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Seoul, South Korea: A somber atmosphere filled with grief loomed over South Korea on Sunday morning as a plane carrying 181 people crashed and burst into flames, likely killing at least 179 of them. Inconsolable families and friends of the passengers hurriedly gathered at the Muan International Airport where the incident took place, looking for…
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New Delhi: A Boeing 737-800 aircraft, operated by Jeju Air, crashed at the Muan International Airport in South Korea on Sunday morning, likely killing 179 passengers onboard. The flight was carrying a total of 181 people, including six crew members. Two survivors – one crew member and one passenger – were pulled from the wreckage…
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Seoul, South Korea: South Korea’s suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol authorised the military to fire their weapons if needed to enter parliament during his failed bid to impose martial law, according to a prosecutors’ report seen by AFP on Saturday. The 10-page summary from former defence minister Kim Yong-hyun’s prosecution indictment report, which was provided…
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Seoul, South Korea: A North Korean soldier who was captured while fighting in Russia’s war against Ukraine has died of his wounds, South Korea’s spy agency said on Friday. Pyongyang has deployed thousands of troops to reinforce Russia’s military, including in the Kursk border region where Ukraine mounted a shock border incursion in August. One…
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Han Duck-Soo was impeached over martial law fiasco. Seoul, South Korea: South Korean lawmakers impeached acting President Han Duck-soo on Friday, finding he “actively participated in the insurrection” after his predecessor declared martial law earlier this month. “I announce that Prime Minister Han Duck-soo’s impeachment motion has passed. Out of the 192 lawmakers who voted,…
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Seoul, South Korea: South Korea’s spy agency said Friday it had confirmed that a North Korean soldier sent to back Russia’s war against Ukraine had been captured by Ukrainian forces. Pyongyang has deployed thousands of troops to reinforce Russia’s military, including in the Kursk border region where Ukraine mounted a shock border incursion in August….
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The demographic challenge South Korea faces has been persistent; it continues to grapple with declining marriage and birth rates, according to BBC. Although private matchmaking services have been on the rise, marriage rates are at a record low in South Korea, compelling the government to take action. As per the news report, in 2023, there…
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Seoul, South Korea: A factory turned into a battlefield, riot police armed with tasers and an activist who spent 100 days atop a chimney — the unrest that inspired Netflix’s most successful show ever has all the hallmarks of a TV drama. This month sees the release of the second season of “Squid Game”, a…
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President Yoon Suk Yeol’s shock declaration of martial law revved up South Koreans from 0 to 100. Within hours of Yoon’s late night announcement on Dec. 3, protesters massed on Seoul’s streets and lawmakers were so frantic to block the decree that they climbed over the fence of the legislature. A few days later, the president barely survived…
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Seoul: South Korea’s opposition leader on Sunday urged the Constitutional Court to expedite the process of formalising President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment to ease the “suffering of the people” after his short-lived martial law decree. President Yoon was voted out of top office by lawmakers on Saturday over his “insurrectionary” suspension of civilian rule, which…
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