The Latest Breaking News from South Korea

Korean hellfest Squid Game arrived in 2021, and swiftly became Netflix’s biggest ever show. Now comes season two, darker and funnier than before. Its creator and star talk dental disasters – and what it’s like to be a Jedi

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South Korean investigators pursue impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law declaration. Yoon faces allegations of abuse of authority and orchestr...

South Korean investigators on Friday pressed ahead with their probe into impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his Dec. 3 martial law declaration, issuing another summons demanding that he appear for questioning on Christmas Day, despite his continued refusal to cooperate

When South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, attempted to institute martial law in early December, the public responded with massive protests. These protests have continued across the country. On December 14, for example, an estimated 1 million people gathered outside the National Assembly in the capital, Seoul, as lawmakers convened…

At least 100 North Koreans deployed to support Russia's war effort in Ukraine have been killed since entering combat in December, South Korean lawmaker Lee Seong-kweun told reporters Thursday.

In the space of three weeks, South Korea has seen a brief declaration of martial law, its sudden repeal and the impeachment of its president, Yoon Suk Yeol.

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Shaman who is believed to have close ties with Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady to be investigated for corruption

South Korea’s National Assembly passed an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk-yeol on Saturday, December 14. The vote marks the third time a president has been impeached in the country’s constitutional history.