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During the 43-day saga of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law fiasco, Yoon delivered a total of six televised addresses, all of which stunned the nation and outraged many. Here is a summary of what he said, from his martial law imposition on Dec. 3 to his detention on Wednesday.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets around the presidential residence in Seoul in the early morning hours of Wednesday, rallying both for and against the second attempt by investigators to detain President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning over his Dec. 3 martial law imposition.
The Korea Grand Sale kicked off on Wednesday, featuring a wider range of travel and shopping benefits for inbound tourists and foreign residents in Korea.
The ruling People Power Party (PPP) will propose a separate bill for a special counsel investigation that “removed unconstitutional elements” regarding impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol’s Dec. 3 martial law declaration, PPP floor leader Rep. Kweon Sung-dong said Tuesday.
Korea's three terrestrial broadcasters filed a copyright lawsuit against Naver, Tuesday, accusing the major Korean online platform of using their news content for generative artificial intelligence (AI) training without permission, according to the Korean Broadcasters Association.
President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered security personnel to use weapons against investigators attempting to execute a warrant for his detention over an investigation into his declaration of martial law, an opposition lawmaker claimed, Monday.
President Yoon Suk Yeol will receive an annual salary of approximately 262.5 million won ($178,071) this year, a 3 percent increase from last year, according to the government on Sunday.
Despite the government’s tuition freeze policy, at least 13 universities in Korea have decided or are considering raising undergraduate tuition fees this year, citing financial strain, the government reported Sunday.
The government and the ruling People Power Party (PPP) decided to offer up to a 40 percent discount on KTX and SRT (high-speed rail services) fares for passengers traveling from the provinces to the Seoul Metropolitan area during the Lunar New Year holiday, aiming to boost domestic tourism, officials said Thursday.