Category: South Korea

SEOUL: The death toll from a series of wildfires in the southeastern region of South Korea has climbed to 18, with one person still missing, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing forest service officials on Wednesday. According to Yonhap News Agency, firefighters are still working to control the rapidly spreading fires as the wildfires, which started […]

SEOUL: South Korea’s Constitutional Court dismissed the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Monday, reinstating him as acting president — a role he took after the president was suspended for declaring martial law. The court ruling is the latest development in South Korea’s complex and sprawling political crisis, which President Yoon Suk Yeol started […]