South Korea

A defiant South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a second impeachment vote on Saturday over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law, a move that shocked the country, split his party and imperilled his presidency half way through…
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday vowed to fight “until the very last minute,” defending his shock decision last week to declare martial law and deploy troops to the country’s parliament The South Korean leader is banned…
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South Korea’s corruption investigation chief said on Monday, December 9, he ordered travel ban on President Yoon over martial law decree. Police in South Korea were considering placing an overseas travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol as…
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Negotiators gathered in Busan, South Korea, on Monday in a final push to create a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution. It’s the fifth time the world’s nations convene to craft a legally binding plastic pollution…
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South Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea in a show of force after North Korea’s recent salvo of missile launches, Seoul said Friday. The nuclear-armed North had test-fired what it said was its most advanced and powerful…
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North Korea’s foreign ministry denounced a US planned sale of Apache helicopters to South Korea, state media KCNA said on Friday, vowing to take additional steps to bolster its self-defense. The Pentagon said on Monday that the US State…
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South Korean officials met on Monday to discuss electric vehicle safety and whether to require car firms to disclose battery brands amid growing consumer concern after an EV blaze in an underground garage extensively damaged an apartment…
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The US commitment to deterrence against North Korea is backed by the full range of US capabilities, including nuclear, US President Joe Biden told South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in a meeting on Thursday on the sidelines of a NATO…
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South Korea will begin deploying drone-melting laser weapons designed to shoot down North Korean UAVs this year, the country’s arms procurement agency said Friday. The new laser weapons — dubbed the “StarWars Project” by the South — are…
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South Korea’s military fired warning shots after several North Korean soldiers crossed the border on Thursday morning, the Yonhap news agency reported on Friday citing the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The soldiers retreated immediately…
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