking cities, prisons bring hope
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Now a defendant, Yoon again claims martial law was public message
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Criminal trial for Yoon to begin behind closed doors
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South Korea reverts 2026 medical school quota to previous level
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North Korea criticizes Trump's easing of US weapons exports
North Korea on Sunday denounced United States President Donald Trump's recent easing of domestic weapons export regulations, calling it a move aimed at "expanding war." The state-run Korean Central News Agency issued the criticism, citing Trump's April 9 executive order that mandates a review of rules governing US military equipment exports, aimed at facilitating easier overseas sales of defense products. The KCNA claimed that weapons sales serve as a key tool in advancing the US foreign policy
April 20, 2025 -
Air Force retrieves gun pods accidentally dropped from KA-1 aircraft
The Air Force said Saturday it has retrieved two gun pods that accidentally dropped from a KA-1 light attack aircraft during training this week. The aircraft was conducting flight maneuvers over Pyeongchang, approximately 125 kilometers east of Seoul, on Friday night when it jettisoned two gun pods and two empty fuel tanks. No casualties or property damage have been reported. "Starting at 6 a.m. today, we mobilized one HH-60 helicopter and around 270 troops to search the area where (the parts) w
April 19, 2025 -
Ex-interior minister questioned overnight in martial law probe
Former Interior and Safety Minister Lee Sang-min returned home Saturday after an overnight police interrogation over his alleged involvement in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief imposition of martial law late last year. The former minister appeared before a special police investigation team at around 2 p.m. Friday as a suspect in the ongoing probe. He was released about 18 hours later at approximately 7:40 a.m. Saturday. He is suspected of directing the National Fire Agency to cut off power
April 19, 2025 -
Acting president calls for unity on anniv. of 1960 pro-democracy uprising
Acting President Han Duck-soo on Saturday called for national unity to overcome economic and social crises as he marked the anniversary of a 1960 pro-democracy civil uprising that led to the ouster of South Korea's first President Rhee Syng-man. Han issued the call during an anniversary event at the April 19th National Cemetery in northern Seoul, which holds the remains of those killed in the uprising, saying the "people's successful revolution" became the foundation for the nation's democracy b
April 19, 2025 -
DP contenders call for national unity through political reform, coalition governance
Rep. Lee Jae-myung, the leading presidential contender from the Democratic Party of Korea, emphasized that fostering national unity should be the nation’s top political priority, citing growing ideological divisions within the country. “The role of a president is to bring together a nation torn by conflict,” Lee said during a televised primary debate aired on MBC’s “100-Minute Debate” on Friday. Referring to recent unrest, he added, “Had firearms been allowed, the situation could have turned dea
April 18, 2025 -
Lee Jae-myung backs one-shot, package deal with Trump
Lee Jae-myung, former leader of the Democratic Party of Korea and a top contender in the party's presidential primary, said Friday he would seek a comprehensive package deal with US President Donald Trump if elected, embracing Trump’s one-shot negotiation strategy. "Trump’s strategy is quite bold — to the point that it is even referred to as the so-called 'madman theory,'" Lee said when asked about his negotiation strategy against Trump during the first TV debate among the three presidential con
April 18, 2025 -
Police quiz ex-interior minister in martial law probe
Police on Friday questioned former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min over his alleged involvement in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief imposition of martial law late last year. Lee is suspected of attempting to cut off power and water supplies to media outlets critical of the president following Yoon's declaration of martial law on Dec. 3. The police's special investigation team summoned Lee for questioning as a suspect in the case. In February, investigators raided Lee's residence and two off
April 18, 2025 -
Education minister to hold meeting with medical students amid prolonged standoff
Education Minister Lee Ju-ho is scheduled to meet with medical students next week in an effort to encourage them to return to school and to explain the government's recent decision to revert the 2026 medical school enrollment quota to its previous level, the education ministry said Friday. The meeting set for Tuesday marks the first direct dialogue between the government and medical students since a standoff began 14 months ago over the government's plan to expand medical school admissions. Sinc
April 18, 2025 -
Plan to give CIO authority to investigate insurrection could become Lee campaign pledge
The Growth and Cohesion policy think tank, launched Wednesday to support Democratic Party of Korea presidential hopeful Rep. Lee Jae-myung, is pushing to expand the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials' authority to investigate insurrection charges an official campaign pledge — advancing Lee’s broader plans for prosecution reform that separates the authority to investigate and prosecute. A judicial reform subcommittee under Growth and Cohesion recently submitted a proposal
April 18, 2025 -
Kim Doo-kwan exits race, setting stage for three-way Democratic Party race
Kim Doo-kwan, a former Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker and long-time presidential aspirant, announced Friday that he would not run for president and would instead lend his support to the party’s victory in the early election on June 3. Kim’s official exit has clarified the main liberal party's presidential contest, clearing up speculation that he might break away from the Democratic Party of Korea to run as an independent and streamlining the party’s primary into a three-person contest. “Kim
April 18, 2025 -
Policy Watch: Hong Joon-pyo pledges to resume executions, rejects antidiscrimination law
Hong Joon-pyo, former Daegu mayor and a presidential contender in the conservative People Power Party’s primary, pledged to resume executions under capital punishment for violent criminals if elected, as stated in a press release Friday. While South Korea maintains the death penalty system, it has not carried out an execution since 1997. Hong further vowed to root out corrupt politicians and what he called “legal cartels” as part of efforts to restore the rule of law. The pledge is part of his “
April 18, 2025 -
Yoon Suk Yeol's ex-lawyers drop ‘Yoon Again’ political party idea amid backlash
Two lawyers who represented former President Yoon Suk Yeol in his impeachment trial abruptly canceled a press conference Thursday, just hours after announcing plans to launch a new political party under the slogan “Yoon Again,” named after the disgraced ex-president. Attorneys Kim Gye-ri and Bae Ui-cheol — who had served on Yoon’s impeachment defense team — initially notified the press that they would hold a press briefing Friday in Yeouido, Seoul, to introduce the “Yoon Again” political party.
April 18, 2025 -
2 outgoing justices say Constitution must be abided by as prerequisite for democracy
Constitutional Court of Korea Justices Moon Hyung-bae and Lee Mi-son said the South Korea's Constitution and any ruling by the court must be abided by, as the order of the sovereign people, because otherwise social instability will ensue, as Friday marked the end of their six-year terms as justices on the bench, two weeks after the same court removed disgraced former President Yoon Suk Yeol from office in a unanimous 8-0 ruling. In a farewell speech, Moon, who served as the acting chief justice
April 18, 2025 -
Summer-like temperatures to persist into next week
High temperatures 2 to 6 degrees Celsius warmer than the average in previous years are expected to persist from Friday until April 21 due to warm southwesterly winds blowing into South Korea, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration on Friday. On Friday, average low temperatures nationwide ranged between 10 C and 16 C, while average highs ranged from 17 C to 29 C -- with Daegu in North Gyeongsang Province reaching 29 C. Based on average temperatures between 1991 and 2020, Daegu typic
April 18, 2025 -
Lee Jae-myung leads with 38% support; three runners-up tied at 7% each: poll
Front-runner Rep. Lee Jae-myung of the liberal Democratic Party of Korea has increased his lead among the field of potential presidential candidates, shows a poll released Friday. According to a survey by Gallup Korea, Lee garnered 38 percent support — his highest rating this year and a figure that puts him comfortably ahead of all other contenders. Tied for second place were former Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo and former Labor Minister Kim Moon-soo, both from the conservative People Power Party, a
April 18, 2025