South Korea: National police chief, ex-head of Seoul police indicted over martial law involvement
Seoul, Jan 8 (IANS) South Korea’s prosecutors on Wednesday indicted the head of the National Police Agency and the former chief of the Seoul police over their alleged roles during President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived imposition of martial law, officials said. Cho Ji-ho, Commissioner General of the National Police Agency, and Kim Bong-sik, former chief […]
Sales of imported cars in South Korea decline for 2nd year in 2024
Seoul, Jan 6 (IANS) Sales of imported cars in South Korea fell for the second straight year in 2024, while hybrid vehicles emerged as the top-selling fuel type for the first time, industry data showed on Monday. The number of newly registered imported passenger cars in 2024 totalled 263,288 units, down 2.9 percent from the […]
South Korea vows to bolster alliance with US during Blinken’s Seoul visit
Seoul, Jan 6 (IANS) South Korea’s National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken here on Monday and discussed ways to strengthen cooperation between South Korea and the United States, officials said. The meeting at the National Assembly came as the top US diplomat visited Seoul amid efforts to ensure […]
South Korea: Court dismisses Yoon’s objection to execution of detention warrant
Seoul, Jan 5 (IANS) A Seoul court on Sunday dismissed the injunction filed by President Yoon Suk Yeol that sought to invalidate the court warrants to detain him and search the Presidential residence, court officials said. The Seoul Western District Court made the decision days after Yoon’s legal defence team lodged the objection to suspend […]
South Korea: Rallies for, against Yoon’s impeachment take place for 3rd day near presidential residence
Seoul, Jan 5 (IANS) Tens of thousands of people gathered near the Presidential residence on Sunday to rally for or against the detention of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for a third consecutive day, with just a day left for investigators to execute a warrant to formally detain him. The Corruption Investigation Office for […]
South Korea: Police make another request for questioning Yoon’s security team chief
Seoul, Jan 4 (IANS) South Korean police on Saturday again requested two top officials of the Presidential security office to appear for questioning for their alleged obstruction of official duties related to the state anti-corruption agency’s attempt to detain suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol. Park Chong-jun, chief of the Presidential Security Service (PSS), and Deputy […]
South Korea: Engine from Jeju Air crash retrieved; black box to be sent to US next week for analysis
Muan, Jan 3 (IANS) South Korea’s government investigators on Friday recovered the aircraft engine from the Jeju Air crash as they are focusing on determining the cause of the accident that claimed 179 lives this week. Investigators of the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board have retrieved the engine of the crashed B737-800 from the […]
South Korea’s Defence Minister meets US ambassador, reaffirms alliance
Seoul, Jan 2 (IANS) South Korea’s acting Defence Minister Kim Seon-ho held talks with US Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg on Thursday and reaffirmed their steadfast bilateral alliance, Seoul’s defence ministry said. In the meeting held at the defence ministry in Seoul, both sides noted how the South Korea-US alliance remains strong despite changes […]
