SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Police were locked in a five-hour standoff with presidential security officials Wednesday as they attempted to raid the presidential office over an investigation into allegations that former President Yoon Suk Yeol obstructed the execution of a detention warrant early this year. The police’s special investigation team presented a warrant [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Former President Yoon Suk Yeol defended himself during his first criminal trial on insurrection charges Monday, saying his attempt to impose martial law in December did not amount to an insurrection. Yoon arrived at the Seoul Central District Court in a black security vehicle and entered via the underground [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea enters an early presidential race, a recent survey has revealed that the top policy demand among labor experts is the full application of the Labor Standards Act to all workers, including those at small businesses and in freelance or non-standard roles. In a poll conducted by labor [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — With South Korea’s presidential election just two months away, concerns are mounting over the misuse of generative artificial intelligence—particularly deepfakes—as tools for political manipulation and disinformation. Although such fears remained largely hypothetical during the 2024 parliamentary elections, experts now warn that rapid advances in AI technology over the past year have [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The Constitutional Court on Thursday rejected the impeachment of Justice Minister Park Sung-jae over his alleged involvement in former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law bid in December. The court’s ruling immediately reinstated Park nearly four months after he was impeached by the National Assembly on charges of aiding [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Former Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung will announce his presidential bid via a video message Thursday, an aide said. Kwon Hyuk-ki, a former chief political planner for Lee, told reporters Wednesday that the 10-minute video will be unveiled at 10 a.m. Thursday, and contain his resolve and determination [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon will announce his presidential bid for the June 3 election this weekend, officials said Wednesday. On Sunday, Oh will declare his bid for the upcoming presidential election, triggered by the ouster of former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid in December. [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Democratic Party (DP) said Tuesday it will consider seeking legal action against the nomination of two Constitutional Court justices by acting President Han Duck-soo, arguing that Han has no authority to nominate the judges because he was appointed by ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol. With two standing [...]
GANGNEUNG, South Korea, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean military surveillance unit played a critical role in the recent seizure of what authorities believe to be the country’s largest-ever shipment of cocaine, the Army’s 23rd Guard Brigade confirmed Tuesday. On April 2, a joint operation by the East Sea Regional Coast Guard and Seoul [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The government on Tuesday formally designated June 3 as the date of the next presidential election following the ouster of former President Yoon Suk Yeol. The designation was made at a Cabinet meeting four days after the Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of Yoon over his short-lived imposition of [...]