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 ...
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South Korea
After emerging from the 1950-53 war with North Korea, South Korea emerged as one of the 20th century’s most remarkable economic success stories, becoming a developed, globally connected ...
Elizabeth Shackelford: Plight of South Korea’s democracy has lessons for us
Polarization in South Korea, has helped a political leader rally enough support to potentially thwart accountability.
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Analysis-South Korea jet crash puts fast-growing Jeju Air's safety under scrutiny
SEOUL/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Before it suffered the deadliest crash in South Korea's history, budget airline Jeju Air was moving fast: racking up record passenger numbers and flying its aircraft more ...
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‘Black boxes’ from crashed South Korean plane stopped recording about four minutes before disaster, officials say
Flight recorders from the passenger jet that crashed in South Korea last month, killing more than 170 people, stopped working minutes before the plane belly-landed and exploded on the runway ...
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Two weeks in, South Korea's latest leader Choi walks political tightrope
SEOUL, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Two weeks after becoming South Korea's second acting president, Choi Sang-mok faces not only the task of steering a shaky economy and rebuilding confidence among global ...
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South Korea
The Bank of Korea will cut its base rate by a quarter-point on Thursday, a month earlier than previously expected, to support a struggling South Korean economy amid risks from political ...
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As South Korea's impeached president Yoon awaits fate, his party sees signs of revival
South Korea on Jan 9, 2025. (Photo: REUTERS/Tyrone Siu) The weeks since Yoon's impeachment have also seen a recovery in support for his ruling People Power Party (PPP), which some analysts say ...
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North Korea
North Korea may dispatch more troops to Russia despite casualties, South Korea’s National Intelligence told lawmakers during a briefing Thursday. Ukraine's intelligence services released new ...
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North Korea's learning valuable lessons from fighting Ukraine, US warns
The test came as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited South Korea. The timing seemed intended to showcase North Korea's capacity to overcome the defenses of the US and its regional allies.
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South Korea
The black boxes of a Boeing jetliner that crashed in South Korea last month stopped recording about four minutes before the accident that killed 179 people, officials said Saturday. North Korea ...
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South Korea
The charges stem from Yoon Suk Yeol's Dec. 3 declaration of martial law, which opposition leaders have described as an unprecedented power grab.