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North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles before Trump's return
by Hieun Shin - January 14, 2025 - 7:32pm
North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Tuesday, according to Seoul's military, in what experts said could be a message to US President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administrat...
Seoul confirms Ukraine captured two North Korean soldiers
by Hieun Shin - January 12, 2025 - 5:10pm
South Korea's intelligence service on Sunday backed up Ukraine's account of having captured two wounded North Korean soldiers in Russia, after Kyiv said they were being questioned.
South Korea investigators seek new warrant to arrest President Yoon
by Hieun Shin - January 7, 2025 - 11:18am
South Korean anti-graft investigators were waiting on Tuesday for a new court-ordered arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose failed martial law bid threw the country into turmoil.
South Korea investigators ask police to arrest Yoon
by Hieun Shin - January 6, 2025 - 3:32pm
South Korean anti-graft investigators asked police Monday to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, after he fended off their week-long efforts to bring him into custody over his failed martial law bid.
Arrest deadline for impeached South Korean president enters final day
by Hieun Shin - January 6, 2025 - 8:28am
South Korean investigators trying to arrest suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol have less than 24 hours before their warrant expires Monday, with the embattled leader holed out in his residence surrounded by loyal...
What caused South Korea's most deadly plane crash
by Hieun Shin - December 30, 2024 - 5:27pm
The emergency landing of Jeju Air Flight 2216 looked highly skilled, experts say, but all except two of the 181 people on board were killed when the Boeing 737-800 hit a wall and burst into flames.
South Korea investigators seek arrest warrant for President Yoon over martial law
by Hieun Shin - December 30, 2024 - 12:52pm
Investigators probing South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived declaration of martial law said Monday they sought an arrest warrant for the suspended president after he failed to report for questioning...
South Korea grieves after deadliest plane crash kills 179
by Hieun Shin - December 30, 2024 - 11:17am
South Korea was reeling Monday from the loss of 179 people after a Jeju Air plane crash-landed and burst into flames, with a team of US investigators joining local authorities to probe possible causes.
179 dead in South Korea's worst plane crash
by Hieun Shin - December 29, 2024 - 9:56pm
A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea crashed on arrival Sunday, smashing into a barrier and bursting into flames, killing everyone aboard except for two flight attendants plucked from...
South Korean lawmakers impeach acting President Han Duck-soo
by Hieun Shin - December 27, 2024 - 6:23pm
South Korean lawmakers impeached acting president Han Duck-soo on Friday, sinking the country deeper into a political crisis triggered by his predecessor's martial law declaration that shocked the world.
South Korea's acting president faces impeachment vote
by Hieun Shin - December 27, 2024 - 4:18pm
South Korea's acting president faced an impeachment vote on Friday, as the country struggled to shake off political turmoil sparked by his predecessor's martial law declaration that shocked the world.
Second martial law impeachment vote for South Korean president on knife edge
by Hieun Shin - December 13, 2024 - 7:30pm
South Korea's opposition leader on Friday urged ruling party lawmakers to side with the "people" and impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, a day before a second parliamentary vote that...
South Korea's Yoon vows to fight 'until the very last minute'
by Hieun Shin - December 12, 2024 - 11:45am
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday vowed to fight "until the very last minute" in a defiant address defending his shock decision last week to declare martial law and deploy troops to the country's...
NewJeans leaves label ADOR over 'mistreatment'
by Hieun Shin - November 29, 2024 - 12:51pm
The news comes two weeks after NewJeans sent an ultimatum to ADOR's parent company HYBE telling the firm they would terminate their contract unless a set of demands was met.
Screen to reality: South Korea targets K-pop, K-drama tourism boom
by Hieun Shin - November 21, 2024 - 3:34pm
Fans of K-pop mega group BTS have long flocked to the South to see sites associated with the boy band. But as the popularity of South Korean drama has soared overseas, more and more tourists are planning trips around...
BTS member J-Hope discharged from South Korean military
by Hieun Shin - October 17, 2024 - 9:46am
K-pop megastar J-hope from BTS ended eighteen months of South Korean military service and hailed the "sacrifice" of soldiers working to keep the country safe, as fans wept for joy at his return to the indu...
Samsung workers begin three-day general strike over pay
by Hieun Shin - July 8, 2024 - 1:07pm
Workers at South Korean tech giant Samsung began a three-day general strike over pay and benefits on Monday, the head of a union representing tens of thousands of employees told AFP, warning the action could impact...
Army to ARMY: BTS mania hits Seoul with Jin 'huggathon'
by Hieun Shin - June 14, 2024 - 12:16pm
For BTS ARMY members, the timing of Jin's discharge from South Korean military service couldn't have been more fortuitous.
Seoul says it will resume loudspeaker propaganda against North
by Hieun Shin - June 9, 2024 - 3:12pm
South Korea announced Sunday that it would resume loudspeaker propaganda campaigns against the North after Pyongyang sent a fresh barrage of trash-filled balloons across the border.
'We exist': South Korea's first LGBTQ councilor tackles inclusion
by Hieun Shin - June 2, 2024 - 11:32am
 South Korea's first openly gay legislator may have cracked the ruling party's rainbow ceiling but admits there is a long way to go to make the country's politics inclusive.
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