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Is South Korea’s ex-president above the law? Yoon’s refusal to cooperate raises alarms
In a cell he refuses to leave, Yoon Suk-yeol sits mired in a scandal of vendettas, military secrets and power that defies ...
Yeni Şafak8h
South Korea's ousted president seeks review of detention, refuses questioning
South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday filed a petition in a local court, seeking a review of his arrest, ...
South Korea’s President Lee extends apology to bereaved families of major disasters
He said that previous administrations had failed to admit the state's liability in the deadly incidents. Read more at ...
Why is South Korea retrying a spy chief who assassinated a president?
The guns Yoo buried were used to assassinate Park Chung-hee, who had ruled South Korea for the previous 18 years, longer than any president before or since. The man who shot him was his long-time ...
The Business Times9h
South Korea seeks to unlock property money in ‘Kospi 5,000’ drive
SOUTH Korea is seeking to redirect household wealth concentrated in real estate into equities, according to a lawmaker ...
The Diplomat5h
How Barack Obama Planned to Destroy North Korea’s Weapons of Mass Destruction
The North Korean arsenal grew to alarming proportions during Obama’s two terms in office, prompting Pentagon planning for a ...
Yonhap News Agency on MSN4h
(LEAD) Senior diplomats of S. Korea, U.S., Japan to hold talks in Japan this week
Vice foreign ministers of South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold trilateral talks this week to discuss ways of ...
Anadolu Agency8h
US asks South Korea to ‘lead manufacturing fund’: Report
Korean firms to build or expand factories in US or invest in local partners,’ according to The Chosun Daily - Anadolu Ajansı ...
South Korea summons Japanese defense attache over territorial claims
South Korea summoned a Japanese attache to protest a territorial claim over disputed islands that Tokyo made in an annual ...
South Korea moves to end ‘baby exports’; state to take full responsibility for adoptions
The reforms reorganise how adoptions are handled both domestically and internationally. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...
Tempo.co English6d
South Korea's Ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol Detained for Second Time
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested for the second time and sent back to ...
South Korean President pledges early improvement of relations with China; China ties crucial for Seoul amid trade uncertainties: expert
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, speaking on Thursday in a press conference after taking office last month, vowed to ...