The month that changed South Korea for ever – podcast | South Korea
December was an unprecedented month for South Korea. As a journalist and filmmaker Kang Hye Yoon On the night of Dec. 3, she was wearing her pajamas and getting ready for bed when, out of nowhere, the country's president, Yoon Seok-yeol, appeared on state television and explained that he had declared martial law. The president […]
Thousands of Conservatives Rally for Impeached President in South Korea, Waving U.S. Flags
This weekend, tens of thousands of South Koreans braved frigid temperatures and snow to vote both for and against the impeachment of President Yun Seok-Yeol, who faces constitutional removal from office after a failed attempt to impose martial law in December. We held meetings for several days. A crowd of left-wing demonstrators demanding the immediate […]
Russia to share advanced satellite technology with North Korea, Blinken warns
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned that Russia plans to share advanced satellite technology with North Korea. While in Seoul, Blinken said, using North Korea's official name, “North Korea is already receiving Russian military equipment and training, and I believe Russia intends to share advanced space and satellite technology with North Korea.'' I now […]
Thousands of rival protesters rally in Seoul after Yoon Suk Yeol avoids arrest | South Korea
Thousands of demonstrators from rival South Korea converged on the capital a day after a failed attempt to arrest the country's suspended President Yun Seok-Yeong for invoking the brief martial law that led to his impeachment. The country has been in political turmoil since last month, with Yun defiantly barricaded in the presidential palace surrounded […]
South Korea To Explore Crypto ETFs In 2025 Amid Demand – Bitcoinist
On Thursday, Korea Stock Exchange Chairman Jung Eun-bo said he plans to “consider” approving a crypto-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) to continue the “value-up program” and compete with the ongoing market. revealed. assignment. Korea Exchange to consider virtual currency ETF January 2nd, Jung Eun Bo announced This year, the Korea Exchange plans to consider crypto-based ETFs […]
A toddler, a student, a family of nine: who were the victims of Jeju Air flight 7C2216? | South Korea plane crash
TThe 181 people who boarded Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 from Bangkok on Sunday were no different from the millions of people who fly commercially every day. Children on their first overseas trip, co-workers celebrating a promotion, vacationers returning from a package tour, all with Korean family and friends looking forward to reuniting. But now they […]
South Korea Launches Police Raids on Airport, Airline Tied to Plane Disaster
South Korean law enforcement authorities on Thursday raided Muan International Airport and Jeju Air's Seoul office in connection with the deadliest plane crash in the country's history. kill On Sunday, there were 179 people. Police authorities also raided the office of the Busan Regional Civil Aviation Administration in Muan, where the crash occurred, and investigated […]
South Korea: Police Investigate Jeju Air And Airport Operator Following Fatal Plane Crash Killing 179
Firefighters work at the scene of a passenger plane wreckage at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea, on December 30, 2024. Jeju Air Flight 7C2216, carrying 181 people, skidded off the runway, hit a wall and crashed at Muan International Airport in South Korea, causing an explosion. Initial reports said at least 179 […]
South Korea police on way to arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol – latest updates | South Korea
YTN reports that South Korean authorities are near Yun's residence to execute an arrest warrant for the impeached president. share Recent profiles of Yoon Seok-yeol have raised concerns in Washington, where his decision to declare martial law late on Dec. 3 plunged Asia's fourth-largest economy into its worst political crisis in decades. Yun was forced […]
South Korea police raid Jeju Air, Muan International Airport operator offices after crash
South Korean police said Thursday they had raided Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport as part of the investigation into Sunday's crash, which killed 179 people in the country's worst air disaster. Jeju Air Flight 7C2216, which departed from Thailand's capital Bangkok to Muan in southwestern South Korea, made a belly landing, […]