Apr 08 South Korea will hold snap election on June 3 to choose Yoon’s successor By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press South Korea will hold a snap presidential election June 3 to choose Yoon Suk Yeol’s successor after the conservative was ousted over his imposition of martial law late last year. Continue reading
Apr 08 South Korea fires warning shots as about 10 North Korean soldiers cross border By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press South Korea says its military has fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed the border. Continue reading
Mar 26 Wildfires ravaging southern South Korea leave 24 dead, force thousands to evacuate By Kim Tong-Hyung, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Wind-driven wildfires that were among South Korea’s worst ever have ravaged the country’s southern regions, killing 24 people, destroying more than 300 structures and forcing 28,800 residents to evacuate, officials said Wednesday. Continue reading
Mar 25 Court in Japan orders dissolution of Unification Church By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press The Unification Church in Japan was ordered dissolved by a court after a government request spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Continue reading
Mar 24 South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo reinstated as acting president after impeachment overturned By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press South Korea’s Constitutional Court overturned the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, reinstating the nation's No. 2 official as acting leader Monday while not yet ruling on the separate impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial… Continue reading
Mar 10 North Korea fires ballistic missiles into sea after the U.S. and South Korea began military drills By Kim Tong-Hyung, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile firings, North Korea’s fifth missile launch event this year, were detected from the North’s southwestern Hwanghae province. It called the weapons close-range but didn't say how far they flew. Continue reading
Mar 08 South Korea’s impeached President Yoon released from prison as he awaits trial By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press South Korea’s impeached conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from prison on Saturday, a day after a Seoul court canceled his arrest to allow him to stand trial for rebellion without being detained. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: House censures Democratic Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump’s speech In our news wrap Thursday, the House voted to censure Democrat Rep. Al Green for disrupting President Trump's address to Congress with 10 Democrats joining Republican members in passing the resolution, a pair of fighter jets in South Korea accidentally… Continue watching
Feb 20 Impeached South Korean president appears in 2 different courts while defending his martial law decree By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has appeared in two different courts, contesting his arrest on rebellion charges in one and pleading to preserve his presidency in the other, both related to his brief imposition of martial law in December. Continue reading
Feb 17 South Korea pauses downloads of DeepSeek’s AI apps due to privacy concerns By Associated Press South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission said DeepSeek's apps were removed from the local versions of Apple's App Store and Google Play on Saturday evening and that the company agreed to work with the agency to strengthen privacy protections before… Continue reading