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South Korea unveiled a major cabinet reshuffle on Sunday (August 30, 2026), naming First Vice Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il as the new deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance. The administration also tapped ruling Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Seung-won to lead the Ministry of Justice, and named Kang Shin-chul, former deputy Commander of…
FIle picture of South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol | Photo Credit: AP South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in court Thursday (February 20, 2025) for a hearing where his lawyers contested his arrest on a criminal charge alleging he was orchestrating a rebellion when he briefly imposed martial law in December. Security…
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Protesters drag a figure depicting South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as they march during a rally against Yoon Suk Yeol, who declared martial law, which was reversed hours later, in Seoul, South Korea, December 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters South Korea’s suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol refused a summons to appear for…
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Yoon had survived an impeachment vote last week. Seoul: South Korea’s justice ministry said on Monday it had slapped a travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol as police probe him for insurrection over his ill-fated declaration of martial law. At a parliamentary hearing, a lawmaker asked whether Yoon, who stands accused of leading an…
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Most ruling party lawmakers were boycotting a parliamentary vote Saturday (December 7, 2024) to deny a two-thirds majority sought by the opposition to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law, as protests grew nationwide calling for his removal. The likely defeat of the motion is expected to intensify public protests…
South Korea lifts President’s martial law | Video Credit: The Hindu Hours after imposing martial law in South Korea, President Yoon Suk Yeol lifted it early on December 4. This was after a tense night of political drama in which troops surrounded the parliament and lawmakers voted to reject military rule. Mr. Yoon had declared…
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Seoul: The lawmakers of South Korea’s opposition coalition on Wednesday moved a motion in the Asian country’s Parliament to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after his shocking imposition of martial law that brought thousands of protesters to the streets. Here are the latest developments in the South Korea crisis: The opposition parties in South Korea,…
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File picture of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol waving a Korean flag | Photo Credit: via Reuters South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol recently began practising golf, for the first time in eight years, in preparation for future meetings with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Mr. Yoon’s office confirmed on Tuesday (November 12, 2024). South…
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This combination of pictures released from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on early October 19, 2024, shows a balloon and items apparently from South Korea, found on October 18 in the southern border area in North Korea. | Photo Credit: KCNA VIA KNS / AFP “Trash carried by a North…
South Korean Army soldiers collect the trash from a balloon presumably sent by North Korea, in Incheon, South Korea, on July 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Trash from at least one North Korean balloon fell on the South Korean Presidential compound on July 24, raising worries about the security of key South Korean facilities…
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