The Latest Breaking News from Yoon Sukyeol

N Korea tells S Korea’s Yoon to ‘shut his mouth’ after aid offer

Kim Jo Yong, the powerful sister of the North Korean leader, says the country will not ‘barter’ away its ‘honour’.

Al Jazeera · Aug 19, 2022

North Korea fires two cruise missiles as fears over its nuclear capability grow

South Korean military sources confirmed the rogue state to the north had launched two missiles from the western town of Onchon - and that the test is being analysed by Washington and Seoul

Daily Mirror · Aug 17, 2022

South Korea calls for talks as North test fires missiles

Talks with North Korea should not be for political show but contribute to establishing peace, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Wednesday, just hours after the North test fired two cruise missiles into the sea.

Reuters · Aug 17, 2022

Commemorating liberation from Japan, S.Korea's Yoon calls for improved ties

Overcoming historical disputes with Japan will be key to improving stability and security in the region, and Tokyo and Seoul should cooperate based on "shared universal values," South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Monday.

Reuters · Aug 15, 2022

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol pardons Samsung Electronics vice-chairman Jay Y Lee amid 'national economic crisis'

South Korea's President, Yoon Suk-yeol, has pardoned Samsung Electronics vice-chairman Jay Y Lee on Friday, with the nation's Justice Ministry saying the business leader was needed to help overcome a "national economic crisis".

ABC News · Aug 12, 2022

Samsung pardon exposes Koreans’ love-hate feelings for tycoons

Lee Jae-yong is the latest in a long list of South Korean business elites to receive clemency after white-collar crimes.

Al Jazeera · Aug 12, 2022

Seoul moves to ban cramped basement flats after flood deaths

South Korean capital to stop issuing permits to build such flats after the drowning of four people.

Al Jazeera · Aug 11, 2022

After deluge, climate change fears make S.Korea prioritise Seoul flood defences

The heaviest rain in Seoul in 115 years has spurred the South Korean capital to revive a $1.15 billion plan to improve drainage after floods exposed how even the affluent Gangnam district is vulnerable to climate change-driven extreme weather.

Reuters · Aug 11, 2022

Like a scene from 'Parasite': Floods lay bare social disparity in South Korea

Using a plastic bowl, Ha In-sik bailed water out of his lower ground apartment in the low-income housing district of Sillim in southwestern Seoul on Wednesday, where flooding caused by torrential rain forced his family to sleep at a nearby park.

Reuters · Aug 10, 2022

Severe flood damage in South Korea’s Seoul after record rains

At least nine people killed and thousands of homes damaged after South Korean capital hit by heaviest rain in a century.

Al Jazeera · Aug 10, 2022