Jan 03 South Korea’s impeached president defies warrant in hourslong standoff By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korean investigators have left the president's official residence after a nearly six-hour standoff during which he defied their attempt to detain him. Continue reading
Jan 02 Impeached South Korean President Yoon issues defiant message over arrest warrant By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korea’s anti-corruption agency on Friday dispatched investigators to execute a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as hundreds of his supporters are gathered at his residence in Seoul, vowing to block their approach. Continue reading
Jan 01 As grieving families mourn the victims of South Korea plane crash, investigators extract black box data By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Grieving relatives of the victims of the South Korean plane disaster have visited the crash site to pay respects to their loved ones on New Year's Day. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 4:42 South Korean officials were worried about barrier before it was struck by Jeju Air flight By Stephanie Sy, Zeba Warsi, Lachlan Hyatt American investigators have arrived in South Korea to help investigate the crash of a Jeju Air flight. On Tuesday, we learned the airport's internal guidelines questioned the placement of a barrier at the end of the runway. Stephanie Sy reports. Continue watching
Dec 31 U.S. and Boeing investigators examine the site of fatal South Korean plane crash By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press All but two of the 181 people aboard the Boeing 737-800 operated by budget airline Jeju Air died in Sunday's crash. Continue reading
Dec 31 South Korean court issues warrants to detain impeached President Yoon, search his office and residence By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press The Seoul Western District Court issued warrants to detain Yoon and to search the presidential office and residence in central Seoul. Continue reading
Dec 30 South Korean law enforcement seek warrant for impeached President Yoon By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials, which leads a joint investigation with police and military authorities into the power grab that lasted only a few hours, confirmed it requested the warrant on Monday. Continue reading
Dec 30 South Korea inspects Boeing aircraft in effort to find cause of plane crash that killed 179 By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Acting President Choi Sang-mok also instructed authorities on Monday to conduct an emergency review of the country's aircraft operation systems. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 3:09 South Korea reels from disastrous airliner crash that kills 179 people aboard By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn, Gerard Edic South Korea is in mourning following the deadliest air disaster ever on the nation’s soil. Jeju Air Flight 2216 was landing in the southwestern city of Muan following a five-hour trip from Bangkok, Thailand, when tragedy struck. Ali Rogin reports. Continue watching
Dec 29 What we know so far about the deadly Jeju Air passenger plane crash in South Korea By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press A passenger jet burst into flames while landing at an airport in South Korea on Sunday, killing 179 people in one of the deadliest air disasters in that nation's history. Here are some things to know about crash. Continue reading