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South Korean President Yoon arrested over failed martial law bid

by Claire Lee - January 15, 2025 - 10:28am

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on Wednesday over his failed martial law bid, after hundreds of anti-graft investigators and police raided his residence to end a weeks-long standoff.

South Korea investigators make fresh bid to arrest President Yoon

by Claire Lee - January 15, 2025 - 8:34am

South Korean investigators attempted to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday over a failed martial law bid, nearing his residence after using ladders to enter the compound.

South Korea presidential security chief urges 'no bloodshed' in Yoon arrest

by Claire Lee - January 10, 2025 - 9:54am

South Korea's presidential security chief said Friday there must be no bloodshed if another arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is executed by investigators over his failed martial law bid.

South Korea's political crisis: What could happen next?

by Claire Lee - January 4, 2025 - 3:12pm

South Korean investigators attempted to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence Friday over a failed martial law bid but were blocked by his security forces.

South Korea in political crisis after president resists arrest

by Claire Lee - January 4, 2025 - 10:15am

South Korea's political leadership was in uncharted territory Saturday after the sitting president resisted arrest over a failed martial law decree days before the warrant expires.

South Korea investigators call off arrest of President Yoon

by Claire Lee - January 3, 2025 - 1:37pm

South Korean investigators called off their attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence Friday over a failed martial law bid, citing safety concerns after a standoff with his security t...

South Korea's Yoon: From rising star to impeachment

by Claire Lee - December 14, 2024 - 6:29pm

South Korean's Yoon Suk Yeol rose from public prosecutor to the nation's highest office in just a few years, but as president he staggered from scandal to scandal before plunging the country into crisis by declaring...

South Korean president faces second impeachment vote

by Claire Lee - December 14, 2024 - 9:51am

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.

South Korea president close to averting impeachment

by Claire Lee - December 7, 2024 - 7:16pm

A motion to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was on the brink of failing Saturday, after lawmakers from his ruling party boycotted the ballot despite huge protests outside parliament.

South Korea president apologizes but doesn't resign over martial law fiasco

by Claire Lee - December 7, 2024 - 11:23am

South Korea's embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol apologized but stopped short of resigning Saturday over his declaration of martial law, with a vote to impeach him hours away and mass street protests planned in ...

South Korea president stops short of resigning after martial law fiasco

by Claire Lee - December 7, 2024 - 10:30am

South Korea's embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol stopped short of resigning Saturday over his declaration of martial law, with a vote to impeach him hours away and mass street protests planned in Seoul.

South Korea president to address nation ahead of impeachment vote

by Claire Lee - December 7, 2024 - 9:14am

South Korea's embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol was set to address the nation Saturday ahead of an impeachment vote in parliament and major protests calling for his departure.

South Korean president abandons martial law attempt

by Claire Lee - December 4, 2024 - 8:12am

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol abandoned a short-lived attempt at martial law on Wednesday after lawmakers defied security forces to vote against his declaration and thousands of protesters took to the st...

North Korea's latest weapon? Bombarding South with noise

by Claire Lee - November 20, 2024 - 5:42pm

Gunshots, screams, eerie laughter: South Korea's border island Ganghwa is being bombarded nightly with blood-curdling sounds, part of a new campaign by the nuclear-armed North that is driving residents to despa...

North Korea jams GPS signals, affecting ships, aircraft in South

by Claire Lee - November 9, 2024 - 1:34pm

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's military said.

North Korea blows up roads, rails to South

by Claire Lee - October 16, 2024 - 3:25pm

North Korea blew up sections of the deeply symbolic roads and railways connecting it to the South on Tuesday, Seoul's military said, adding it had conducted a "counter-fire" operation in response.

'Meaty rice'? South Korean professor aims to change global protein

by Claire Lee - June 17, 2024 - 5:08pm

In a small laboratory in Seoul, a team of South Korean scientists are injecting cultured beef cells into individual grains of rice, in a process they hope could revolutionize how the world eats.

Samsung workers in South Korea stage first strike — union

by Claire Lee - June 10, 2024 - 3:54pm

Workers at tech giant Samsung Electronics in South Korea staged the first strike at the company on Friday, the head of a major union representing tens of thousands of people said.

Fan outcry over K-pop star's date highlights 'harsh' industry rules

by Claire Lee - March 29, 2024 - 12:02pm

Accused of "betraying" fans, subject to relentless online and real-world public abuse, K-pop star Karina recently issued a grovelling, handwritten apology. Her crime? Dating a South Korean actor.

Oscar-nominated 'Past Lives' follows 'lives we leave behind'

by Claire Lee - March 7, 2024 - 5:19pm

Celine Song's "Past Lives" comes alongside the critical success of other works featuring the Korean overseas experience, such as "Minari", "Pachinko" and Netflix's "Beef".

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