Archive
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New prosecution system opens with filing gaps and courtroom confusionSpecial counsel seeks 18-month term for Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoonElection Commission Special Prosecutor Plans On-Site System VerificationLee Jae-myung’s Call for Lower Tensions Draws Kim Yo Jong’s RebukeNorth Korean POW dispute strains South Korea-Ukraine tiesSupreme Court expansion by 12 justices through 2030 projected to cost 36.7 billion wonKim Hyeong-geun Faces Scrutiny Over Prior DUI Reprimand
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Lee vows to keep reducing inter-Korean tensions and urges North Korea back to dialogueMilitary identifies multiple suspected North Korean mine sites south of the MDLGovernment and opposition clash as new prosecution system prepares to launchHa Joon-kyung promoted to presidential policy chief as Lee reshuffles economic teamVaccination Management Act passes, expanding records to include privately paid shotsNew serious-crimes agency names deputy chief and regional headsKim Ji-yong Nomination Deepens Dispute Before New Agency LaunchLee Declares End of Political Prosecution Era and Calls for Police ReformPresidential Office Moves Ahead With Kim Ji-yong Nomination
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South Korea puts fact-finding first after DMZ mine blastNorth Korean troops crossed MDL more than 50 times in August and SeptemberPresidential office defends posting of confidential-marked report on XProsecution reform opens with unresolved questions over investigative checksPPP reduces Kwon Young-jin suspension to one yearUN Command says DMZ mine blast violated armistice as North Korea denies roleLee says direct public communication remains central despite criticism
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Lee Orders Faster Review of Gwangju Military Airport RelocationAdditional North Korean Mine Found at DMZ Blast SiteAudit Flags Procedural and Personnel Failures in Andong and BonghwaJustice Ministry Keeps Many Senior Prosecutors in Place for New Prosecution OfficePeople Power Party Plans October 3 Rally Near Seoul City HallNew Asset Disclosures Put Daegu and Bonghwa Officials Under Scrutiny
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Military Says North Korean Mine Very Likely Caused DMZ BlastSupreme Court Appointment Dispute Moves to National Assembly AuditDemocratic Party Weighs Special-Prosecutor Bill Over Alleged Prosecution MisconductPolice Complaint Filed Over Call to KBS About Kim Seung-won ReportingNew Local Officials Publish Asset Declarations Across KoreaAssembly Committee Adopts Chief Justice as Audit Witness
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Seoul Faces Security Test After Ukraine Reveals North Korean POW TransferPresident Lee Uses Security Law Debate to Argue for Gradual ReformDMZ Mine Investigation Becomes Political Fight Over Speed and SafetyPresident Lee Says His Term Will Not Extend Beyond June 2030Jongno Redevelopment Faces New Uncertainty After District Mayor Urges Caution
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Supreme Court and Presidential Office Clash Over NomineeActing Prosecutor Chief Leaves Charge Withdrawal OpenLee Proposes Four-Party Framework for Peninsula PeaceLee and Trump Revive Nuclear Submarine ConsultationsNew Land Minister Pushes Housing Plans Toward ConstructionDaegu Will Not Issue More DaeguroPay This Year
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Kim Keon-hee sentence cut to five years on appealNew Prosecution Service to open with about 1,900 prosecutorsSeventy-nine vessels shelter after Baengnyeong aircraft alertGovernment starts three-month deliberation on nuclear power roleChief justice rejects renewed Supreme Court nomination requestMoon Jae-in bribery case set for citizen-participation trial in JanuaryLee proposes phased sanctions relief for a North Korean nuclear freezeLee approves SMEs minister and deputy prosecutor general appointmentsPolice search Andong City Hall in election-law investigation
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Five former commanders receive long prison terms over December 3 martial-law roleJustice Ministry plans to keep 2,292 prosecutors under new prosecution-office systemPresidential chief of staff offers resignation amid appointment falloutKim Seung-won withdrawal leaves ruling party facing continuing falloutCourt acquits YouTuber in defamation case over local-currency claim
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Korea and Uzbekistan widen partnership into critical minerals, AI and defenseAudit agency says officials improperly intervened in YTN stake saleSeoul plans medical-equipment support for a hospital in PyongyangDaegu and North Gyeongsang restart push for administrative integration lawHousing policy and apartment purchase set the agenda for Hong Ji-seon's hearing
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Korean container ship completes landmark Arctic route trial to BritainLee warns reform camp against speed and polarizing tacticsLee says Korea can hold fuel prices steady despite global oil surgeChoo Mi-ae openly challenges Lee over reform stanceYoon acquitted at first trial in Lee Jong-seop Australia case
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Seoul weighs Hormuz military support as alliance pressure risesFour shortlisted to lead Korea's new serious-crimes agencyJudge Ji Gui-yeon indicted over 4.09 million won entertainmentJustice minister nominee Kim Seung-won faces scrutiny over past DUIFinance minister discusses market stabilization amid rising risksKorea plans to train 1,600 AI workers for SMEsKorea nears final repayment of IMF-crisis public fundsNational Assembly passes 17 bills including Itaewon measurePublic university professors push broader funding for regional flagship planGovernment revives broader shift of state institutions toward Sejong
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Korea plans sweeping public-sector overhaul, splitting LH and merging utilitiesLee and union leaders seek 2026 agreement on extending Korea's retirement ageGwacheon residents push back on government housing planSupreme Court orders cinema accessibility aids for disabled viewersLee points to KTX-SRT integration as anti-privatization pledge deliveredLee-Hyundai meeting puts Saemangeum investment back in focusKorea confirms next phase of central-government relocation to Sejong
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Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho submits resignation as prosecution reform enters its next phaseKim Keon-hee indicted over presidential residence relocation caseTwo Supreme Court justice nominees put a months-long appointment standoff to the testSupreme Court sets first rule on investigator-led cases and direct indictment