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South Korean opposition urges swift removal of impeached President Yoon

Lawmakers voted on Saturday to remove Yoon from office over his "insurrectionary" suspension of civilian rule, which plunged South Korea into some of its worst political turmoil in years.

Biden calls alliance with South Korea 'linchpin for peace' in region

South Korean lawmakers voted on Saturday to impeach Yoon over his brief declaration of martial law

Martial law fiasco: South Korea’s President Yoon impeached

South Korean lawmakers yesterday impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, with the opposition declaring a “victory of the people”.

South Korean President Yoon vows to 'fight to the end'

He faces a second impeachment vote in parliament expected on Saturday

South Korea's President Yoon banned from foreign travel

Police probe him for insurrection over his ill-fated declaration of martial law

South Korea's Yoon apologises for martial law

Yoon said he would not seek to avoid legal and political responsibility for his decision to declare martial law for the first time in South Korea since 1980. He said the decision was born of desperation.

South Korea's President Yoon reverses martial law after lawmakers defy him

Protesters outside the National Assembly parliament shouted and clapped. “We won!” they chanted, and one demonstrator banged on a drum.

September 20, 2018
September 20, 2018

Koreas commit to 'era of no war'

North Korea said it would close a key missile test facility in the presence of "international experts" and potentially destroy its primary nuclear complex if the United States agrees to corresponding measures, South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced in a joint press conference with Kim Jong Un yesterday.

July 17, 2018
July 17, 2018

Five dead in SKorea military helicopter crash

Five marines are killed and one injured when a South Korean military helicopter crashes at a marine base in the country's southeast, the defence ministry says.

July 3, 2018
July 3, 2018

Egg throwers on Korean national team to go unpunished

The Korea Football Association (KFA) decides not to pursue charges against people who threw eggs at the national team after they arrived home from the World Cup, police says.

June 23, 2018
June 23, 2018

Mexico ease past Korea

Carlos Vela and Javier Hernandez scored either side of the break as Mexico cruised to A 2-1 win over South Korea to moved one step closer to the last 16 in their Group F fixture at the Rostov Arena today.

June 20, 2018
June 20, 2018

Bithumb freezes accounts after $31.5bn cryptocurrencies stolen

South Korea's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb, says it lost 35 billion won ($31.5 million) worth of cryptocurrencies in a hacking attack, highlighting concerns that cryptocurrency exchanges are vulnerable to cyber attacks.

June 18, 2018
June 18, 2018

Sweden edge past Korea

Andreas Granqvist converts from the spot as Sweden get their World Cup campaign to a winning start with a 1-0 win over South Korea on Monday.

May 23, 2018
May 23, 2018

NKorea allows SKorea reporters to visit nuclear site, official says

North Korea has accepted a list of South Korean reporters to visit their nuclear testing site after a days-long tug of war with Seoul, South Korea’s unification ministry says.

May 16, 2018
May 16, 2018

SKorea supports Bangladesh’s 1st int’l nursing conference

The South Korean international company called Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) shows grand support to Bangladesh’s first international nursing conference by providing them with a budget of US$13.75 million.

April 30, 2018
April 30, 2018

North Korea to align with South's time zone as well

In initial small steps toward reconciliation, South Korea say it would remove loudspeakers that blared propaganda across the border, while North Korea says it would shift its clocks to align with its southern neighbor.

April 27, 2018
April 27, 2018

China hails 'courage' of North, South Korean leaders

China heap praise on the leaders of the two Koreas for holding a landmark summit, calling their handshake over the Military Demarcation Line that divides the peninsula a "historic moment".