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(profile) 3-term ruling party lawmaker tapped as new land minister
Yonhap News Agency
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July 11, 2025
SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- Kim Yun-duk, nominated as President Lee Jae Myung's first land minister, is a three-term ruling Democratic Party (DP) lawmaker with years of experience overseeing the country's land and infrastructure policies while...
South Korea’s ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol arrested again
Azertag
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July 10, 2025
Baku, July 10, AZERTAC A Seoul court on Thursday issued a warrant to arrest former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, placing him in custody for the second time, according to Yonhap. Nam Se-jin, a senior judge at the Seoul...
world South Korea, Japan and US conduct air drill as defence chiefs meet
Asiaone
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July 11, 2025
SEOUL — South Korea, Japan and the United States conducted a joint air drill on Friday (July 11) involving a US B-52 strategic bomber and fighter jets of the two US allies over international waters, the South's defence ministry said. It was the...
South Korea’s former President Yoon Suk Yeol back in custody over insurrection probe
CNN
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July 10, 2025
Seoul, South Korea CNN — Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is back in custody over an independent investigation into his declaration of martial law last year. According to the independent counsel leading the probe, the Seoul Central...
South Korean court approves new arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law
KRCG - Missouri
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court early Thursday approved the new arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges related to his brief imposition of martial law in December, accepting a special prosecutor's claim that he poses a...
South Korea's Ex-president Arrested For A Second Time
Charter 97
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Yoon Seok Yeol What's he being charged with? A Seoul court has issued a detention order for former South Korean President Yoon Seok-yol for the second time. It was reported by Yonhap. South Korea's special prosecutor's office, which is...
South Korea's DK Consulting To Build Pharmaceutical Plant In Uzbekistan
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 10 . South Korean company DK Consulting plans to construct a state-of-the-art pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Uzbekistan, Trend reports. The announcement was made during a meeting...
South Korea proposes ‘Package Deal’ to U.S on tariff talks, seeks summit with Trump
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 10, 2025
Seoul [South Korea], July 10 (ANI): South Korea has proposed a "package deal" that includes both economic and security considerations as part of its ongoing bilateral tariff negotiations with the United States, National Security Adviser Wi...
South Korea's disgraced ex-president Yoon detained again
The Manila Times
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July 10, 2025
SEOUL — South Korea's disgraced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol was detained for a second time Thursday over his declaration of martial law and held in a solitary cell pending investigations into accusations of insurrection. Yoon had plunged South...
Kadin suggests nuclear partnership with Canada, South Korea
Antara
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July 11, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Deputy Chair of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Aryo Djojohadikusumo suggested that the government consider collaborating with Canada and South Korea on the development of nuclear power plants (PLTN). In...
General : ASEAN, South Korea Set Strategic Course With New Plan Of Action 2026-2030
Bernama
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July 11, 2025
By Yasmin Ahmad Zukiman KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Bernama) -- ASEAN and South Korea are set to adopt the ASEAN-ROK Plan of Action (POA) 2026–2030, marking a significant step in strengthening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP). South...
South Korea freezes policy rate at 2.50 pct
Xinhua News Agency
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SEOUL, July 10 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's central bank on Thursday froze its policy rate to see the effect of two rate cuts in the first half. Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Rhee Chang-yong and other monetary policymakers decided to leave the...
Teachers from Kyrgyzstan to study in South Korea
AKIpress News Agency
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July 11, 2025
AKIPRESS.COM - The Ministry of Education of Kyrgyzstan and the Chungcheongbuk-do Provincial Office of Education in South Korea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on digital education. The signing ceremony was attended...
South Korean court re-arrests ex-President Yoon over martial law case
Telengana Today
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July 10, 2025
A South Korean court has re-arrested former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief martial law decree in December. The court cited risks of evidence destruction, as a special prosecutor pursues multiple charges including rebellion and abuse of...
US wants South Korea to join efforts to counter China in shipbuilding
SRN News
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July 11, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix SEOUL (Reuters) -The U.S. wants South Korea to join efforts to counter China’s growth in shipbuilding via potential cooperation in the sector, a senior official from Seoul’s trade ministry said on Friday. “The United States...
South Korea, U.S., Japan set to hold trilateral Freedom Edge drills in September
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 10, 2025
Published: 10 Jul. 2025, 14:57 Warships of South Korea, the United States and Japan, including the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, the South's destroyer ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong and Japan's destroyer JS Haguro, take part in the...
South Korea's ex-President Yoon detained again
Deutsche Welle
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July 10, 2025
South Korea's disgraced ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol returned to prison on Thursday as prosecutors investigate accusations of insurrection after he declared martial law last December. He is being held in a solitary cell at the Seoul Detention...
South Korean autoworkers face attacks on working conditions from Trump tariffs
World Socialist Web Site
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July 10, 2025
South Korea’s auto industry is facing growing opposition from the working class in the face of Trump’s trade tariffs. Workers at companies like GM Korea have voted to strike, signaling their desire to fight back against the attacks on their jobs...
South Korea: Yoon Returns To Jail As Special Counsel Intensifies Probe
StratNews Global
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July 10, 2025
Home Asia South Korea: Yoon Returns To Jail As Special Counsel Intensifies Probe The Seoul Central District Court's decision bolstered the special counsel investigation into allegations that Yoon's move in December represented obstruction of...
How the US’s journey to a home World Cup compares with South Korea 2002
The Guardian
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July 11, 2025
If there has been some criticism of Mauricio Pochettino almost a year out from the 2026 World Cup, Guus Hiddink could have said the same – and more – in the summer of 2001, when he was on the receiving end of thrashings and a new, unflattering,...