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South Korea: Ex-President Yoon Fails To Appear For Questioning By Special Counsel
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, July 11 (IANS) Arrested former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol failed to appear Friday for questioning by a special counsel over his attempt to impose martial law.Yoon, who has been held at the Seoul Detention Centre...
South Korea: Top US Military Officer Calls For Trilateral Cooperation Amid Military Buildup By North Korea, China
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, July 11 (IANS) The top military officer of the United States stressed the importance of security cooperation among South Korea, the US and Japan to reestablish deterrence against an "unprecedented" military buildup by North...
South Korea: Lee Completes Nomination Of All Cabinet Posts With Culture, Land Minister Nominees
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, July 11 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has tapped a lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party as land minister and the head of a travel platform as culture minister, the presidential office said Friday, completing...
South Korea, Japan and U.S. conduct air drill as defense chiefs meet
Japan Times
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July 11, 2025
SEOUL – South Korea, Japan and the United States conducted a joint air drill on Friday involving a U.S. B-52 strategic bomber and fighter jets of the two U.S. allies over international waters, Yonhap news reported, citing the South Korean Defense...
South Korea: Special Counsel Tries To Raid Ex-President Yoon's Home In Marine Death Probe
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, July 11 (IANS) A special counsel team on Friday began to carry out a warrant to search the home of former President Yoon Suk Yeol as part of its investigation into alleged interference of an initial probe into the 2023 death...
South Korea’s former president Yoon re-arrested
Mid Day Mumbai
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July 11, 2025
Citing health concerns, Yoon’s lawyers submitted a written reason shortly before the hearing was scheduled to begin stating that the former President will not attend the trial. The former president is being held at the Seoul Detention Centre...
South Korea’s former president Yoon detained again
The Peninsula
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July 11, 2025
South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol (centre) leaves the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul on July 9, 2025, before being driven to the Seoul Detention Centre in Uiwang. (AFP) Seoul: South Korea’s disgraced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol...
South Korea, U.S., Japan hold 1st 3-way high-level diplomatic talks since Lee gov't launch
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 11, 2025
Published: 11 Jul. 2025, 15:59 From left, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo pose for a photo at the start of their meeting on the sidelines of the...
South Korean Man Jailed Three Months For Overstaying In Malaysia
Bernama
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July 11, 2025
GEORGE TOWN, July 11 (Bernama) -- A South Korean man was sentenced to three months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today after pleading guilty to overstaying his permitted time in Malaysia. Jeon Eunjin, 55, entered the plea after the charge...
South Korea, US and Japan hold aerial drill in demonstration of strength against North...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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During their regular meeting in Seoul on Friday, the chairmen of the joint chiefs of staff from South Korea, the U.S. and Japan discussed North Korea's deployment of troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine and Russia's potential...
South Korea’s trade chief seeks ‘landing zone’ in US trade talks
The Business Times Singapore
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July 11, 2025
[SEOUL] South Korea’s top trade official said negotiations with the US on tariffs have entered a critical phase, after wrapping up meetings in Washington and returning to Seoul late Thursday (Jul 10). Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo held talks with US...
South Korea, Japan and US conduct air drill as defence chiefs meet
SRN News
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July 11, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea, Japan and the United States conducted a joint air drill on Friday involving a U.S. B-52 strategic bomber and fighter jets of the two U.S. allies over international waters, Yonhap news reported,...
world US wants South Korea to join efforts to counter China in shipbuilding
Asiaone
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July 11, 2025
SEOUL — The US wants South Korea to join efforts to counter China's growth in shipbuilding via potential co-operation in the sector, a senior official from Seoul's trade ministry said on Friday (July 11). "The United States feels a sense of crisis...
South Korean court approves arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law decree
Financial Express
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South Korea‘s central bank held interest rates steady on Thursday, as policymakers steered a cautious path amid concerns about financial stability risks stemming from rising household debt and economic pressure from U.S. tariffs. The Bank of...
Azerbaijani para-taekwondo athlete wins silver in South Korea
AzerNews
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July 11, 2025
Azerbaijani para-taekwondo athlete Sabir Zeynalov has won a silver medal at the Chuncheon 2025 World Para Taekwondo Open Challenge in South Korea, Azernews reports. Sabir Zeynalov began the competition from the Round of 16, where he consecutively...
What South Korea’s Election Signified
Persuasion
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July 11, 2025
Newly elected South Korean President Lee Jae-myung speaks during a press conference at the presidential office on June 04, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Ahn Young-Joon, Pool/Getty Images.) This article is brought to you by American...
South Korea’s Yoon Suk-yeol detained for second time
Taipei Times
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July 10, 2025
Former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol yesterday was detained for a second time over his declaration of martial law and held in a solitary cell as investigators widened their insurrection probe. Yoon plunged South Korea into a political...
Michelin-starred restaurant in South Korea investigated for serving dish topped with ants
The Independent
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July 11, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
South Korea’s Yoon detained for second time over martial law
Bangladesh Post
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South Korea’s former president, Yoon Suk-yeol, has been arrested for a second time and returned to a solitary jail cell over his ill-fated attempt to impose martial law last December. Yoon’s detention on Thursday came after a court in the South...
LS Cable & System signs contracts for 532 MW offshore wind farm in South Korea
Offshore Energy
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July 11, 2025
LS Cable & System and its subsidiary LS Marine Solution have won a contract for the supply and installation of cables for the 532 MW Anma offshore wind project in South Korea. As disclosed in regulatory filings on July 7, LS Cable & System was...