South Korean court orders arrest of ex-president Yoon: Yonhap

Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol. File photo. Seoul: A South Korean court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for former president Yoon Suk Yeol and placed him in custody over his failed martial law bid last year, the Yonhap news...

South Korea issues arrest warrant for ex-President Yoon

Yoon Suk-yeol attempted to impose martial law on South Korea in December before being impeached. A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk-yeol over his attempt to impose martial law on December 3. The arrest...

South Korean court approves arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol

A South Korean court has approved the arrest of ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol on serious criminal charges related to his brief imposition of martial law last December, marking a dramatic escalation in the legal battle surrounding his...

Michelin-starred restaurant in South Korea investigated for serving dish topped with ants

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South Korea president suggests Pope Leo could visit North Korea en route to 2027 World Youth Day in Seoul

In an article published July 7 by the Korea JoongAng Daily, South Korea President Lee Jae Myung posited that Pope Leo XIV could visit North Korea in the same trip to Seoul for 2027 World Youth Day as a means of advancing peace between the two...

LS Cable & System signs contracts for 532 MW offshore wind farm in South Korea

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...

South Korean Court Approves New Arrest of Former President Yoon Over Martial Law Decree

25pc levies on goods from Japan and South Korea

President Donald Trump said yesterday the US would impose a 25 per cent tariff on imports from Japan and South Korea beginning August 1 as he unveiled the first two of what he has said will be a wave of letters to trading partners outlining the...

South Korean court approves arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law decree

Yoon’s lawyers had denounced the request for his arrest as excessive and lacking evidence. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's disgraced former President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared...

Former NCT singer Taeil jailed for rape in South Korea

Former K-pop star Taeil, 31, has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison for raping a Chinese tourist in Seoul. Taeil, whose real name is Moon Tae-il, was convicted alongside two accomplices, identified as Lee and Hong. All three...

U.S. wants South Korea to join efforts to counter China in shipbuilding

SEOUL--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 feels a sense of crisis that...

South Korea is the ideal anchor for the first island chain

Issue Brief July 10, 2025 • 2:35 pm ET Print this page South Korea is the ideal anchor for the first island chain By Brian Kerg Overwhelmingly, commentary regarding Chinese military aggression focuses on the area known as the “first island chain,”...

Workman hands Camp Humphreys to successor at command change in South Korea

From left: Army Col. Ryan Workman, outgoing garrison commander; Brenda McCullough, Installation Management Command-Pacific director, and Col. Kristin Steinbrecher, incoming garrison commander, during a change of command ceremony at Camp Humphreys,...

Boeing E-7A still in South Korean AEW&C competition, despite dropout reports

Boeing’s bid for South Korea’s Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft programme remains, despite reports of the competition dropping down to Saab and L3Harris. First reported by Aviation Week, it was disclosed the Boeing could be out...

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 solitary jail cell over his failed attempt to impose martial law in December. Yoon's detention on Thursday, July 10, 2025, came...

South Korea, US and Japan hold aerial drill in demonstration of strength against North Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Top South Korean, U.S. and Japanese military officers urged North Korea to cease all unlawful activities that threaten regional security, as the three nations flew advanced warplanes for a joint exercise in a show of...

(profile) 3-term ruling party lawmaker tapped as new land minister

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-leader Yoon back in jail as martial law probe accelerates

Seoul — Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was back in a solitary jail cell on Thursday with basic food and a khaki prison uniform after prosecutors secured a new detention warrant over his bid to impose martial law last year. The Seoul...

South Korean ex-president Yoon in custody for 2nd time over Dec. martial law bid

By Song Sang-ho, SEOUL, July 10: 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. Nam Se-jin, a senior judge at the Seoul Central...

world South Korea, Japan and US conduct air drill as defence chiefs meet

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...