SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The joint investigation unit into the martial law turmoil said Monday it will ask President Yoon Suk Yeol to appear for questioning this week over his failed attempt to impose the decree earlier this month. The joint team between the police, the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — An estimated 1,500 soldiers were mobilized for President Yoon Suk Yeol’s botched martial law imposition earlier this month, the defense ministry said Monday. The confirmation came a day after the police first cited the number of soldiers deployed from the defense ministry, the Army, the Capital Defense Command, the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) said Monday he is stepping down amid growing internal strife following the National Assembly’s vote to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol. PPP leader Han Dong-hoon made the announcement during a press conference after an impeachment motion against Yoon was passed [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A military court on Monday held a hearing to review an arrest warrant against the head of the Army’s special warfare command over his alleged role in the short-lived imposition of martial law this month. Lt. Gen. Kwak Jong-keun appeared before the court in central Seoul, a day after [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Former minor party leader Cho Kuk on Monday called for an all-out effort for regime change before being imprisoned at the Seoul Detention Center to begin his two-year prison sentence. Cho, who led the minor opposition Rebuilding Korea Party, has lost his parliamentary seat after the Supreme Court upheld [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A modest wall outside South Korea’s National Assembly has become a surprising symbol of political resistance and public solidarity following the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol on December 14. The wall gained attention after being climbed by National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik during the “December 3 Martial Law Incident,” [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – One in five newlywed couples in South Korea earned more than 100 million won annually last year, with the proportion reaching over 30% in Seoul, according to new government data. Statistics Korea’s “2023 Newlywed Couples Statistics” released on December 15 showed that the total number of newlywed couples, including remarriages, decreased [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid disruptions to mobile networks during large-scale protests calling for the impeachment of the president, older smartphones equipped with terrestrial DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) technology have become unexpectedly essential. The technology, which allows users to watch live broadcasts without relying on mobile networks, is gaining renewed attention for its [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Unionized workers of the state-run Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) have voted to stage a general strike later this month over failed wage negotiations with the management, union officials said Friday. More than 80 percent of the unionized workers at the policy lender voted Thursday to stage a general [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol has requested that the National Assembly approve his appointment of Ma Yong-ju as a new Supreme Court judge, parliamentary records showed Friday. The request is another move by Yoon that exercised his presidential power, although he has publicly pledged that he would entrust state affairs [...]