Lee Jun-seok gets nod as Reform Party's presidential candidate in South Korea
SEOUL: The conservative minor opposition New Reform Party on Tuesday (March 18) announced its decision to nominate Rep. Lee Jun-seok as the party's presidential candidate for a potential early ...
Will Korea’s ‘sensitive’ country designation impair cooperation with the U.S.?
The U.S. government’s move to put South Korea -- a non-nuclear ally--in the same company as countries like China or North Korea has unsettled politicians in Seoul ...
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South Korea tightens security for opposition leader over suspected plot: Yonhap
South Korean police started on Tuesday (March 18) providing additional security for the leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, after lawmakers had warned of a potential assassination plot ...
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Prosecutors seek arrest warrant for 2 presidential security officials over obstruction
SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors have filed for warrants to arrest two senior officials of the Presidential Security Service (PSS) accused of obstructing investigators' attempt to detain ...
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S. Korea was listed as ‘sensitive’ country due to security at US institutes, not Seoul’s foreign policy: Seoul
The government appears to now be doing damage control by clarifying that the designation was not due to political or policy issues after speculation that calls for independent nuclear armament were to ...
US ‘nuclear sensitive’ tag for South Korea stirs political blame game
The designation has put further strain on the East Asian nation’s already highly polarised political landscape.
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South Korea, Japan, China top diplomats to meet in Tokyo, Seoul says
SEOUL: The top diplomats for China, South Korea and Japan will meet in Tokyo this weekend for talks, Seoul said on Tuesday ...
South Korea's firebrand pastors flock to impeached president's cause
SEOUL (Reuters) -When South Korea's Constitutional Court rules on President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, expected in coming ...
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South Korea opposition urges swift ruling on president's fate
South Korea's opposition party Monday urged the country's Constitutional Court to rule swiftly on suspended President Yoon ...
United in Grief, Families of South Korean Plane Crash Victims Press for Answers
Gathering at the airport, relatives of those who died are turning themselves into aviation experts to explore what caused the ...
South Korea: Verdict in president’s impeachment trial expected this week
The end of the impeachment trial will not end the political crisis. Instead, the bitter divisions in ruling circles will only ...