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S. Korea To Overhaul Some Airports

Jeju Air crash: South Korea tells budget airlines to cut flight hours, hire more staff

The transport ministry instructed nine low-cost carriers to improve safety standards and avoid prioritising cost-cutting.

Bloomberg L.P. · 1d

South Korea to Change Airport Design After Deadly Jeju Air Crash

South Korea will extend runway safety areas and redesign infrastructure after the crash of a Jeju Air Co. flight last month that killed almost everyone on board, sparking criticism that the design of the airport might have exacerbated the accident.

Barron's · 1d

S. Korea To Overhaul Some Airports After Jeju Air Crash

South Korean authorities said on Wednesday they will change the concrete barriers used for navigation at some airports across the country after the Jeju Air crash that left 179 people dead.

Yoon, South Korea

Channel NewsAsia Singapore · 3h

South Korea investigators recommend Yoon be charged with insurrection, abuse of power

SEOUL: South Korean investigators recommended on Thursday (Jan 23) that impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol be charged with insurrection and abuse of power, as they handed over the results of their probe into his ill-fated declaration of martial law to prosecutors.

CNN · 1d

South Korea’s Yoon denies ordering arrest of lawmakers during martial law decree

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where he denied ordering military commanders to drag lawmakers out of parliament during his short-lived bid to impose martial law.

The Washington Post · 12h

South Korean investigators call for indictment of detained President Yoon

South Korean investigators asked prosecutors to indict the country’s detained President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law last month, as it accused him of rebellion, abuse o

South Korea’s Economy Grew 2.0% in 2024

Channel NewsAsia Singapore · 6h

South Korea's economy barely grows in Q4 amid political chaos

South Korea's economy barely grew in the fourth quarter of 2024, missing market expectations, as domestic demand was hurt by the country's worst political crisis in decades, advanced central bank estimates showed on Thursday.

Hosted on MSN · 6d

Political instability and a falling won: what lies ahead for South Korea’s economy?

South Korea’s economy is deteriorating, squeezed by political instability and a weakening currency. The won has lost over 12% of its value against the dollar in 2024, making it Asia’s worst-performing currency.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 17h

South Korea’s Economy Grew 2.0% in 2024 After a Lackluster Fourth-Quarter

Political turmoil over impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, who failed a martial law attempt in December, and sluggish domestic demand weighed on Asia’s fourth-largest economy.

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Ex-Executive Who Oversaw South Korean Airport Renovations Is Found Dead

Son Chang-wan was in office while works were undertaken at Muan International Airport. Last month, a plane crashed into a ...

South Korea says denuclearising North Korea still goal after reports Trump called it nuclear power

South Korea's defence ministry said on Tuesday the denuclearisation of North Korea must continue to be the goal necessary for ...

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Analysts: China normalizing its claims to maritime zone shared with South Korea

South Korea must become more vocal in protesting China's use of 'gray zone tactics' to expand its maritime sovereignty, ...

Bitter Boardroom Feud for Korea Zinc Takes a Dramatic Turn

An eventful shareholder meeting provided the latest twist in the dispute between the families whose deceased patriarchs ...

South Korea acting president hopes for reciprocal ties with Trump administration

South Korea's acting president Choi Sang-mok said on Tuesday he hoped for bilateral relations with Washington to develop more ...

South Korea's political turmoil puts neighbourly relations on shaky ground

With the fate of suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol hanging in the balance, the country has also been left facing ...

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Russia ready for 'respectful dialogue' after Trump tells Putin to end Ukraine war

Donald Trump said he would impose high tariffs and further sanctions on Russia if it continued its "ridiculous war".

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South Korea Q4 GDP +0.1% q/q, weaker than forecast

South Korea's economy barely grew in the fourth quarter of 2024, missing market expectations, amid the country's worst ...

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