South Korea

South Korea’s Yoon will be arrested within deadline, anti-graft chief says | Politics News

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Chief of Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials warns that anyone blocking arrest can be prosecuted. South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol will be arrested before a warrant issued over his short-lived declaration of martial law expires next week, the country’s chief anticorruption investigator has said. Oh Dong-woon, the head of the Corruption Investigation Office … Read more

China manufacturing data, South Korea CPI

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A worker assembling a loader transmission mechanism at a manufacturer in Qingzhou, China. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell Tuesday as China’s manufacturing growth missed expectations, but the country’s benchmark CSI 300 closed the year higher, ending three years of losses. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index, which ended a shortened trading day … Read more

South Korea plane crash probe raises more questions than answers about the cause

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South Korean officials have vowed to find out what caused a Boeing 737-800 passenger jet operated by Jeju Air to crash into flames as it attempted to land over the weekend, killing all but two of the 181 people on board. A day after the disaster, there were still far more questions than answers about … Read more

Boeing 737-800 is among world’s most common aircraft

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A Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 taking off from Osaka Kansai airport.  Fabrizio Gandolfo | Lightrocket | Getty Images Accident investigators are trying to figure out what caused a Jeju Air flight to belly land without its landing gear down at Muan International Airport in southwestern South Korea, killing all but two of the 181 people … Read more

South Korea authorities seek arrest of Yoon over martial law declaration | Politics News

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Joint investigation unit requests arrest warrant for suspended president over brief imposition of martial law. South Korean authorities have requested an arrest warrant for suspended President Yoon Suk-yeol over his short-lived declaration of martial law. South Korea’s Joint Investigation Headquarters said on Monday that it sought Yoon’s arrest on insurrection and abuse of power charges. … Read more

Jeju Air, South Korea industrial output

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Sunrise scene of Seoul downtown city skyline, Aerial view of N Seoul Tower at Namsan Park in twilight sky in morning. The best viewpoint and trekking from inwangsan mountain in Seoul city, South Korea Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on the penultimate trading day of this year, after Wall … Read more

Dozens killed when passenger jet crashes while landing at South Korean airport

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A passenger plane burst into flames Sunday morning after it skid off a runway at a South Korean airport and slammed into a concrete fence when its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy, killing at least 85 people, officials said, in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters.   The National Fire Agency said … Read more

At least 62 killed in S Korea as plane crashes on landing at Muan airport | News

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DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, The crash occurred as the Jeju Air flight from Bangkok, Thailand, landed at Muan International Airport in South Korea. At least 62 people were killed when a passenger plane veered off the runway and crashed at an airport in the South Korean city of Muan, the country’s National Fire Agency said. The … Read more

South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-soo impeached by opposition lawmakers

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Seoul, South Korea — South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly voted Friday to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo despite vehement protests by governing party lawmakers, further deepening the country’s political crisis set off by President Yoon Suk Yeol’s stunning imposition of martial law and ensuing impeachment. Han’s impeachment means he will be stripped of the powers … Read more

South Korea’s opposition files motion to impeach acting president | Politics News

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Opposition seeks to impeach Han Duck-soo for not appointing judges to the constitutional court. South Korea’s main opposition party has filed a motion to impeach the acting president, deepening the political turmoil in the East Asian nation. The Democratic Party said it submitted the motion on Thursday over acting leader Han Duck-soo’s reluctance to fill … Read more