The ruling caps months of political turmoil that have overshadowed efforts to deal with the new administration of U.S. President Donald Trump at a time of slowing growth in Asia’s fourth-largest economy. With Yoon’s ouster, a presidential election is required to take place within 60 days, according to the country’s constitution. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo […]
More than 33,000 hectares (81,500 acres) have been charred or are still burning in the largest of the fires that began in the central Uiseong county, making it the biggest single forest fire in South Korea’s history. The previous record was 24,000 hectares (59,000 acres) in a March 2000 fire “We are nationally in a […]
The deadly wildfires have spread rapidly and forced more than 27,000 residents to flee their homes, the government said. The blazes, fuelled by strong winds and dry weather, have razed entire neighbourhoods, closed schools, and forced authorities to transfer hundreds of inmates from prisons. “We are deploying all available personnel and equipment in response to […]
Han took over as acting leader from President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was himself impeached over his short-lived declaration of martial law in December. Following the ruling, Han returns to his acting president position immediately. “I am grateful for the wise decision made by the Constitutional Court,” Han said after the ruling, thanking members of […]
The Constitutional Court is expected to announce its decision on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol this month over his declaration of martial law, with both supporters and opponents of the disgraced leader set to gather in Seoul’s streets. Yoon’s short-lived suspension of civilian rule plunged democratic South Korea into political turmoil and he […]
An official with Gyeonggi-do Bukbu Fire Services said out of the eight people wounded, two were seriously hurt. Pocheon is about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northeast of Seoul, near the heavily militarized border with North Korea. South Korea’s Air Force said eight 500-pound (225kg) Mk82 bombs from a KF-16 jet fell outside the shooting range […]
Births declined 5% from a year earlier, while the number of deaths hit a record high of 1.62 million, meaning more than two people died for every new baby born. Earlier, South Korea’s fertility rate rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, supported by an increase in marriages, preliminary data showed on […]
The former prosecutor plunged democratic South Korea into political turmoil when he declared martial law on December 3, suspending civilian rule and sending soldiers to parliament. The attempt only lasted six hours as the opposition-led parliament defied troops to vote the declaration down, later impeaching him over the move. Yoon was detained in mid-January on […]
Colonel Kim Hyun-tae, who leads the country’s elite 707th Special Mission Group, was in charge of troops attempting to stop lawmakers from voting down Yoon’s shock order. He said his superior officer, former chief of the special warfare command General Kwak Jong-keun, also asked him if troops could fight their way into the parliament building […]
A major United States (US) ally and Asia’s fourth-largest economy were thrown into a constitutional crisis by last week’s unexpected martial law declaration, which sent shockwaves across the diplomatic and economic fronts and raised fears of a power vacuum. Following a week of quiet, KCNA released a story on the martial law problem and the […]
