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Samsung launches 1st 'special edition' triple-folding phone
by Hieun Shin - December 2, 2025 - 2:49pm
It costs more than twice as much as the new iPhone 17.
South Korea counts on shipbuilding to ease US tariff woes
by Hieun Shin - June 22, 2025 - 2:40pm
Asia's fourth largest economy South Korea is facing gruelling tariffs by US President Donald Trump, but its shipbuilding industry could prove a useful bargaining chip.
South Korea's President Lee takes power after sweeping election win
by Hieun Shin - June 4, 2025 - 10:40am
South Korea's center-left Lee Jae-myung was declared president Wednesday after winning a snap election, taking the helm of a nation deeply divided after his predecessor's disastrous attempt to declare martial...
South Korea votes for new president after martial law turmoil
by Hieun Shin - June 3, 2025 - 11:14am
South Koreans began voting Tuesday for a new president, six months to the day after ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol plunged the country into political chaos with his disastrous declaration of martial law.
Record South Korean early voting in poll triggered by martial law
by Hieun Shin - May 30, 2025 - 11:45am
South Koreans lined up in record numbers to pick their president on Friday, joining lengthy queues to vote early in a poll triggered by the ex-leader's disastrous martial law declaration.
South Korea court ousts impeached president Yoon
by Hieun Shin - April 4, 2025 - 2:26pm
South Korea's Constitutional Court on Friday unanimously upheld President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment over his disastrous martial law declaration, stripping him of office and triggering fresh elections after...
China, South Korea and Japan agree to strengthen free trade
by Hieun Shin - March 30, 2025 - 3:13pm
China, South Korea and Japan agreed Sunday to strengthen free trade in the face of a raft of new tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump.China, South Korea and Japan agreed Sunday to strengthen free trade in...
Forbidden K-pop to center stage: North Koreans to debut as idols
by Hieun Shin - March 23, 2025 - 1:40pm
Two young North Koreans are set to debut with new K-pop band called 1Verse — the first time that performers originally from the nuclear-armed North have been trained up for stardom in South Korea's...
Chatbot vs national security? What's going on with DeepSeek bans
by Hieun Shin - February 7, 2025 - 6:31pm
Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek upended the global industry and wiped billions of US tech stocks when it unveiled its R1 program, which it claims was built on cheap, less sophisticated Nvidia semiconductors.
South Korea investigators recommend Yoon be charged with insurrection, abuse of power
by Hieun Shin - January 23, 2025 - 11:51am
South Korean investigators recommended Thursday that impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol be charged with insurrection and abuse of power, as they handed over the results of their probe into his ill-fated declaration...
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles before Trump's return
by Hieun Shin - January 14, 2025 - 7:32pm
North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Tuesday, according to Seoul's military, in what experts said could be a message to US President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administrat...
Seoul confirms Ukraine captured two North Korean soldiers
by Hieun Shin - January 12, 2025 - 5:10pm
South Korea's intelligence service on Sunday backed up Ukraine's account of having captured two wounded North Korean soldiers in Russia, after Kyiv said they were being questioned.
South Korea investigators seek new warrant to arrest President Yoon
by Hieun Shin - January 7, 2025 - 11:18am
South Korean anti-graft investigators were waiting on Tuesday for a new court-ordered arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose failed martial law bid threw the country into turmoil.
South Korea investigators ask police to arrest Yoon
by Hieun Shin - January 6, 2025 - 3:32pm
South Korean anti-graft investigators asked police Monday to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, after he fended off their week-long efforts to bring him into custody over his failed martial law bid.
Arrest deadline for impeached South Korean president enters final day
by Hieun Shin - January 6, 2025 - 8:28am
South Korean investigators trying to arrest suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol have less than 24 hours before their warrant expires Monday, with the embattled leader holed out in his residence surrounded by loyal...
What caused South Korea's most deadly plane crash
by Hieun Shin - December 30, 2024 - 5:27pm
The emergency landing of Jeju Air Flight 2216 looked highly skilled, experts say, but all except two of the 181 people on board were killed when the Boeing 737-800 hit a wall and burst into flames.
South Korea investigators seek arrest warrant for President Yoon over martial law
by Hieun Shin - December 30, 2024 - 12:52pm
Investigators probing South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived declaration of martial law said Monday they sought an arrest warrant for the suspended president after he failed to report for questioning...
South Korea grieves after deadliest plane crash kills 179
by Hieun Shin - December 30, 2024 - 11:17am
South Korea was reeling Monday from the loss of 179 people after a Jeju Air plane crash-landed and burst into flames, with a team of US investigators joining local authorities to probe possible causes.
179 dead in South Korea's worst plane crash
by Hieun Shin - December 29, 2024 - 9:56pm
A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea crashed on arrival Sunday, smashing into a barrier and bursting into flames, killing everyone aboard except for two flight attendants plucked from...
South Korean lawmakers impeach acting President Han Duck-soo
by Hieun Shin - December 27, 2024 - 6:23pm
South Korean lawmakers impeached acting president Han Duck-soo on Friday, sinking the country deeper into a political crisis triggered by his predecessor's martial law declaration that shocked the world.
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