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Acting Justice Minister Kim Seok-woo said Wednesday he considered a court's decision to release impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from jail "unjust." Yoon, who was detained in January on charges of inciting an insurrection through his failed bid to impose martial law on Dec. 3, was released from jail last Saturday as the court allowed the suspended president to stand trial without detention, citing some questions over investigations into his charges. "I think the court's verdict needs to be rect

Tmap, which operates GPS navigation and taxi hailing services in South Korea, denied online rumors that its app was used for an alleged kidnapping attempt. Tmap Mobility addressed the rumors in a post on its official Instagram page, clarifying that it had no connection to the incident which claimed to have occurred in Chungju, a city 150 kilometers south of Seoul. The rumor stemmed from a post on social media platform X uploaded on Monday, in which the writer alleged that their acquaintance was

Two drivers got into a fistfight on a road on July 22, 2023. One of them had a severe case of atherosclerosis, and, after getting punched in the face several times and pushed in the chest, the person collapsed and died. South Korea’s Supreme Court, in a decision made last month and reported by the media Wednesday, cleared the defendant of responsibility for the victim’s death, stating that while he was guilty of the crime of violence, he was not liable for the death. The top court sided with low

Rival protests are intensifying on the streets as South Korea awaits the Constitutional Court's verdict on whether to uphold the National Assembly's vote to impeach suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol. After the court ordered Yoon's release Saturday, the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea announced it would hold nonstop protests. The party said all 170 of its lawmakers would take to the streets every day until Yoon is removed from office. Democratic Party's leader Rep. Lee Jae-myung has can

A series of tragic fire incidents in South Korea have been linked to individuals with hoarding disorders, raising interest and awareness of the condition characterized by persistent difficulty in discarding possessions, regardless of their actual value. The excessive accumulation of items creates hazardous living conditions, leading to increased fire risks. On Feb. 26, a fire broke out in a single-room apartment in Buk-gu, Busan. Noticing the smell of burning, the landlord entered the unit and f

Satellite photos have detected signs of North Korea and Russia ramping up the construction of a joint motorway bridge linking the two countries across the Tumen River, Radio Free Asia said Wednesday. The satellite photos taken by SI Analytics, a South Korean satellite imagery analysis platform, showed yellow construction materials and "probable bridge column location(s)" being installed across the frozen river. The pillars extended 300 meters from the Russian side of the border, RFA noted. Const

Only one of the 10 surveyed predicted verdict reinstating Yoon Reporters who covered all 11 hearings of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment trial overwhelmingly predict a unanimous decision to remove the suspended president, the country's journalist association reported Wednesday. According to the Journalists Association of Korea’s survey of 10 reporters who covered the Constitutional Court throughout Yoon’s trial, nine expect the ruling to uphold his impeachment, removing him from the top off

Third Geneva Convention does not apply to N. Korean POWs, who face likely ‘draconian punishment’ if repatriated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been urged to respect the wishes of two North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine and to allow them to seek asylum in South Korea if they choose, according to a joint letter from North Korean human rights organizations and relatives of detainees in North Korea. The letter to Zelenskyy was made public as authorities in Ukraine and South Korea

North Korea’s state media on Wednesday mentioned the South Korean fighter jets’ accidental bombing of a civilian village last week in lambasting the ongoing annual South Korea-US springtime military exercise. "The enemies should not give a sigh of relief, but they should take seriously an ominous sign of the dangerous US-S. Korea joint military drills and immediately stop a nuclear war simulation, the root cause for the worsening security situation on the Korean Peninsula," the North's Korean Ce

Police said Wednesday that they requested the Transport Ministry to designate a temporary "no-fly zone” over the Constitutional Court premises to prevent potential terrorist threats on the day that President Yoon Suk Yeol’s verdict is delivered. Though the exact date for the announcement of Yoon's verdict remained unclear as of Wednesday, police said they asked the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to set a no-fly zone within a 1.85 kilometer radius of the court building from Thursd

Past rulings suggest Yoon Suk Yeol verdict could focus on his active intention and the seriousness of his Constitutional violation by declaring martial law South Korea has seen three presidents face trial for impeachment, including current President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached in a Dec. 14 National Assembly vote on charges of leading a self-coup. So far, between the other two impeached former presidents, Roh Moo-hyun and Park Geun-hye, the Constitutional Court upheld only Park's impeachment

As the Constitutional Court nears the conclusion of President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial, the nation is intently eyeing what has already become the lengthiest deliberation process in the history of South Korean presidential impeachments. The justices on the current eight-member bench are reportedly reviewing the case every day except for most weekends, even doing so during the March 1 Independence Movement Day holiday. According to the memoir of the top court's former chief justice Kim Yo

Yeongyang in North Gyeongsang Province, which has one of the smallest populations of any Korean district, seeks to reverse decline Yeongyang County in North Gyeongsang Province is seeking to attract about 40 Myanmar refugees to live in the community as its population continues to decline, officials said Wednesday. The county government is in discussions with the Justice Ministry on whether refugees under United Nations protection could settle in Yeongyang. It is also reviewing various options fo