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South Korea’s Yoon has jail term raised to 7 years in obstruction case

South Korea’s jailed former president Yoon Suk-yeol had his prison sentence increased on Wednesday in a separate case linked to his failed martial law decree, in what analysts said...

Lee reiterates commitment to upholding human rights following online exchange with Israel

President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday reaffirmed his stance on respecting universal human rights amid an online diplomatic exchange between Korea and Israel, following his posting of a...

South Korea president clashes with Israel on rights, disinformation claims

The South Korean president is doing quote-post diplomacy

"This is no different from Comfort Women or the Holocaust," wrote South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on X last week, quoting a post with a video of Israeli Defense Forces soldier...

What Lee’s Netanyahu ‘war criminal’ remark means for South Korea’s diplomacy

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s declaration that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was a “war criminal” highlights the balancing act between his human rights convict...

President raises ICC arrest warrant for Israeli PM

President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday Korea should consider complying with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a...

President underscores human rights after controversy over Holocaust remark

President Lee Jae Myung stressed the importance of universal human rights while speaking about the war in the Middle East, Tuesday, amid controversy over his social media post that...

South Korea prosecutors seek 30-year sentence for ex-president for attempting to provoke North Korea attack

A special counsel team in South Korea is seeking a 30-year prison sentence for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of “benefiting the enemy” after allegedly ordering the disp...

Trump nominates former Rep. Michelle Park Steel as US ambassador to S. Korea

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated a former Korean American congresswoman as the United States' top envoy to South Korea, a presidential nomination document sho...

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung arrives for three-day state visit

South Korean court sentences ex-President Yoon to 7 years in prison

An appeals court sentenced ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol to 7 years in prison for resisting arrest and bypassing a Cabinet meeting before his brief imposition of martial law in De...

South Korean conservative leader casts US ties as key to national strength

Lee reaffirms commitment to restoring inter-Korean trust, calls for Pyongyang's response

President Lee Jae Myung on Monday reaffirmed his commitment to taking proactive steps to restore trust with North Korea and promote peace on the Korean Peninsula, calling on Pyongy...

President meets party leaders as Middle East crisis strains economy

President Lee Jae Myung met with leaders of the ruling and main opposition parties to discuss economic, social and other challenges facing the nation, according to Cheong Wa Dae an...

'Nut rage' whistleblower Park Chang-jin named KAC Airport Service executive

Park Chang-jin, the former Korean Air chief flight attendant who exposed the 2014 "nut rage" incident, was appointed head of planning at KAC Airport Service, a subsidiary of Korea...

South Korea’s Yoon slammed for invoking Jesus in his message sent from prison

South Korea’s jailed former president Yoon Suk-yeol has drawn sharp criticism for an Easter message from prison that opponents say amounted to comparing his downfall to the sufferi...

Main opposition picks supreme council member as candidate for Gyeonggi Province governor

Yang Hyang-ja, a member of the main opposition People Power Party's (PPP) supreme council, was nominated as the party's candidate for Gyeonggi Province governor in the June 3 local...

South Korea Co-sponsors UN Rights Resolution on North Korea

(Seoul, April 22, 2026) - South Korean President Lee Jae-myung's decision to co-sponsor the United Nations Human Rights Council resolution on North Korea reaffirms South

Prosecutors seek 30-year prison term for South Korea's Yoon for drone flights over Pyongyang

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean prosecutors Friday requested a 30-year prison term for ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol over allegations that he deliberately tried to escalate...

South Korean president vows to carry on ex-President Roh's peace efforts with DPRK

SEOUL, May 23 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Saturday vowed to carry on late President Roh Moo-hyun's efforts to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula at a mem...

South Korean court extends prison sentence for wife of ousted president

In January, Kim Keon Hee was sentenced to 20 months for accepting gifts from the Unification Church, which sought political favors.

South Korea’s President Set to Pay 4-Day State Visit To Vietnam

Lee Jae Myung is the first foreign leader to visit Vietnam since the confirmation of the country's new leadership earlier this month.

The Perils of South Korea’s Digital Diplomacy 

Lee Jae-myung’s post on X marked a new beginning for South Korea’s digital diplomacy. It immediately caused a diplomatic row. 

1st LD Writethru: S. Korea's special counsel seeks 30-year sentence for ex-president Yoon over general treason

SEOUL, April 24 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's special counsel on Friday sought a 30-year sentence for former President Yoon Suk-yeol over general treason linked to the infiltration of...