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Court Rejects Ex-President Yoon’s Habeas Corpus Petition-Fri, 07/18/2025,11:53

[Politics] : A Seoul court has rejected former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s habeas corpus petition and decided to keep him behind bars in relation to the December 3 martial law case. The Seoul Central District Court issued the ruling Friday evening, hours after concluding a hearing to review the legality of Yoon’s ...[more...]

Special Team Files for Warrant against Ex-Marine Corps Chief-Fri, 07/18/2025,10:33

[Politics] : Special Prosecutor Lee Myeong-hyeon, who is investigating the Yoon Suk Yeol administration's alleged intervention in a military inquest into the 2023 death of a Marine corporal during a heavy rain search operation, filed for the pretrial detention of a former Marine Corps chief. Lee's team told ...[more...]

KOSPI Falls on Continued U.S. Tariff Jitters-Fri, 07/18/2025,10:16

[Economy] : The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index(KOSPI) fell Friday as uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump’s looming tariff deadline weighed on market confidence. The KOSPI fell four-point-22 points, or zero-point-13 percent, Friday to close at three-thousand-188-point-07. Investors took a ...[more...]

KMA: 4 People Dead, 2 Missing from Torrential Downpours-Fri, 07/18/2025,10:03

[Science] : Anchor: Torrential rains will continue to pound the already drenched central and southern areas of the Korean Peninsula, with some areas expected to see precipitation top 400 millimeters until Saturday. As flood advisories are unchanged in the southwest, authorities say the inundation has killed at least ...[more...]

Court Ends Hearing on Legality of Ex-Pres. Yoon's Pretrial Detention-Fri, 07/18/2025,09:15

[Politics] : The Seoul Central District Court ended a closed-door hearing to review former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s habeas corpus petition amid an investigation into his martial law decree. The proceedings, which began at 10:15 a.m., ended at 4:15 p.m., with about 70 minutes of lunch break. Yoon's legal team argued ...[more...]

Farmer Groups Protest Opening of Agricultural, Livestock Markets-Fri, 07/18/2025,08:28

[Politics] : Farmer groups are raising concern over speculation that the government may agree to additionally open the domestic agricultural and livestock markets in the ongoing trade negotiation with the United States. At a joint rally and press conference in front of the Yongsan presidential office on Friday, the ...[more...]

Netflix Blockbuster Franchise ‘Squid Game’ Draws 231 Million Views in First Half of Year-Fri, 07/18/2025,08:13

[Culture] : South Korean content accounted for four of the 25 most viewed series on Netflix in the first half of 2025. According to Netflix’s midyear engagement report, released Friday, members watched over 95 billion hours of programming from January to June, spanning a wide range of genres and languages. South ...[more...]

Assembly Adopts Confirmation Hearing Reports for 4 Minister Nominees-Fri, 07/18/2025,08:12

[Politics] : The National Assembly passed confirmation hearing reports for nominees to head the ministries of finance, foreign affairs, industry and energy and justice. The Assembly's respective standing committees on Friday adopted the reports for Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister nominee Koo Yun-cheol, ...[more...]

Martial Law Special Counsel Questions Ex-Fire Chief over Orders to Cut Power to Media-Fri, 07/18/2025,07:55

[Politics] : The special counsel team investigating former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law plan has summoned former Seoul fire chief Hwang Ki-seok over allegations that fire authorities were instructed to cut electricity and water to media outlets on the night martial law was declared. According to legal ...[more...]

Water Passes Contamination Tests after Suspected N. Korean Nuclear Wastewater Release-Fri, 07/18/2025,07:51

[Politics] : South Korea said Friday that no abnormalities were found in contamination tests related to the suspected release of wastewater from a uranium refining plant in North Korea. According to data released Friday by the Nuclear Safety Commission and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, tests conducted at 10 ...[more...]