All 179 victims of Jeju Air plane crash identified; funeral services begin

All 179 victims of the deadly plane crash here in South Korea have been identified as of Wednesday morning. Following the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters’ confirmation, funeral services have also begun. Bereaved families also visited the plane crash site for the first time since the tragic incident, to mourn their loved ones. The … Read more

Acting president rejects mass resignation by impeached president’s senior staff on New Year’s Day

Amid political clashes following President Yoon ‘s martial law decree, senior presidential secretaries tendered their resignations en masse. Acting President Choi Sang-mok has not accepted the resignations. Our correspondent Oh Soo-young has the details. Acting President Choi Sang-mok rejected the collective resignations by senior presidential secretaries on New Year’s Day, emphasizing the need to restore … Read more

Senior aides to impeached Pres. Yoon Suk Yeol offer to resign on New Year’s Day

All senior presidential secretaries offered on New Year’s Day to step down amid the political and social fallout from President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration on December 3rd. The Presidential Office told reporters that on Wednesday, all senior aides, including Chief-of-Staff Chung Jin-suk, Policy Chief of Staff Sung Tae-yoon and National Security Advisor Shin … Read more

All 179 victims of Jeju Air plane crash identified; funeral proceedings begin

All 179 victims of the deadly plane crash here in South Korea have been identified as of Wednesday morning. Following the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters’ confirmation this morning, funeral proceedings have also begun. The country’s transport ministry also said data has been extracted from the cockpit voice recorder recovered from the wreckage. The … Read more

Head of CIO emphasizes that president’s security team will be regarded as obstructing public duties

As the chaos surrounding President Yoon’s arrest warrant continues with his security team thwarting its execution, the investigation team emphasized that these actions will be considered an obstruction of public duties. Our Ahn Sung-jin reports. The head of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials pledged to execute the arrest warrant for President Yoon by … Read more

S. Korea’s exports sets new annual record, rising 8.2% in 2024

South Korea’s exports set a new annual record last year on strong semiconductor shipments. According to the trade ministry on Wednesday, outbound shipments reached nearly 684 billion U.S. dollars last year. Exports of chips jumped almost 44 percent year-on-year to nearly 142 billion dollars. Such a solid performance from semiconductors was driven by strong demand … Read more