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Yoon Suk Yeol: From star prosecutor to ousted president

SEOUL: When Yoon Suk Yeol was elected as president in 2022, South Korean voters never expected him to meet a fate similar to that of the previous conservative leader Park Geun-hye.

Public outcry grows louder

ACTOR Kim Soo-hyun is facing widespread backlash following his tear-filled press conference on Monday to explain his relationship with the late actress Kim Sae-ron, with a petition started to expand South Korea's statutory rape protection.

South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol won’t appear at April 4 ruling: Legal team

SEOUL: President Yoon Suk Yeol won't appear during the Constitutional Court's ruling on his impeachment on 11am on Friday (April 4) (10am in Malaysia), his legal representatives told reporters Thursday (April 3), citing security concerns.

ChatGPT hits 1.2 million daily users in S. Korea amid Ghibli-style AI-generated image trend

SEOUL: If you have been on social media recently, chances are you have come across Studio Ghibli-style images created by ChatGPT.

When religion and politics collide

When the country's Constitutional Court rules on President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeach­ment tomorrow, few will be watching more closely – or be watched more closely for possible rabble-rousing – than the country's activist pro-Yoon churches.

Out in full force to prevent violence

Police will mobilise "all available resources" to prevent violence when a court rules tomorrow on the fate of impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol, with top tourist sites to close and embassies warning citizens to stay away.

South Korea discovers one tonne of suspected cocaine on board ship

SEOUL: South Korean authorities found about one tonne of suspected cocaine on Wednesday (April 2) on board a ship docked at a port, a customs service spokesperson said, in what appears to be the largest haul of smuggled drugs in the country's history.

2024 was hottest year in half a century for South Korea

SEOUL: South Korea's nationwide average temperature was 14.5 deg C in 2024, making it the warmest year since 1973 in the country, according to the annual climate report from Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) released on April 1.

South Korea wildfire death toll rises to 31

SEOUL: The death toll from South Korea's worst-ever wildfires that ravaged the South-Eastern regions until last week has increased to 31, authorities said on Wednesday (April 2), Yonhap News Agency reported.

Court to rule on Yoon’s presidency on Friday

The Consti­tutional Court will issue its long-awaited ruling on President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment, months after he was suspended for declaring martial law.

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