SOUTH KOREA

South Korea Sends Six North Koreans Back By Sea Amid Rising Border Tensions

10 Jul 2025

South Korea on Wednesday returned six North Koreans who had earlier floated across the sea border in wooden boats in a rare gesture of cross-border coordination with the North despite tense ties and futile communication efforts with Pyongyang. The team who arrived in the South following individual incidents in March...

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Arrested Again Over ‘Coup-Style’ Martial Law Plot

09 Jul 2025

A South Korean court has authorized the arrest of ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short proclamation of martial law last December, supporting special prosecutors who alleged he would try to destroy evidence. Yoon, who was removed from power in April after a Constitutional Court impeachment verdict, was arrested on...

Donald Trump Warns Japan, South Korea: 25% Tariffs Coming

07 Jul 2025

US President Donald Trump on Monday announced that he would impose a 25 per cent tariff on Japanese and South Korean goods from August 1. Letters Sent to Global Leaders The new tariff announcement is made as Trump announced that he would be sending letters to the leaders of ten...

South Korea Amends Martial Law Rules To Ban Military From Blocking Parliament Access

04 Jul 2025

The National Assembly of South Korea has voted to pass major amendments to the nation's martial law laws, outlawing any attempt to shut out lawmakers from entering the legislature. The action follows the political upheaval caused by the former President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived declaration of martial law during December...

President Lee Jae Myung Warns of Uncertainty in Trade Deal Ahead of Tariff Deadline

03 Jul 2025

South Korea's new leader, President Lee Jae Myung, has cautioned that talks on a South Korea-US free trade agreement are still pending, days before a tariff deadline imposed by President Donald Trump. President Lee Jae Myung explained that both nations are struggling to establish their stances as they are under...

Six Americans Detained In South Korea For Attempting To Send Bottles To North Korea

27 Jun 2025

Six American citizens were arrested by South Korean officials for supposedly attempting to send hundreds of plastic bottles containing rice, US dollars, and Bibles to North Korea through the sea, officials affirmed on Saturday. The group was arrested on Friday on Ganghwa Island, which is a border area near the...

South Korea Bans Dog Meat, Puts Farmers and 500K Dogs in Limbo

26 Jun 2025

Reverend Joo Yeong-bong, 60, has kept dogs for years, but his business was in crisis after South Korea legalized a ban on dog meat in 2024. "Since last summer we've been trying to sell our dogs, but the traders just keep hesitating," he said to the BBC. "Not a single...

Lee Jae-Myung Picks Civilian To Lead Defence, Ending 64-Year Military Hold On Post

25 Jun 2025

South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung has tapped five-term lawmaker Ahn Gyu-back to become minister of defence, the first time since 1961 that the role will be occupied by a civilian instead of a retired general. Ahn, a senior member of the ruling Democratic Party, is a member of the National...

S. Korea’s Special Prosecutor Seeks New Arrest Warrant For Ex-President Yoon In Coup Plot

24 Jun 2025

South Korea's special prosecutor has asked for a new arrest warrant for ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol, ramping up the probe into his contentious bid to impose martial law, an official confirmed Tuesday. Yoon, already in a criminal trial for insurrection, was first arrested in January when he resisted detention but...

US Will Strike North Korea if South Is Attacked: Seoul Nominee

19 Jun 2025

Lee Jong-seok, the proposed chief of South Korea's National Intelligence Service, on Thursday said he was confident that the United States would reciprocate with nuclear strikes if North Korea attacked the South using nuclear bombs. Testifying at his confirmation hearing, Lee was questioned if Washington would attack North Korea even...

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