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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
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Topic: south korea

South Korea names first civilian defence minister in 64 years after martial law shook faith in army

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung named veteran lawmaker Ahn Gyu-back as the country's first civilian defence minister in 64 years on Monday, making good on a campaign promise

South Korean President’s election law violation trial postponed indefinitely, says court

Before Lee Jae-myung got elected, the South Korean Supreme Court ruled that Lee had violated the election law by publicly making false statements during his 2022 presidential bid.

South Korea’s new President Lee begins moves to tackle economic ‘crisis’

By Jack Kim and Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's new President Lee Jae-myung held his first cabinet meeting on Thursday focused on devising an emergency package to address stagnating economic

New president Lee Jae-myung vows to revive South Korean economy, democracy after martial law attempt

He promised a ‘pragmatic pro-market govt' after winning 49.42% votes of the nearly 35 million votes cast in Tuesday's snap election.

Lee Jae-myung projected to be South Korea’s next president following failed martial law attempt

South Koreans hope to put 6 months of turmoil from ousted leader Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law decree behind them and for a reversal in the ebbing fortunes of Asia’s fourth-largest economy.

South Korean maritime patrol aircraft with 4 people on board crashes near Pohang

South Korean Navy says trying to confirm the cause of the accident and the number of casualties.

South Korea imposes travel ban on impeached PM Han & former finance minister Choi

The two were recently questioned again regarding the events of the short-lived martial law & if they had resisted the move as they claimed.

Kanye West’s South Korea concert cancelled following release of controversial song ‘Heil Hitler’

The organisers of the May concert, Coupang & ticket outlet Interpark announced the decision Monday and said all booked tickets would be refunded.

South Korean Supreme Court overturns ruling clearing presidential candidate of election law violation

Lee Jae-myung, an accused in several criminal trials, is a frontrunner in the forthcoming snap election. This ruling, however, may bar him from contesting elections for 5 years.

Three injured in South Korea high school stabbing attack

The incident occurred at a school in Cheongju-si city and the accused is a student of the same school, Yonhap News Agency reported.

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Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.