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The Latest Breaking News from South Korea

South Korea extends shutdown of airport where Jeju Air crash killed 179 people

Government plans to upgrade ‘localiser’ structures housing landing guidance systems at airports this year

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025

South Korea’s president gets a salary hike despite impeachment

Yoon Suk Yeol will earn £12,195 a month in 2025

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025

South Korea's Suspended President Faces Impeachment Trial

South Korea in turmoil as President Yoon Suk Yeol evades arrest amid impeachment proceedings and public protests.

Japan FM In South Korea For Talks Before Trump Takes Office

Japan's foreign minister held talks in South Korea with top officials Monday as the Asian neighbours seek to strengthen ties before the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump.

International Business Times · Jan 13, 2025

Repatriation or a life among ‘enemies’: what fate awaits the North Koreans captured by Ukraine?

Neither Russia nor North Korea has claimed the soldiers as their own yet, while South Korea could accept them as defectors

The Guardian - AU · Jan 13, 2025

Seoul Says 300 North Korean Soldiers Killed Fighting Ukraine

Around 300 North Korean soldiers have been killed and 2,700 wounded while fighting in Russia's war against Ukraine, a South Korean lawmaker said Monday, citing information from Seoul's spy agency.

International Business Times · Jan 13, 2025

Zelensky ready to exchange North Korean soldiers for Ukrainian prisoners of war

Kyiv claims to have captured two North Koreans fighting in Russia’s Kursk region

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025

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Seoul's spy agency says North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine haven't shown desire to defect

South Korea’s spy agency has told lawmakers that two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces while fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region haven’t expressed a desire to seek asylum in South Korea

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025

South Korea's Gen-Z Divided Over Political Crisis

In the shadow of Seoul's centuries-old Gwanghwamun Gate, young businesswoman Shin Ji-young wears a rainbow headband and waves a flag criticising South Korea's impeached president alongside thousands of protesters.

International Business Times · Jan 13, 2025

The Comfort Women Narrative: How Social Media Amplifies Emotionally Charged, Anti-Japanese Content Over Balanced Research

This article explores how social media distorts public perception of the comfort women issue, contrasts it with the depth provided by books and research, and offers a challenge-focused perspective to encourage more critical consumption of online content.

International Business Times · Jan 13, 2025

South Korean Crypto Mogul Do Kwon Pleads Not Guilty in U.S. Court

The trial of Do Hyeong Kwon, co-founder of Terraform Labs, is everywhere. Kwon is facing accusations related to the failure of his company's cryptocurrency. His case could set a standard for how crypto should be regulated.

inkl · Jan 12, 2025

South Korea's Yoon Will Not Attend First Impeachment Hearing

South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol will not attend the first hearing of his impeachment trial next week because of safety concerns, his lawyer said on Sunday.

International Business Times · Jan 12, 2025

Seoul Confirms Ukraine Captured Two North Korean Soldiers

South Korea's National Intelligence Service on Sunday backed up Ukraine's account of having captured two wounded North Korean soldiers this week in Russia, after Kyiv said they were being questioned.

International Business Times · Jan 12, 2025

Boeing Crash In South Korea Raises Safety Concerns

South Korean officials reveal black boxes stopped recording data before fatal Boeing 737-800 crash in Muan, raising investigation concerns.

Flight Data and Cockpit Voice Recorders in South Korea Plane Stopped Recording 4 Minutes Before Deadly Crash: Officials

The black boxes of Jeju Air flight 7C 2216 stopped recording minutes before the crash that killed 179 people.

Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2025

South Korea air crash recorders missing final four minutes

The US National Transportation Safety Board concluded that both the flight data and cockpit voice recorders stopped working about four minutes before the deadly crash

Al Jazeera · Jan 11, 2025

Ukraine says it captured two North Korean soldiers in Russia’s Kursk

Wounded soldiers taken to Kyiv for questioning by Ukrainian investigators in cooperation with South Korean intelligence.

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2025

Black boxes from South Korea plane crash failed to record final 4 minutes, officials say

Officials say the black boxes of a Boeing jetliner that crashed in South Korea last month stopped recording about four minutes before the accident

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Al Jazeera · Jan 11, 2025

Thousands protest in South Korea as Yoon resists second arrest attempt

Police mobilise 1,000 officers ahead of a second attempt to arrest the suspended president over his martial law decree.

Flight Recorders Stopped Working Before Fatal South Korea Crash

Investigation into Jeju Air flight 7C 2216 crash in South Korea reveals flight recorders malfunctioned before the tragedy, raising questions about the cause.

Al Jazeera · Jan 11, 2025

Jeju Air black boxes ceased recording before plane crash, South Korea says

Transport ministry is investigating cause of the data loss following worst-ever aviation disaster in country’s history.

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2025

Mystery over South Korean plane crash thickens as investigators say black boxes were not recording

Jeju Air flight 7C2216’s flight recorders have been recovered after crash that killed 179 people, but authorities say data relating to crucial 4 minutes prior to crash are missing

International Business Times · Jan 11, 2025

South Korea Says Jeju Air Jet Black Boxes Stopped Recording Before Crash

The black boxes holding the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for the crashed Jeju Air flight that left 179 people dead stopped recording four minutes before the disaster, South Korea's transport ministry said Saturday.

International Business Times · Jan 11, 2025

Thousands Of South Koreans Protest As President Digs Heels In

Thousands of South Koreans began gathering in the capital for rival demonstrations on Saturday, as investigators prepare another attempt to arrest suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law decree.

The Guardian - AU · Jan 11, 2025

Inside the ‘fortress’ where South Korea’s impeached president awaits his fate

Yoon Suk Yeol is barricaded inside a compound protected by rolls of barbed wire, a blockade of buses and hundreds of security force members

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