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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Faces Legal Battles

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces legal challenges and impeachment after imposing martial law, plunging the country into political disarray.

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Elevated parts of highway being built in South Korea collapses, killing 2 workers

Elevated parts of a highway under construction have collapsed in South Korea, killing two workers and injuring seven others

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World’s largest data center gets go-ahead from Korean govt — facility to require 3 GW of power

Investment firm SFR plans to spend $35 billion to put up a massive 3-GW data center in the South Jeolla province in South Korea.

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Intel ‘Value Pack’ CPUs roll out in South Korea — PC DIYers can save $7 with no-frills packaging

South Korean authorized Intel distributors introduced a more affordable Intel Core i4-14600K/KF value pack.

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South Korean Fans Soak Up Nostalgia With Vintage Japanese Superheroes

Die-hard South Korean fans cheer and clap as their favourite superheroes strike poses in brightly coloured uniforms to the sounds of a soulful Japanese ballad, a nostalgic throwback to the days of VHS. It has been decades since Japanese superhero series "Choudenshi Bioman" was last on TV, but its epic…

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Bong Joon Ho: ‘I wish I had Ken Loach’s energy, but I’m just thinking about nap time’

How do you follow up an Oscar winner like Parasite? If you’re the South Korean auteur, you make a sci-fi satire where Robert Pattinson dies over and over again. The director discusses the inspirational Loach and Mike Leigh and why it’s hard being a ‘middle-aged film-maker’

The Guardian - UK

‘Like a giant Squid Game’: soul searching in South Korea after latest celebrity suicide

Death of actor Kim Sae-ron sparks renewed calls for changes to ease pressure on celebrities who face intense scrutiny from media and fans alike

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This Week in AI: ChatGPT’s 400M Users, DeepSeek Suspended in SK, Musk’s Grok 3 & More

February is nearing its end, but the AI space is not showing any signs of slowing down. Recently, the ChatGPT surpassed the 400 million weekly active

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South Korean police book impeached president for obstructing execution of his arrest warrant

Yoon Suk Yeol is suspected of using presidential security service to block his arrest over failed attempt to impose martial law

The Independent UK

South Korea seeks exemption from Trump’s proposed tariff hikes

South Korean officials have asked the Trump administration to exclude their country from U.S. plans to impose aggressive tariffs on trade partners

The Independent UK

1,300-year-old royal flush toilet used by crown prince discovered at palace in Korea

Excavations at a centuries-old royal palace in Korea have revealed multiple flush toilets, including one that the crown prince likely used.

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's Legal Battles

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces legal battles over martial law imposition and rebellion charges, causing political unrest and testing democracy.

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South Korean Media Under Scrutiny For Celebrity Coverage

Explore the impact of media scrutiny on South Korean celebrities and the need for compassionate reporting in the wake of Kim Sae-rom's tragic death.

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South Korea to accept North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine if they seek asylum

Kyiv claims to have captured two North Korean soldiers during fighting in Russia’s Kursk border region

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South Korea's Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol On Trial

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol faces trial for insurrection charges and awaits a Constitutional Court decision on his impeachment.

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South Korean and US forces conduct combined exercise involving B-1B bomber

The U.S. and South Korean militaries have conducted an aerial exercise involving at least one U.S. B-1B bomber in their first joint air force drill since President Donald Trump began his second term

International Business Times

Two Trials, One President: South Korea's Yoon In The Dock

South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday became the country's first sitting head of state on trial on criminal charges.

The Independent UK

Kim Sae-ron's death underscores the huge pressure on South Korean celebrities

Actor Kim Sae-ron’s death adds to the list of celebrity deaths in South Korea that underscore the enormous pressure they face under the gaze of a relentlessly unforgiving media that pounces on their every misstep

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Yoon Suk Yeol becomes first sitting South Korean president to go on criminal trial

Impeached president’s lawyers argue he had ‘no intention to paralyse the country’ by imposing martial law last December

The Guardian - UK

Martial law was Yoon Suk Yeol’s answer to ‘legislative dictatorship’, insurrection trial hears

Lawyers for impeached South Korean president who caused chaos argue that court has no jurisdiction to put him on trial for ‘act of governance’

The Independent UK

North Korea reopens to foreign tourists for first time since pandemic

Foreign visitors set to return to Rason Special Economic Zone this week as Pyongyang cautiously reopens borders

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South Korea’s President Yoon in court for preliminary ‘rebellion’ hearing

Lawyers defending Yoon, who stands charged with trying to incite a rebellion, called for his release from custody.

The Independent UK

South Korea's Yoon is in court for a hearing in his criminal trial

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is in court for a hearing where his lawyers are contesting his arrest on a criminal charge alleging he was orchestrating a rebellion when he imposed martial law

International Business Times

Yoon To Become South Korea's First Sitting President To Go On Criminal Trial

Ousted South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol will become the country's first sitting head of state to stand trial in a criminal case as hearings open Thursday on his bid to impose martial law.

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DeepSeek accused of sharing users' data with TikTok's ByteDance in another blow around privacy concerns

According to South Korea's data regulator, the two Chinese tech firms are "communicating." Here's what's at stake for users' privacy.

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