South Korea’s Parliament has voted to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol following his controversial declaration of martial law on December 3. The impeachment motion, supported by 204 lawmakers, effectively suspends Yoon from his presidential duties, pending a final decision from the Constitutional Court on whether to permanently remove him from office. Until the court reaches a … Read more
A South Korean man has been sentenced to a suspended prison term for deliberately gaining more than 20 kilograms (44 pounds) to evade a tougher role in the country’s military conscription system, a Seoul court said Tuesday (November 26, 2024). In South Korea, all able-bodied men must serve in the military for 18-21 months, but … Read more
A TV screen reports North Korea has blown up parts of the northern side of inter-Korean roads during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP South Korea said North Korea blew up the northern parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use on Tuesday … Read more
The Visa-on-Arrival can be utilised at six designated airports across India, simplifying the process for visitors from these countries and enhancing the convenience of travel. File | Photo Credit: PTI Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat provided an update that the Visa-on-Arrival facility would be available for nationals of Japan, South Korea, … Read more
A balloon presumably sent by North Korea, is seen in a paddy field in Incheon, South Korea. File. | Photo Credit: AP North Korea launched more balloons likely carrying rubbish toward South Korea on July 21, two days after the South restarted blaring anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the border in retaliation for the North’s repeated … Read more
North Korea launched a ballistic missile off its east coast on Monday, South Korea’s military said, a day after the North vowed to take “offensive and overwhelming countermeasures” in response to a new U.S. military drill with South Korea and Japan. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launch was made on Monday morning, but … Read more
FILE – A North Korean military guard post, top, and South Korean post, bottom, are seen from Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea. File. | Photo Credit: AP South Korea says it will restart anti-North Korean propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts in border areas in response to continuing North Korean campaigns to drop trash … Read more
Medical professors in South Korea said they will cut back on the hours they spend in practice starting on Monday to support trainee doctors on strike for more than a month over a government plan to boost medical school admissions. “It is clear that increasing medical school admissions will not only ruin medical school education … Read more
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un gestures as he guides a training of the fire division, in North Korea on March 18, in this picture released on March 19, 2024, by the Korean Central News Agency. Photo: KCNA via Reuters North Korean leader Kim Jong-un supervised a live-fire drill of nuclear-capable “super-large” multiple rocket launchers designed … Read more
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects as he tours munitions factories in North Korea on Jan. 8-9, 2024. File | Photo Credit: AP North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast on Jan. 14 , South Korea said. A projectile believed to be the missile has already fallen, according to the Japanese … Read more