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North Korea accelerates preparations for parliamentary elections next week
Updated : 4 days, 4 hours ago IST
North Korea is intensifying preparations for its upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for next week, including forming election committees and reviewing candidates for the Supreme People's Assembly, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency citing North Korean state media on Wednesda
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S Korea says deterrence against North Korea unaffected despite USFK asset
Updated : 4 days, 10 hours ago IST
South Korea on Wednesday said its deterrence posture against North Korea would remain unaffected even if some military assets of the United States Forces Korea (USFK) are relocated from the Korean Peninsula amid the conflict in West Asia, Yonhap News Agency reported.
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North Korea's Kim reelected as ruling party chief, hailed for strengthenin
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Supreme leader of North Korea Kim Jong Un was reelected as general secretary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) at the ongoing party congress, with state media highlighting his leadership in rapidly advancing the country's nuclear-based war deterrence, Yonhap News Agency reported, c
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Ex-South Korean President Yoon sentenced to 5 years in prison over obstruc
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday was sentenced to five years in prison by the Seoul Central District Court on charges including obstruction of justice, in the first verdict related to his short-lived martial law declaration in December 2024, Yonhap News reported.
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K-pop band BTS announces fifth studio album with 14 tracks
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
BTS is all set to return with its fifth full-length album on March 20, a 14-track project reflecting the members' personal thoughts and experiences, the group's label BigHit Music announced on Monday, as per YONHAP News Agency.
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South Korea sanctions 15 individuals, 132 entities over online scams in So
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
South Korea on Thursday announced independent sanctions against 15 individuals and 132 entities involved in transnational crimes in Southeast Asia, primarily targeting online scams that defraud South Korean nationals, Yonhap News Agency reported.
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North Korea test-fires cruise missiles ahead of Trump's visit to South Kor
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
North Korea said on Wednesday that it test-fired sea-to-surface strategic cruise missiles in the Yellow Sea on Wednesday, ahead of the visit of US President Donald Trump to South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathering,
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South Korea tightens security measures after detecting signs of hacking
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The interior ministry of South Korea said on Friday that it has strengthened security measures for online systems of the government, after detecting signs of hacking of the government's administration platform, Yonhap news agency reported.
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Over 12,000 South Koreans sue ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol, wife over martia
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A group of over 12,000 South Korean citizens has filed a lawsuit against former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife, Kim Keon Hee, seeking compensation for the damages allegedly caused by his imposition of martial law in December last year, Yonhap News Agency reported.
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South Korea: Former First Lady Kim Keon Hee arrested in corruption probe
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The former first lady of South Korea and wife of ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol, Kim Keon Hee, has been arrested in connection with allegations of stock manipulation, election interference, and bribery, Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday.
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South Korean President Lee appoints former PM Kim Boo-kyum as special envo
Updated : 8 months ago IST
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Sunday was appointed former Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum as his special envoy to India, according to Yonhap News Agency.
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South Korean ex-prez Yoon Suk Yeol faces further questioning, next session
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to face another round of questioning by a special counsel team this week, Yonhap news agency reported.
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