2024 was already a dispiriting year for Boeing, the American aviation giant. But when one of the company’s jets crash-landed in South Korea on Sunday, killing all but two of the 181 people on board, it brought to a close an especially unfortunate year for Boeing. A machinists strike. Another safety problem involving its troubled […]
Read MoreSouth Korea has got a new president again. This is the third time in less than a month. However, this time the interim president has been given the responsibility of running the country. Earlier this month, the country’s newly-elected president, Yoon Suk-yul, was embroiled in controversy by recommending the implementation of martial law in the […]
Read MoreSouth Korea has imposed sanctions on 15 North Korean citizens and an organization on charges including cryptocurrency theft, hacking and cyber attacks under the guise of jobs in the IT sector abroad. Seoul alleges that they are doing these activities to finance North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs. A press release from South Korea’s Peninsula […]
Read MoreSouth Korea’s suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol did not respond on Wednesday to a second summons by anti-corruption authorities who, along with prosecutors, are investigating his short-lived martial law decree issued early this month. Yoon had not appeared for questioning as of 10 am (0100 GMT) on Christmas Day as requested by the Corruption Investigation […]
Read MoreSouth Korea’s military said on Monday it has detected signs of North Korea preparing to send more troops and weapons, including suicide drones, to Russia to support its war against Ukraine. Pyongyang has already provided 240mm multiple rocket launchers and 170mm self-propelled howitzers to Russia, and was seen preparing to produce more suicide drones to […]
Read MoreThe Exoskeleton Laboratory team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said their goal is to create a robot that seamlessly integrates into the daily lives of individuals with disabilities. South Korean researchers have developed a lightweight wearable robot that can walk up to paraplegic users and lock itself onto them, enabling […]
Read MoreYoon’s presidential powers are suspended but he remains in office. He has not complied with various summonses by authorities investigating whether martial law, which he declared late on Dec. 3 and rescinded hours later, constituted insurrection. Demonstrators supporting and opposing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held rival protests several hundred metres apart in Seoul […]
Read MoreThe heavy losses are attributed to the lack of experience by North Korean troops in drone warfare and unfamiliarity with the open terrain where they are taking part in the battle, a member of parliament Lee Seong-kweun told reporters. At least 100 North Korean troops deployed to Russia have been killed with another 1,000 injured […]
Read MoreAt a rare joint news conference for foreign media, Cho and Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok sought to reassure Seoul’s allies and calm market jitters since the martial law attempt that shocked the nation and triggered the biggest political crisis in decades. South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul said on Wednesday that President Yoon Suk Yeol’s […]
Read MoreSouth Korea’s acting president, Han Duck-soo, moved on Sunday to reassure the country’s allies and calm financial markets a day after President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached and suspended from his duties over a martial law attempt. Han spoke with US President Joe Biden by phone, the White House and Han’s office said. “South Korea […]
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