Tag: South Korea
Polls Show South Korea’s Lee On Track To Win Presidency By Landslide
Centre-left candidate Lee Jae-myung is projected to win South Korea’s presidential election by a landslide after months of political chaos, exit polls showed Tuesday, with [more…]
South Korea Votes For New President After Martial Law Turmoil
South Koreans began voting Tuesday for a new president, capping six months of political upheaval following ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol’s disastrous declaration of martial law. [more…]
South Korea Police Arrest Two Over Son Heung-Min ‘Blackmail’
Two people have been arrested for allegedly blackmailing Spurs and South Korea captain Son Heung-min, police said Thursday. The accused are a woman in her [more…]
South Korea: Jae-myung Emerges Opposition Party’s Presidential Candidate
South Korea’s main opposition party named on Sunday its former leader Lee Jae-myung as its candidate for June presidential elections following the impeachment of president [more…]
South Korea Proposes ‘Package Deal’ To Avoid US Tariffs
South Korea has proposed a “package deal” to Washington to avoid Donald Trump’s steep tariffs, its finance minister said Friday, which US Treasury Secretary [more…]
South Korea’s Ex-President Yoon To Face Insurrection Trial
South Korean impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol (3rd-L) sits at his impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law at the Constitutional Court in [more…]
South Korea Court Ousts Impeached President Yoon
(FILES) South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on February 13, 2025. [more…]
South Korea Court Reinstates Impeached PM Han As Acting President
South Korean acting President Han Duck-soo speaks during a briefing at the Government Complex in Seoul on March 24, 2025. South Korea’s Constitutional Court dismissed [more…]
S. Korea’s Yoon Defiant As Impeachment Hearings Draw To An End
South Koreas impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol (L) attends the tenth hearing of his impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law at the [more…]
Entertainment South Korean Actor Released After Drugs Sentence Suspended
South Korean actor Yoo Ah-in was released from prison Tuesday after receiving a suspended sentence for the illegal use of the anaesthetic drug propofol, [more…]
