Korea Times Digital Content Reporter
Kwak Yeon-soo is a digital editor at The Korea Times creating, editing and curating digital content for the newspaper’s website, mobile app and social media. She previously covered a diverse array of cultural, political and business topics.
A special committee in the National Assembly investigating insurrection allegations related to President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration on Dec. 3 issued orders on Wednesday to bring in key officials as witnesses to testify at its hearing.
Some lawmakers from the ruling People Power Party (PPP) have come under fire for allegedly supporting far-right YouTubers, including some who were involved in Sunday’s violent intrusion into the Seoul Western District Court following the issuance of an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Donald Trump’s return to the White House is fueling a fierce debate in South Korea, where experts are deliberating whether his administration will demand an increase in defense sharing costs and draw down U.S. Forces Korea (USFK).
A dozen South Korean lawmakers will attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, local time, amid domestic political turmoil. The trip comes as the official arrest of President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday over his botched martial law bid last month is feared to cast a heavy shadow over the Seoul-Washington alliance.
Kim Koo, chairman and CEO of the International Leaders Empower Federation (ILEF) Foundation, advised Korean companies to establish and strengthen relationships with members of the U.S. Congress in districts or states in which they operate to ensure the stability of business activities in the United States.
President Yoon Suk Yeol was detained, Wednesday, for questioning over his botched imposition of martial law, becoming the first sitting Korean president to be taken into custody.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump could pursue direct talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, South Korea’s spy agency said Monday, adding that striking a “small deal” on North Korea’s nuclear program is also possible.
China is showing signs of a renewed desire to mend ties with South Korea. At the same time, North Korea is placing greater emphasis on its relationship with Russia. The world’s second-largest economy is also bracing for an uncertain future with Donald Trump’s return to the White House, according to foreign relations experts and scholars.
Investigators are mobilizing all resources to make another attempt to execute a warrant to detain President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law attempt, according to law enforcement authorities on Friday.
The ruling People Power Party (PPP) is grappling with internal division as members are split over how to deal with the opposition-led attempt to launch a parliamentary probe into President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief declaration of martial law on Dec. 3.