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 […]