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SOUTH KOREA – Former South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun was on Thursday indicted for his role in ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol‘s failed martial law. Kim was indicted on charges including obstruction of official duties. He was also indicted on charges of abetting the destruction of evidence in connection with the Dec. 3 imposition of … Read more
SOUTH KOREA – South Korean fighter jets, KF-16, have been grounded temporarily after one of them was damaged in Alaska while undertaking military drills with the United States. The military said that an investigation revealed that the KF-16 fighter jet accident was caused by pilot error, as the aircraft attempted to take off from the … Read more
SOUTH KOREA – Kim Min-seok has been nominated as the next South Korea’s Prime Minister by the newly elected president Lee Jae-myung, hours after being sworn-in. Lee, 61, secured victory in Tuesday’s snap presidential election with 49.42% of the vote, winning over 17 million ballots in an election that saw the highest turnout in 28 … Read more
NORTH KOREA – What we know as South Korea fires on North Korea at the border. A South Korean soldier fired a single round using a heavy machine gun from a general outpost unit in Yangju, some 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) north of Seoul, on Wednesday, according to the South Korean military. The respective unit … Read more
SOUTH KOREA – A South Korean maritime navy aircraft crash today, Thursday, have left all 4 onboard dead. The bodies of the deceased, two commissioned officers and two non-commissioned officers, were retrieved by the authorities. Some of the bodies were harmed by the crash and the subsequent fire. The incident was reported in Pohang city … Read more
SOUTH KOREA – US troop withdrawal from South Korea is being considered in the latest released report. This will involve around 4,500 troops considered to be moved to another location in Indo-Pacific region, including Guam. An option being developed by the Pentagon is to pull out roughly 4,500 troops and move them to other locations … Read more
SOUTH KOREA – Ahead of next month’s elections, the South Korea’s ruling party (People Power Party – PPP) has replaced its candidate, Kim Moon-soo, with the former Prime Minister Han Duck-Soo. The dramatic decision was made after talks between Han and the People Power Party (PPP), which earlier nominated Kim Moon-soo to run in next … Read more
SOUTH KOREA – Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol has been indicted today, Thursday for “abuse of power” over his declaration of his short-lived martial law, local media reported. This indictment however doesn’t include an arrest. Insurrection Charges Against Yoon The indictment is in addition to an ongoing trial on insurrection charges, brought against … Read more
BREAKING: SOUTH KOREA – An evacuation alert has been issued as South Korea wildfires reignites again in Daegu. Authorities have deployed nationwide resources as fire spreads across Mount Hamji. The blaze that started Monday afternoon on Mount Hamji in northern Daegu, roughly 230 kilometers southeast of Seoul, was put out nearly 23 hours later on … Read more
SOUTH KOREA – Former president of South Korea Moon Jae-in has been indicted for bribery charges by the South Korean prosecutors for facilitating the employment of his then son-in-law at a low-budget airline. Prosecutors say that Moon, who served as president from 2017-2022, received bribes totaling 217 million won ($151,705) from Lee Sang-jik, founder of … Read more
NEWSBREAK: SOUTH KOREA – The Constitutional Court has upheld the impeachment of South Korean president Yoon Suk-Yeol in a unanimous decision of 8-0 judge’s consent, officially removing him from office. The Bill of Impeachment Against Yoon The Korea’s National Assembly in December 14, passed a bill to impeach Yoon Suk-Yeol after his short-lived martial law … Read more
NEWSBRIEF – SOUTH KOREA: Latest Updates for Friday, March 28th Thursday Updates: March 27th How did the South Korea Wildfires Start? The South Korean authorities believe that the wildfires were as a result of human activity, coupled with numerous catalysts which has made the fires spread as fast as they have. South Korea’s forested area … Read more