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South Korea

Developing | South Korean lawmakers defy president, vote to lift martial law declaration

Leader Yoon Suk-yeol had made the shock move as he struggles against an opposition that controls the country’s parliament.

17 minutes ago

South Korea

South Korea’s anger over Sado mine event clouds efforts to deepen security ties

29 Nov 2024 - 8:00AM

Ukraine war

Will Seoul heed Ukraine’s call for arms aid amid Trump’s win, Russia warning?

26 Nov 2024 - 11:02AMvideocam

Japan

Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott

The mines were listed as a World Heritage site in July after Japan and South Korea agreed to put aside some of their differences.

24 Nov 2024 - 1:27PM

Guests offer a flower during a memorial ceremony for the Sado Island Gold Mine in Sado, Niigata prefecture, Japan as several seats reserved for South Korean delegates remained empty. Photo: AP

South Korea

South Korea spurns Sado mines memorial amid lingering historical tensions

South Korea’s President Yoon had made improving relations with Japan a priority following years of disputes of the two countries’ history.

23 Nov 2024 - 5:03PM

South Korea

South Korea authorities launch probe after 3 workers die in Hyundai car test

Police and the labour ministry are investigating the incident, which reportedly involved suffocation in a testing chamber.

19 Nov 2024 - 6:27PM

South Korea

South Korea’s Yoon tells China’s Xi cooperation needed on Russia and North Korea

Yoon also met US President Biden and Japan PM Ishiba on the sidelines of the Apec summit in Lima, Peru.

16 Nov 2024 - 2:06PM

South Korea

South Korea opposition chief gets suspended jail term for violating poll law

Lee Jae-myung said he would appeal the ruling, which is ‘difficult to accept’.

15 Nov 2024 - 3:11PMvideocam

US presidential election 2024

For lame duck Biden, an anticlimactic exit from the world stage

Outgoing US president, who will give way to Donald Trump in two months, has little to no clout at upcoming global summits.

15 Nov 2024 - 12:29AMvideocam

South Korea

Donald Trump loves golf. South Korea’s president is looking to leverage that

He hasn’t played in eight years, but Yoon Suk-yeol is working on his golf swing in the hope of a round or two with Trump, his office said.

13 Nov 2024 - 3:03PM

Donald Trump plays golf at a tournament in New Jersey in 2022. Photo: AP

South Korea

South Korea’s Ukraine support strategy shifts with Trump’s re-election

Seoul’s pivot away from weapons shipments comes amid tepid public support for the move – and Trump’s vow to negotiate an end to the war.

12 Nov 2024 - 12:25PMvideocam

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol answers questions during a press conference at the Presidential Office in Seoul on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Diplomacy

Opinion | South Korea may find itself stranded as North Korea’s sole adversary

Pyongyang is being emboldened by its defence pact with Moscow while US support for Seoul is expected to be diluted under Trump.

10 Nov 2024 - 9:44PMvideocam

South Korea

South Korea’s Yoon apologises for first lady’s controversies

He will also appoint a special inspector general to oversee the misconduct of individuals close to the president.

7 Nov 2024 - 4:57PMvideocam

Ukraine war

Opinion | North Korea’s support for Russia won’t be a game changer in Ukraine

Pyongyang’s support for Russia is part of a public relations campaign for Kim Jong-un, who has his eye on Russian supplies and tech.

7 Nov 2024 - 6:01AMvideocam

North Korea

North Korea says South’s president has raised risk of nuclear war

A white paper from Pyongyang lays the blame for tensions squarely with South Korea’s president.

3 Nov 2024 - 9:13AMvideocam

People visit the Mansu Hill to lay flowers to the bronze statues of former North Korean leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang. File photo: AP

South Korea

‘Last resort’: Seoul mulls missile aid to Ukraine over North’s support for Russia

President Yoon Suk-yeol warned of a “grave situation” if North Korean troops join the conflict, prompting Seoul to weigh its options for supporting Ukraine.

31 Oct 2024 - 8:00AMvideocam

South Korea

‘Are they crazy?’: why Seoul is facing backlash for rumoured Ukraine deployment

Seoul is reportedly considering sending military observers to Ukraine to assist in interrogating North Korean prisoners of war.

29 Oct 2024 - 1:02PMvideocam

South Korea

Outrage over leaked messages of ‘psychological warfare’ against North Korea

Messages captured by photographer show top security official and lawmaker seemingly agreeing on warfare tactic.

25 Oct 2024 - 1:35PMvideocam

North Korean soldiers goose-step during a military parade in Pyongyang. Photo: KCNA/dpa

South Korea

North Korean troops in Russia readying for combat in Ukraine war, Seoul says

Seoul will respond to the ‘grave security threat’ with all available means, the presidential office said in a statement.

18 Oct 2024 - 7:30PM

North Korea

North Korea’s Kim stresses troops to treat South as hostile foreign enemy

Kim Jong-un said this week’s destruction of transport links with the South marked an end to an ‘evil relationship’.

18 Oct 2024 - 2:34PMvideocam

South Korea

South Korea’s Yoon faces another opposition bid to investigate his wife

Even the ruling party is demanding that Yoon Suk-yeol reshuffles his presidential office over the scandals involving his wife.

18 Oct 2024 - 8:00AMvideocam

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife Kim Keon-hee arrive in Seongnam, South Korea for an event on October 1. Photo: AP

Japan

My Take | Japan’s Ishiba to focus on security ties with South Korea to counter Pyongyang

Shigeru Ishiba’s ‘progressive’ views on thorny historical issues have raised hopes that ties between Japan and South Korea could improve.

11 Oct 2024 - 10:30AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (middle) oversees a launch of a ballistic missile at an undisclosed place in North Korea. The threat from North Korea is expected to be a key focus in Shigeru Ishiba’s engagement with Yoon Suk-yeol. Photo: AP

South Korea

South Korea debates conscripting women to boost low birth rate amid backlash

Kim Hyung-chul, retired air force officer, believes military service would give men and women more opportunities to meet and form relationships.

9 Oct 2024 - 5:48PMvideocam

Singapore

Singapore, South Korea to deepen AI, start-up cooperation as strategic partners

The two nations also agreed to cooperate on liquefied natural gas supplies during a visit to the city state by South Korea’s Yoon Suk-yeol.

8 Oct 2024 - 5:05PM

The Philippines

South Korea, Philippines share ‘common understanding’ on South China Sea

The nations’ leaders committed to deepening maritime cooperation on Monday, as they upgraded relations and agreed to closer coastguard ties.

8 Oct 2024 - 6:27PMvideocam

South Korea

South Korea signals its counter-China ambitions with Yoon’s Manila visit

Yoon Suk-yeol’s state visit, the first by a South Korean president since 2011, came as the nations upgraded ties to a strategic partnership.

7 Oct 2024 - 2:49PMvideocam

South Korean soldiers march through Seoul to mark the country’s 76th Armed Forces Day on October 1. Photo: AFP

North Korea

Kim calls Yoon ‘puppet’, threatens to nuke South Korea if attacked

Kim’s warning came after President Yoon threatened the ‘end of the North Korean regime’ if Pyongyang used nuclear weapons.

4 Oct 2024 - 9:08AMvideocam

South Korea

South Korean prosecutors drop charges against first lady over luxury bag saga

She received the handbag and gifts but they did not relate to her official duties and no favours were given in return, prosecutors concluded.

2 Oct 2024 - 5:04PMvideocam

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Yoon Suk-yeol

Latest news and updates on Yoon Suk-yeol who was sworn in as president of South Korea on May 10, 2022.

Born

18 Dec 1960

Industry

Politics

Job Title

President of Republic of Korea

last updated:

7 October, 2024