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Actor Kim Sae-ron, 24, found dead
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'IU is a commie.' List of politicians, celebrities spreads online with NewJeans, Han Kang
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Acting president calls for swift pension reform
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Cabinet approves 3 years of combined parental leave
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Speculations mount of Yoon Suk Yeol's resignation
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49% favor opposition-led power shift, 45% back ruling party: poll
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Yoon Suk Yeol receives 7 jail visits a day; president's lawyers say Yoon unfairly criticized
Arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol received a total of 70 outside visitors while imprisoned, from Jan. 15 to Monday, meaning Yoon received seven visits a day on average for the 10 weekdays, data showed Friday. According to data from the Justice Ministry compiled by Rep. Kim Seung-won of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, among the 70 rounds of visits to Yoon, currently detained at the Seoul Detention Center following his indictment, 66 were from Yoon's lawyers. An inmate's meeting with
Feb. 7, 2025
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First lady Kim Keon Hee stays out of sight, yet to visit detained husband
It has been a week since detained President Yoon Suk Yeol was permitted to receive visitors other than his lawyers. Groups of senior aides and political heavyweights from the ruling bloc made their way to visit him ― but not his wife, first lady Kim Keon Hee. On Monday, Seok Dong-hyeon, Yoon's close friend who recently joined the team of Yoon's legal representatives, said in a radio interview with YTN that Kim "does not plan" to visit Yoon while he is currently detained at the Seoul Detention Ce
Feb. 6, 2025
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Yoon Suk Yeol ordered minister to cut off utilities to media: testimonies
1,605 soldiers, 3,709 police officers mobilized during 6-hour martial law fiasco President Yoon Suk Yeol allegedly ordered Interior Minister Lee Sang-min to cut off water and electricity to several media outlets and a polling company when he imposed martial law on Dec. 3, according to the prosecution's indictment and testimony at the National Assembly on Tuesday. Heo Seok-gon, who leads the National Fire Agency, confirmed during an Assembly hearing Tuesday that Interior Minister Lee Sang-min cal
Feb. 4, 2025
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Opposition leader shifts stance, signals pro-business push
DP leader proposes bipartisan committee on Trump's tariff policy, holds debate session on PPP-backed chip bill Rep. Lee Jae-myung, chair of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, signaled his pro-business push on Monday in an apparent bid to court centrist voters, as he proposed a bipartisan effort to support Korean companies impacted by US President Donald Trump's tariff measures on trade partners. "Trump has finalized tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, and our companies with factorie
Feb. 3, 2025
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Constitutional Court to rule on 9th justice Monday
South Korea's Constitutional Court is poised to hand down a ruling Monday that could see Ma Eun-hyuk added to its bench to complete its nine-member lineup. The court, which is also tasked with hearing Yoon's impeachment trial, will decide on whether acting President and Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok's refusal to approve the National Assembly's nomination of Ma, a senior judge of the Seoul Western District Court, was constitutional. Rep. Kim Yun-duck, secretary general of the main oppositio
Feb. 2, 2025
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FM expresses condolences over Washington plane crash
Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul on Thursday expressed his condolences over the deadly plane crash that occurred near Washington, DC, Wednesday night when a US passenger jet carrying 64 people and a military helicopter with three on board collided in midair. Both crashed into the Potomac River, as the American Airlines flight from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport in the state of Kansas was approaching Reagan Washington National Airport at around 9 p.m. Wednesday. "We’re deeply saddened
Jan. 30, 2025
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Yoon Suk Yeol's supporters rail against chief justice over 'bias'
As the Constitutional Court reviews the impeachment of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol over his Dec. 3 martial law decree, either to uphold or overturn it, Yoon's supporters and the ruling People Power Party have attacked Moon Hyung-bae, the court's chief justice, claiming he displayed political bias in the past. A coalition of 23 right-wing civic groups on Thursday demanded that Moon be recused under the Constitutional Court Act, given alleged evidence of his personal ties to main opposition
Jan. 30, 2025
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2025 impeachment turmoil: Repeat of 2017? Not quite
South Korea is no stranger to dramatic impeachments and legal battles involving its leaders. Nearly eight years ago in March 2017, then-President Park Geun-hye was removed from office after the Constitutional Court upheld her impeachment on corruption charges. The conservative leader was indicted and jailed soon after, leaving her previous rival, the Democratic Party of Korea's then-chair, Moon Jae-in, the front-runner for the presidency. However, the case of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol ha
Jan. 26, 2025
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Main opposition regains its edge in party affiliation: Gallup Korea
Gallup Korea denies accusations that it fails to prevent overly sampling right-leaning respondents. The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea regained its edge over the ruling People Power Party in terms of political party preferences, reflecting shifting public sentiment following the martial law declaration by conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol and his subsequent arrest. According to poll results released by Gallup Korea on Friday, 40 percent of 1,000 respondents identified as supporters
Jan. 24, 2025
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Why didn't police hit back at violent protesters?
Sunday's mob attack on Seoul court exposes policing dilemma in Korea Sunday’s predawn protest by supporters of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol erupted into mob violence after a court issued the formal warrant to detain the president while he is under criminal investigation on charges of leading an insurrection and committing abuse of power. At around 3 a.m., approximately 1,300 supporters of the impeached president stormed the courthouse, hurling bricks and smashing glass and office equipment
Jan. 22, 2025