How Fear and Conspiracy Theories Fuel South Korea’s Political Crisis
Right-wing YouTube​rs helped President Yoon Suk Yeol​ win his election. They are now his allies in the wake of his botched imposition of martial law.
South Korea investigators ask acting president to clear way for Yoon's arrest
South Korea’s impeached president avoids arrest attempt after hourslong standoff
Guards form human chain to stop police arresting South Korea’s president
South Korea experiencing biggest flu outbreak since 2016 as cases surge 136%
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said Friday that flu cases are rising sharply in South Korea, marking the biggest flu outbreak in that nation since 2016.
A dawn stand-off, a human wall and a failed arrest: South Korea enters uncharted territory
When Yoon was impeached three weeks ago, he was supposedly stripped of his power. So to have law enforcement officers trying to carry out an arrest - which they have legal warrant for - only to be blocked by Yoon's security team raises serious and uncomfortable questions about who is in charge here.
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South Korea says fatal crash cockpit transcript nearly complete
South Korean investigators said Saturday they were close to finalising the transcript of the cockpit voice recorder from a fatal plane crash that left 179 people dead last week."The transcript of the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) is expected to be completed today,
South Korea’s Political Drama Plays Out in a Day of Dueling Protests
A standoff between the impeached president’s security team and officials seeking to detain him was echoed on the streets outside the presidential residence.
Supporters of South Korea's Yoon adopt 'Stop the Steal', hope Trump will help
By Hyunsu Yim, Eduardo Baptista and Minwoo Park SEOUL (Reuters) -Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are adopting "Stop the Steal" slogans popularised by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump supporters and said they hoped the incoming president would help their embattled leader.
Is South Korea’s democracy at risk? | Canada Tonight
South Korean investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near-six-hour standoff on Friday during which he defied their attempt to detain him. Jeremy Chan, a senior analyst at the China & Northeast Asia,
South Korea air crash investigators extract black box data as grieving families mourn the victims
Grieving relatives of people killed in a plane crash in South Korea have visited the site to pay respects to their loved ones on New Year’s Day. Only two of the 181 people aboard the Boeing 737-800 operated by Jeju Air survived.
South Korea: Fatal crash cockpit transcript almost complete
Investigators of the Jeju Air crash are close to completing the conversion of the cockpit voice recorder from audio to text in the hope it may provide more clues as to what caused the aviation disaster.
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South Korea to compile transcript of voice recording from crashed plane
The ministry said investigators have recovered one of the plane's two engines and plan to retrieve the other on Saturday. They also aim to study the plane's tail and landing gear at the crash scene.
On This Day: Utah becomes 45th state
In 1896, Utah was admitted to the United States as the 45th state. In 1936, Billboard magazine published the first pop music chart. In 1951, Chinese and North Korean forces captured the South Korean capital of Seoul.