South Korea, Yoon and Trump

S Korea president's supporters rally at his residence, invoking Trump
Police in South Korea called off an attempted arrest of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration - after they were outnumbered by protesters and the president's security staff.
Supporters of South Korea's Yoon adopt 'Stop the Steal', hope Trump will help
Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are adopting "Stop the Steal" slogans popularised by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump supporters and said they hoped the incoming president would help their embattled leader.
Supporters of South Korea’s impeached president scuffle with police as Yoon defies warrant
Supporters of South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol rallied outside his official residence on Friday.
South Korean officials abandon bid to arrest impeached president after stand-off
South Korean investigators were attempting to arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol as part of a probe into alleged treason and abuse of power after his failed attempt last month to impose martial law. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials said early on Friday local time that it had begun to execute an arrest warrant for Yoon.
South Korea's Yoon: Embittered survivor facing unprecedented arrest
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces the greatest threat to his brief but chequered political career as he struggles to thwart an unprecedented arrest attempt in a criminal probe alleging he led an insurrection.
Standoff at South Korean president’s residence as investigators try to carry out arrest warrant
South Korean investigators entered the residential compound of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol early Friday morning to enforce an unprecedented arrest warrant, as hundreds gathered to support the embattled leader who plunged the nation into political chaos with a swiftly overturned declaration of martial law last month.
Facing imminent arrest, South Korea's Yoon urges supporters to fight on
Tensions ran high near the residence of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Thursday, as rival protesters clashed and hundreds of supporters formed a blockade to prevent his imminent arrest.
South Korean presidential guards prevent arrest of impeached Yoon after tense stand-off
Officials called off the effort due to concerns over the safety of its personnel after they were outnumbered by cordons of presidential security service personnel inside the compound.
South Korea experiencing biggest flu outbreak since 2016 as cases surge 136%
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said Friday that flu cases are rising sharply in South Korea, marking the ...
South Korea Fails to Detain Impeached President in Standoff at His Home
Blocked by bodyguards, officials retreated after several hours without serving a court warrant to hold President Yoon Suk ...
Guards form human chain to stop police arresting South Korea’s president
South Korea’s presidential guards and military troops prevented authorities from arresting Yoon Suk Yeol, the impeached ...
A dawn stand-off, a human wall and a failed arrest: South Korea enters uncharted territory
When Yoon was impeached three weeks ago, he was supposedly stripped of his power. So to have law enforcement officers trying ...
Korea Shapes the Future of Antibiotics
Did you know that back in the 1980s and '90s, when South Korea was on the road toward becoming—but had yet to become—the ...
South Korea's acting president vows continued cooperation with US, Japan
South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok vowed to continue trilateral cooperation with Japan and the United States, ...
South Korea Fails to Arrest President After Stand-off
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Korea's Optrontec Rises in the High-Tech Optical Components Market
In 2023, Optrontec successfully developed and mass-produced an 8-inch dual-junction glass wafer for a micro lens array (MLA), ...
South Korea’s Impeached President Fends Off Arrest Attempt Over Martial-Law Decree
Yoon Suk Yeol’s bodyguards thwarted investigators in another tense showdown resulting from his short-lived martial law decree ...
Dozens rescued in South Korea building fire, emergency department says
A fire and thick smoke engulfed an eight-story building in the South Korean city of Seongnam on Friday, sending 12 people to ...