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The previous news reports in the years from 2011 are available at [[Chronicles in the past]] of [[KoreanLII]].
 
The previous news reports in the years from 2011 are available at [[Chronicles in the past]] of [[KoreanLII]].
  
=== News in 2024 ===
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=== News in 2025 ===
* On Jan. 2. Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed by a 67-year-old man during his visit to Busan, bringing the nation's political activities and judicial proceedings to a [https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240103000635 standstill ahead of the April general elections].
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* On Jan.15, [https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2025/01/15/V7SURCS33VCLJFKZ54YQM6PTTU/ President Yoon Suk-yeol was detained for questioning about his short-lived martial law decree beyond president's power a month ago by the State's anti-corruption agency] ([[CIO]]) after weekslong stand-off between the [[CIO]] and police, and the security guards and Yoon supporting citizens at the President's residential compound in Hannam-dong, Seoul.
* On Jan. 9, the National Assembly passed two important bills ensuring that South Korea would not become a target of international criticism, and fall behind in competition with major countries: one bill [https://edition.cnn.com/2024/01/09/asia/south-korea-bill-bans-dog-meat-bill-intl-hnk/index.html bans the breeding and slaughter of dogs for consumption], and another bill establishes the Korea Aerospace Administration under the Ministry of Science and ICT.
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* Early in the morning on January 19, when a senior judge of the Seoul Western District Court [https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2025/01/19/UJMLLTSMQRCKBK6GPAGTW6447M/ issued a warrant for President Yoon after a pre-detention hearing, citing concerns about evidence tampering], Yoon's supporters stormed the grounds, smashed windows, and [https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2025/01/19/B7QUBBA6YBFZLABI46Y6ZRY6FM/ forced their way inside the courthouse, resulting in the arrest of 63 intruders] by the police.  
* On Jan. 15, President Yoon Suk-yeol announced a 622 trillion won ($471.4 billion) plan to build the world's largest chip cluster in southern Gyeonggi - mainly an amalgamation of [https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-01-15/business/industry/1958891 investment plans] previously revealed by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix - with all-out government support including timely tax incentives.
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* On Feb. 3, an [https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-02-03/business/industry/2233909 appellate court in Seoul acquitted Lee Jae-yong, chairman of Samsung Electronics], on charges of breach of trust and [[Samsung BioLogics accounting scandal|accounting fraud]] intended to push the merger of two Samsung affiliates, thus [https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-02-03/business/industry/2233909 lifting Lee's long-running legal risks] that have negatively impacted the Korea's largest business group.  
* On Jan. 26, the Seoul Central District [https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/01/356_367693.html Court acquitted former Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae of all 47 charges] related to his alleged abuse of judiciary power, including allegations he unfairly influenced politically sensitive trials under ousted former President Park Geun-hye.
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* On Feb. 19, Chosun Ilbo published the first interview with one of the two [https://www.chosun.com/english/north-korea-en/2025/02/19/2TUJ44HQBVGJNJFEA6XD2A4IPU/ North Korean soldiers who were captured last month] after being deployed to Kursk, Russia, where he was [[POW|wounded in combat]] with Ukrainian forces. He was initially informed that he would be going to Russia for training, unaware that he would be participating in combat. Surprisingly, during his ten-year military service, which mostly involved combat training and construction work, he had never been able to go home and was only allowed to speak to his parents over the phone.2
* On Feb. 5, the Seoul Central District [https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-02-05/national/socialAffairs/1974607 Court acquitted Lee Jae-yong, chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., on charges of breach of trust and accounting fraud] intended to push the 2015 merger of Cheil Industries Inc. and Samsung C&T Corp. so as to increase his control over the Samsung empire.
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* On Mar. 1, Acting President [https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-03-01/national/politics/2252946 Choi Sang-mok underscored the need for national unity] at a ceremony marking the 1919 Independence Movement, but, in the afternoon, [https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-02-28/national/politics/2252567 mass rallies took place in downtown Seoul for and against President Yoon Suk-yeol's removal from office] before the Constitutional Court's deliberations on the final decision following the conclusion of his impeachment trial hearings a few days ago.
* On Feb. 16, Jurgen Klinsmann was fired by President M.G. Chung of the [https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-02-16/sports/football/1982577 Korea Football Association (KFA) after the KFA Committee recommended Klinsmann be removed] citing his lack of tactical management and work attitude, which caused nationwide accusations against him following the Korean national team’s defeat by Jordan during the Asian Cup.
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* On Mar. 8, impeached [https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-03-08/national/politics/2257700 President Yoon Suk-yeol was released from custody] after prosecutors waived their right to appeal the previous day's decision by the Seoul Central District Court, but the [https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-03-09/national/politics/2258022 opposition parties threatened to impeach Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung] since they have long accused the prosecutors of being biased in favor of conservatives.  
* On Feb. 21, more than [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/why-are-south-korean-trainee-doctors-strike-over-medical-school-quotas-2024-02-21/ 6,000 trainee doctors walked off the job to protest a government plan to admit more students to medical schools], while authorities said more staff are needed to increase healthcare services in remote areas and meet the growing demands of one of the world's most rapidly [[Ageing|ageing societies]].
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* On Feb. 28, it was disclosed that Korea's ever-plummeting [[Birthrate|fertility rate]] continued its free fall in 2023 to reach another [https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-02-28/business/economy/1991036? all-time low of 0.72 children per woman], down from 0.78 in 2022 despite billions of dollars in government incentives.
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* On Mar. 24, with the general election just weeks away, President Yoon Suk-yeol said his [https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-03-24/national/politics/Yoon-pledges-flexible-measures-to-deal-with-striking-doctors-as-PPP-chief-urges-leniency/2009635 administration will work with the conservative People Power Party to devise flexible measures] to deal with the ongoing doctors' strike after the PPP leader Han Dong-hoon met with representatives of medical school professors in the afternoon.
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* In the Apr. 10 general election, the liberal Democratic Party ([https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-04-11/national/general2024/onlineelectionresultssarah600/2023052 DP) and its satellite party clinched a resounding victory], retaining a majority in the National Assembly, while the People Power Party (PPP) scarcely defends one third of the parliamentary [[Quorum|quorum]] enough to maintain the current Constitution.
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* On Apr. 29, Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung called on President Yoon Suk-yeol to [https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-04-29/national/general2024/2036013 urge president to accept election verdict], and to consult with the DP-controlled National Assembly over policymaking.
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Latest revision as of 21:27, 9 March 2025

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The previous news reports in the years from 2011 are available at Chronicles in the past of KoreanLII.

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