Seoul, Jan 15 (UNI) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested for questioning, according to the country’s anti-corruption agency, in the latest chapter of a weekslong political saga that began with the embattled president’s shock martial law decree last month.
Seoul, Jan 15 (UNI) South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was arrested in presidential residence Wednesday, becoming the country''s first sitting president to be kept in custody over his short-lived martial law imposition.
Seoul, Jan 14 (UNI) A South Korean court issued a warrant to arrest the acting chief of the presidential security service who blocked an attempt earlier this month to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol, multiple media outlets said Tuesday.
Seoul, Jan 12 (UNI) South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will not attend the first hearing of his impeachment trial, scheduled for Tuesday, for safety concerns, Yoon''s defense counsel said Sunday.
New Delhi, Jan 6 (UNI) Supercoder, a South Korean remote hiring platform, on Monday announced its extended service offerings and significant achievements, positioning itself as a global player in international talent solutions.
Seoul, Jan 6 (UNI) North Korea''s missile launched on Monday flew at least 1,100 kilometers (683.5 miles) before falling into the sea, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing South Korea''s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
Seoul, Jan 6 (UNI) North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan for the first time in 2025, the Yonhap agency reported, citing the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) of South Korea.
Seoul, Jan 6 (UNI) South Korea''s anti-corruption investigative agency will seek the extension of a warrant to arrest the impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol on Monday after a botched attempt of Yoon''s arrest last week, according to multiple media outlets.
Seoul, Jan 4 (UNI) Three people were confirmed dead on Saturday after a fishing boat ran aground in waters off southwest South Korea, according to multiple media outlets.
Seoul, Jan 3 (UNI) A fire broke out in a commercial and residential building in the South Korean city of Seongnam on Friday, probably trapping multiple people, local media outlets reported.
Seoul, Jan 3 (UNI) South Korea''s opposition Democratic Party on Friday threatened the ruling People Power Party with a people''s justice and the security service of the temporarily suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, which interferes with his arrest, with charges of participating in a mutiny, the Yonhap news agency reported.
Seoul, Jan 3 (UNI) The number of babies born in South Korea, a country with one of the world''s lowest fertility rates, increased for the first time in nine years in 2024, Yonhap reported on Friday, citing government data.
Seoul, Jan 3 (UNI) South Korea''s constitutional court said Friday that it will hold hearings for President Yoon Suk-yeol''s impeachment trial on Jan 14 and Jan 16.
Seoul, Jan 3 (UNI) South Korea''s joint investigation unit on Friday summoned chief of the presidential security service over the obstruction of President Yoon Suk-yeol''s arrest.
Seoul, Jan 3 (UNI) South Korean police conducted search and seizure operations at Muan International Airport for the second day in a row on Friday, aiming to secure key materials related to the deadly Jeju Air plane crash that claimed 179 lives, Yonhap news agency said.
Seoul, Jan 1 (UNI) Acting South Korean President Choi Sang-mok reaffirmed on Tuesday the country''s commitment to its military alliance with the United States, Korean media reported.
Seoul, Jan 1 (UNI) Two high-ranking South Korean military officials have been indicted over their role in the president''s failed attempt to impose martial law, the Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday.
Seoul, Dec 31 (UNI) The South Korean military is conducting safety inspections of Boeing 737-800-based aircraft following the crash of a Jeju Air plane on December 29, the South''s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday.
Seoul, Dec 31 (UNI) A lawyer for temporarily suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has called a court-approved arrest warrant for Yoon illegal, South Korea''s Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday.
Seoul, Dec. 31 (UNI) A South Korean court issued a warrant to arrest the impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol and search the presidential residence, the joint investigation unit said Tuesday.
Seoul, Dec 31 (UNI) The remains of 174 people have tentatively been identified out of 179 killed in a deadly passenger jet crash that occurred in South Korea''s southwestern airport Sunday, the transport ministry said Tuesday.
Seoul, Dec 31 (UNI) A South Korean court has approved an arrest warrant for the temporarily suspended president, Yoon Suk-yeol, over his failed attempt to impose martial law in the country, the Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday.
Seoul, Dec 30 (UNI) South Korean authorities will check all Boeing 737-800s in the country after the plane crashed at Muan International Airport, the republic''s transport ministry said.
New Delhi, Dec 29 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday expressed sadness over the tragic airplane crash in South Korea that killed 179 people, and extended condolences to the bereaved families.
Muan (South Korea), Dec 29 (UNI) The bodies of all 179 passengers and crew killed in what is believed to be South Korea''s worst air disaster in decades have been retrieved from the wreckage, South Korean media reported on Sunday.
Seoul, Dec. 29 (UNI) South Korea''s transport ministry said on Sunday that its investigation unit secured both of the two black boxes from a crashed passenger jet that has killed at least 167 people onboard.
Muan (South Korea), Dec 29 (UNI) At least 124 people have died and two were rescued after a Jeju Air passenger jet carrying 181 people erupted in flames as it went off the runway and hit a wall at an airport in South Korea''s southwestern county of Muan on Sunday, an official said.
Muan (South Korea), Dec 29 (UNI) A passenger jet carrying 181 people erupted in flames after going off the runway and hitting a wall at an airport in South Korea''s southwestern county of Muan on Sunday, an official said.
Muan (South Korea), Dec 29 (UNI) A passenger jet carrying 181 people erupted in flames after going off the runway and hitting a wall at an airport in South Korea''s southwestern county of Muan on Sunday, likely leaving all but two dead, an official said.
Muan (South Korea), Dec 29 (UNI) A passenger jet carrying 181 people erupted in flames after going off the runway at an airport in South Korea''s southwestern county of Muan on Sunday, leaving at least 62 people dead, with the death toll expected to rise sharply, an official said.
Seoul, Dec. 29 (UNI) South Korea''s impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol on Sunday turned down the third summons request to call him in for questioning in an investigation into his botched martial law imposition, Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday, citing an investigation body.
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Seoul, Dec 29 (UNI) At least 28 people were killed and three others were rescued in an airplane crash that occurred on Sunday at an airport in the southwest of South Korea, according to multiple media outlets.
Seoul, Dec 27 (UNI) South Korea''s opposition-controlled parliament voted Friday to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who had been serving as acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol''s impeachment.
Seoul, Dec 27 (UNI) South Korea''s constitutional court decided Friday to hold the second pretrial hearing on President Yoon Suk-yeol''s impeachment on Jan. 3, according to multiple media outlets.
Seoul, Dec 27 (UNI) South Korean police on Friday raided a presidential safe house where impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol allegedly met with senior police officers to discuss his plan to impose an emergency martial law, Yonhap news agency reported.
Seoul, Dec 26 (UNI) The South Korean main opposition Democratic Party plans to submit an impeachment motion against Prime Minister and acting President Han Duck-soo for a vote at the December 27 plenary session, South Korean media reported on Thursday.
Seoul, Dec 25 (UNI) South Korea has officially become a country with a "super-aged society," with over 20% of its population now older than 65, the Yonhap news agency has reported, citing the country''s Interior Ministry.
Seoul, Dec 24 (UNI) South Korea’s Cabinet has rejected two bills to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate activities of South Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol and first lady Kim Keon-hee, ignoring the main opposition party’s demand to approve them, the Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday.
Pyongyang (North Korea), Dec 20 (UNI) A total of $2.2bn (£1.76bn) in cryptocurrencies has been stolen this year, with North Korean hackers accounting for more than half that figure, media report said.
Pyongyang, Dec 19 (UNI) At least 100 North Korean soldiers have been killed in fighting in the Ukraine war since entering combat on the Russian side earlier this month, a South Korean MP said on Thursday.