This is an audio transcript of the Rachman Review podcast episode: ‘South Korea’s real-life political drama’ Gideon Rachman Hello and welcome to the Rachman Review. I’m Gi

President Yoon Suk Yeol’s security service stopped an effort to detain him on insurrection charges and has vowed to do so again. Its roots are in the era of military dictatorships.

The Seoul Western District Court granted the extension Tuesday night after the initial warrant expired Monday.

The U.S. secretary of state aimed to show that his country stood by South Korea as it grapples with a political crisis, and as Donald J. Trump returns to power.

South Korea says North Korea fired a ballistic missile that flew 685 miles before landing in waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan

The government has little to show for the hundreds of billions of dollars spent on pro-natal policies over nearly two decades.

“South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will accept the decision of the Constitutional Court that is trying parliament’s impeachment case against him, even if it decides to remove the suspended leader from office,” his lawyer said on Thursday (January 9, 2025).

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SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to release a record amount of agricultural products into the market to stabilize prices and ease the financial burden on people ahead of the Lunar New Year, the government said Thursday.

"Three or four vehicles behind me was a medical officer and his driver and they were captured. I just got out by the skin of my teeth." Following World War Two, Korea, which had been under Japan's control, was split in two along the 38th parallel.

Despite posting record earnings in the high-interest rate era, major commercial banks in South Korea have steadily downsized their workforce, shedding nearly 1,000 employees annually over the past five years.