South Korea
Jeju Air jet black boxes stopped recording before crash - ministry
Flight data and cockpit voice recorders on the crashed Jeju Air jet stopped recording about four minutes before the airliner hit a concrete structure, the country's transport ministry says.
South Korean police asked to arrest impeached president
![This handout photo taken and released on December 7, 2024 by the South Korean Presidential Office shows South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol delivering an address at the Presidential Office in Seoul. - South Korea's embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol stopped short of resigning on December 7 over his declaration of martial law, with a vote to impeach him hours away and mass street protests planned in Seoul. (Photo by Handout / South Korean Presidential Office / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / “The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by Handout has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [2024] instead of [2023]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure...](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--9MK1v-yI--/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1733885533/4KFC2P4_AFP__20241207__36PP3UH__v5__HighRes__CorrectionSkoreaPoliticsUnrest_jpg?_a=BACCd2AD)
South Korea's police have been asked to carry out an arrest warrant issued for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, though critics are worried the warrant will expire before it is executed.
South Korean court approves arrest warrant for president
An arrest warrant for South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol has been approved by a court, after her was earlier impeached, after imposing martial law.
South Korea's president declares, then lifts martial law
South Korea's president has sent shockwaves through his country by trying to impose martial law in the middle of the night. The decision was met with disbelief in the people in the streets - who… Audio
Calls for South Korea's president to be impeached
Calls are growing for South Korea' president to be removed from power after he declared martial law - and then lifted it hours later. It was the first time in 50 years martial law had been declared… Audio
Asia correspondent Ed White
Ed explains how Xi Jinping's administration is preparing for a new era of trade hostilities and geopolitical tension with the US under a Donald Trump presidency. Audio
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
The fight against deepfake pornography in South Korea; the son of the outgoing Indonesian president questioned about his recent use of a private jet, and Typhoon Shanshan is descending on Southwest… Audio
US, South Korea and Japan agree to deepen military ties, condemn China
Historic meeting aims to deepen military ties between countries, condemns 'dangerous and aggressive behaviour' from China.
Stabbing 'rampage' injures at least 12 in South Korea
At least 12 people have been injured in an attack by a man close to the South Korean capital, Seoul.
US, South Korea consider joint nuclear exercises
It comes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un labelled the South its "undoubted enemy" in flaring cross-border tensions.
How a group of women exposed a depraved corner of the internet
This student reporter infiltrated a 'cyber hell' where women and girls were sexually exploited, exposing the leaders, in a case where arrests number in the thousands.
South Korean popular culture - why has it conquered the world?
This year marked a first at Cannes - both the winning films came from the same country, South Korea, Decision to leave and Broker. But South Korea has been making its presence felt across the board… Video, Audio
Asia correspondent Ed White
Asia correspondent Ed White reports from South Korea where the country is still reeling from the Halloween crowd disaster in Seoul, with attention very much turning to who should be held responsible.
…Seoul's Halloween crowd crush nightmare: How a fun night in Itaewon ended in horror
Seoul's favourite club district is made up of tiny alleyways that wind around a steep hill. When about 100,000 people flocked there for Halloween, disaster struck.
Seoul fatal crushing tragedy: Families desperate for answers
Shocked family members in South Korea have been visiting hospitals and trying to find loved ones, after at least 153 people were crushed to death in Seoul.
As many as 100,000 people were celebrating… Audio
Asia correspondent Ed White
There's been high drama in Beijing at the conclusion of the Chinese Communist party five-yearly party congress. Asia correspondent Ed White talks to Kathryn about how any hopes of reconciliation… Audio
South Korea, US fire missiles into the sea after 'reckless' North Korea test
South Korea and the US military have conducted missile drills in response to North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile over Japan, as the United Nations Security Council prepares to meet over what…
Bodies found in suitcase: Police to extradite woman in Korea
New Zealand police are seeking the extradition of a woman in Korea, in relation to the deaths of two children whose bodies were found in suitcases in Auckland.
The 42-year-old woman was arrested… Video, Audio
Relative of children found dead in suitcases in Auckland believed to be in South Korea
A New Zealand woman in South Korea is believed to be a family member of the two children whose remains were found in suitcases in Auckland last week, Seoul police say.
Grace Road links draw more fire for Fiji's Bainimarama
Fiji's ex-central bank governor and the leader of the Unity Fiji political party, Savenaca Narube, said he's concerned about the "close ties" of the government with the Korean end-of-times Christain…
