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[Politics] : Two officials of the Presidential Security Service(PSS) have appeared for police questioning on allegations that they obstructed investigators from arresting President Yoon Suk Yeol. PSS vice chief Kim Sung-hoon and Lee Kwang-woo, the head of the agency’s protection bureau, were both summoned for ...[more...]

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S. Korean Envoy Vows to Ensure S. Korea, US Maintain Goal of N. Korea’s Denuclearization

[Politics] : South Korea's top envoy to the United States has vowed to ensure that Seoul and Washington maintain the goal of North Korea's denuclearization. Ambassador Cho Hyun-dong made the pledge on Thursday in a meeting with reporters in Washington D.C. after the launch of the second Trump administration ...[more...]

Published: 55 minutes ago

Ex-Defense Chief: Yoon Did Not Order Arrest of Lawmakers

[Politics] : Anchor: Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who is alleged to have advised President Yoon Suk Yeol to declare martial law, testified at Yoon's impeachment trial on Thursday. The former minister said troops deployed on the night of December 3 were tasked to maintain order and that there was no ...[more...]

Published: 14 hours ago

Hyundai Motor Reports 5.9% Drop in Operating Profit despite Record Sales

[Economy] : Hyundai Motor saw record sales last year, despite the economic downturn and a temporary slowdown in demand for electric vehicles, but its operating profit decreased due to more spending on warranties and increased incentives for dealers. Hyundai, the world’s third-largest carmaker in terms of ...[more...]

Published: 15 hours ago

Ex-Defense Minister Denied Bail in Martial Law Case

[Politics] : The Seoul Central District Court has refused to grant bail to former Minister of Defense Kim Yong-hyun, a key figure in the martial law case. The court handed down the decision Thursday, citing articles under the Criminal Procedure Act that say bail can be denied when the alleged offenses carry the death ...[more...]

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Pres. Yoon Urges Court to Guarantee Argument of Alleged Election Rigging

[Politics] : President Yoon Suk Yeol urged the Constitutional Court to guarantee argument and substantiation of alleged election rigging during his impeachment trial. Cho Dae-hyun, one of the lawyers on Yoon's defense team, said on Thursday that the alleged rigging is a key factor that prompted the president to ...[more...]

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Yoon Says Ex-Minister Wrote Draft of Martial Law Decree, Left Document as Symbol

[Politics] : President Yoon Suk Yeol said former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun had written the draft version of the December 3 martial law decree and that he had left it as it was due to its symbolic nature, despite lacking feasibility. Questioning the former minister in-person, Yoon recalled Kim, who was appearing ...[more...]

Published: 16 hours ago

Ex-Minister Denies Pres. Yoon Ordered Arrest of Politicians during Martial Law

[Politics] : Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun denied that President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered the arrest of politicians during the short-lived martial law on December 3. At a hearing of Yoon's impeachment trial on Thursday, Kim, as a witness, was asked by the National Assembly's legal team if he had called ...[more...]

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Seoul Court Rules against Google, Meta, Upholds Fines for Violating Users’ Privacy

[Domestic] : A Seoul court has upheld fines of tens of billions of won imposed on Google and Meta by the Personal Information Protection Commission. The Seoul Administrative Court ruled in favor of the state agency on Thursday in a suit filed by the U.S. tech giant and the American multinational technology ...[more...]

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Ex-Minister Testifies Pres. Yoon Ordered Minimal Troop Deployment during Martial Law

[Politics] : Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun testified during President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial that Yoon ordered him to mobilize a minimal number of troops during the short-lived martial law. Testifying as a witness at the trial for the first time Thursday, Kim replied "yes" when Yoon's ...[more...]

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Nat'l Assembly Representatives: Yoon's Defense Team Must Desist Making Election Rigging Claims

[Politics] : The legal representatives from the National Assembly, who are serving as the prosecutors in President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment trial, say Yoon’s defense team must refrain from raising election rigging allegations. Kim Yi-su, who is one of the legal representatives, made the remarks when speaking ...[more...]

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Ex-National Police Chief Cho, Accused in Martial Law Case, Granted Bail

[Politics] : Former National Police Agency Commissioner General Cho Ji-ho, who faces charges over the December 3 martial law attempt and has been under pretrial detention, has been granted bail by the court. The Seoul Central District Court accepted Cho’s bail request Thursday on the condition that he appear for his ...[more...]

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Yoon’s Team: Election Rigging Allegations Must Be Examined at Impeachment Trial

[Politics] : President Yoon Suk Yeol’s defense team says allegations of election rigging must be examined in Yoon’s impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court. Cho Dae-hyun, who is on the defense team, made the statement at the fourth hearing in Yoon’s impeachment trial on Thursday, saying those allegations ...[more...]

Published: 17 hours ago

KOSPI Down 1.24% Thursday

[Economy] : The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index tumbled 31-point-57 points, or one-point-24 percent, on Thursday to close at two-thousand-515-point-49. The tech-heavy KOSDAQ dipped eight-point-three points, or one-point-13 percent, to close at 724-point-01.[more...]

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Acting Defense Minister Inspects Cold-Weather Live-Fire Drill

[Politics] : Acting defense minister Kim Seon-ho on Thursday inspected a cold-weather combined joint live-fire exercise at the Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province. According to the defense ministry, Kim instructed participating forces to fulfill their duties with pride and valor before saying ...[more...]

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Yoon, Ex-Defense Minister Kim Appear at Constitutional Court Hearing

[Politics] : President Yoon Suk Yeol made his second appearance at the Constitutional Court to attend his ongoing impeachment trial on Thursday. Yoon arrived at the court just before 1 p.m. and directly entered the building via an underground parking lot, again avoiding reporters waiting outside. During the hearing, ...[more...]

Published: 18 hours ago

Fine Dust to Clear Up, Mild Weather Expected until Weekend

[Domestic] : Fine dust levels remained at “bad” levels on Thursday in Seoul, southern Gyeonggi Province, western Gangwon Province, the Chungcheong provinces and the country’s southern regions, but were expected to improve gradually in the afternoon. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, ...[more...]

Published: 18 hours ago

Human Rights Groups Urge Zelenskyy Not to Forcibly Repatriate N. Korean Troops

[International] : Human rights groups sent a letter to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday requesting that the identities of captured North Korean soldiers be withheld, and that they not be sent to Russia or repatriated to North Korea against their will. The organizations, including the Citizens’ Alliance ...[more...]

Published: 19 hours ago

Rice Consumption Hits Fresh Low in 2024

[Domestic] : Annual per capita rice consumption hit a fresh low in 2024, dropping to half of what it was 30 years earlier. According to the 2024 Grain Consumption Survey, released by Statistics Korea on Thursday, average per capita rice consumption last year was 55-point-eight kilograms, a one-point-one percent ...[more...]

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National Barometer Survey: Ruling Party’s Approval Rating Rises to 38%

[Domestic] : A survey released Thursday showed that the ruling People Power Party(PPP) garnered a higher approval rating than the main opposition Democratic Party(DP) for the second straight week. According to the National Barometer Survey, conducted by Embrain Public, KStat Research, Korea Research and Hankook ...[more...]

Published: 20 hours ago

Opposition Leader: Look to Pragmatism, Not Ideology or Politics, to Rebuild Country

[Politics] : Main opposition Democratic Party Chairman Lee Jae-myung is stressing the need to put the country on the right track based on the democracy that its people have fought to protect. In a press conference at the National Assembly on Thursday, the opposition party chair said the nation is witnessing a second ...[more...]

Published: 21 hours ago

Foreign Minister Holds Phone Talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

[Politics] : The top diplomats of Seoul and Washington have held telephone talks and agreed to maintain close cooperation on North Korea issues. Seoul’s foreign ministry announced Thursday that Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held their first phone conversation since the ...[more...]

Published: 22 hours ago

Anti-Corruption Body Transfers Case against Yoon to Prosecution

[Politics] : The anti-corruption agency has transferred President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law case to the prosecution for indictment. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials(CIO) said Thursday that it has decided to ask the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office to indict Yoon on ...[more...]

Published: 22 hours ago

Constitutional Court Reinstates Impeached Broadcasting Watchdog Chief

[Politics] : The Constitutional Court has rejected the National Assembly’s motion to impeach the head of the Korea Communications Commission(KCC). The eight-member court reached the decision at 10 a.m. Thursday, about six months after the opposition Democratic Party-controlled National Assembly voted to impeach KCC ...[more...]

Published: 22 hours ago

Samsung Electronics Unveils New Galaxy S25 Series with Advanced AI

[Economy] : Samsung Electronics has unveiled its new Galaxy S25 series smartphones, featuring more advanced artificial intelligence(AI) capabilities. The South Korean tech giant showcased the new smartphones at its Galaxy Unpacked event on Wednesday in San Jose, California. Three models made their debut at the ...[more...]

Published: 23 hours ago

BBC: About 1,000 N. Koreans Killed Fighting Ukraine

[Politics] : About one-thousand North Koreans have reportedly been killed fighting against Ukraine in Russia’s western Kursk region. Quoting Western officials, the BBC reported on Wednesday that out of the estimated eleven-thousand troops dispatched from North Korea, about one-thousand were believed to have been ...[more...]

Published: 23 hours ago

SK Hynix Posts Record Earnings in 2024

[Economy] : South Korean chipmaker SK hynix posted record earnings last year thanks to strong sales of high-bandwidth memory used in generative artificial intelligence. The company said in a regulatory filing Thursday that its operating profit last year reached 23-point-46 trillion won, or about 16-point-three billion ...[more...]

Published: 23 hours ago

Quad Joint Statement Omits Commitment to Complete Denuclearization of Korean Peninsula

[International] : The United States, India, Japan and Australia held their first foreign ministers meeting since the launch of the Trump administration this week, and their joint statement did not include a commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, which was a fixture in previous statements. The ...[more...]

Published: 24 hours ago

Economy Grows 2% in 2024

[Economy] : The economy grew only two percent last year due to sluggish domestic demand and political turbulence following President Yoon Suk Yeol’s botched martial law move. According to data from the Bank of Korea on Thursday, the real gross domestic product expanded two percent in 2024 from a year ...[more...]

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Business Sentiment Worsens for Third Month in January

[Economy] : South Korea’s business sentiment worsened for the third consecutive month in January, hitting its lowest point in more than four years. According to the Bank of Korea on Thursday, the Business Survey Index(BSI) for all industries stood at 85-point-nine in January, representing a one-point-four point dip ...[more...]

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