South Korea extends shutdown of Muan international airport to April 18
South Korea has decided to extend to April 18 the shutdown of Muan international airport where a Jeju Air passenger jet crashed last month, the transport ministry said on Saturday.
South Korea's President Yoon attends court hearing on extending detention
What lies ahead for South Korea’s impeached president as investigators seek his arrest?
After a weekslong confrontation, South Korea's impeached president Yoon is detained
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The Henri Cartier-Bresson of South Korea
Han Youngsoo chronicled the postwar transformation of mid-century Seoul, complicating popular depictions of that era as one solely of deprivation and hardship.
Bird Feathers, Blood Found in Both Engines of Crashed Jet in South Korea, Source Says
Seoul (Reuters) - Investigators found bird feathers and blood in the two engines of the Boeing jet that crashed in South Korea on Dec. 29, a person familiar with the probe told Reuters on Friday.
South Korea slams Hegseth over North Korea 'nuclear power' comments
Trump defense secretary nominee Pete Hesgeth ruffled feathers in S. Korea with his written statement to the Senate panel overseeing his confirmation
South Korea holds its president in solitary with cold cereal, no frills
Yoon Suk Yeol this week became South Korea’s first sitting president to be detained. The Seoul Detention Center is a far cry from his official residence.
South Korea's central bank unexpectedly holds policy interest rates steady
South Korea's central bank unexpectedly left its policy interest rate unchanged on Thursday, weighing the impact of its back-to-back rate cuts last year while supporting the won which weakened to a 15-year low versus the U.
Dramatic showdown looms in South Korea as Yoon faces impeachment trial and possible arrest
South Korea looks set for a dramatic political showdown this week as impeachment proceedings kick off against suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol, who remains holed up in his fortified residence evading arrest for a separate criminal investigation.
South Korea's President Yoon to Attend Court Hearing on Extending Detention
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, will attend a court hearing on Saturday on investigators' request to extend his detention, his lawyer said. The hearing in a Seoul courtroom begins at 2 p.m. (0500 GMT).
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South Korea's president in court as investigators seek to extend detention
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was in court for the first time Saturday for a crucial hearing that will decide whether to extend his detention as investigators probe his failed martial law bid.
Impeached South Korean president argues for his release as court reviews his formal arrest
South Korea's impeached president has argued for his release before a Seoul judge as the court reviewed whether to grant a law enforcement request for his formal arrest.
Korea’s economy looks like it’s shrugging off Yoon’s impeachment crisis. Don’t be fooled
War, weak growth, and policy uncertainty around Trump’s return already threaten the Korean economy. An extended political crisis will make things worse.