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Vows to “fight to the end” against what he called “anti-state forces,” as law enforcement prepared to detain him over martial law decree

Sunday crash, the country’s worst aviation disaster in decades, triggers an outpouring of national sympathy

Many observers also worry how effectively the South Korean government will handle the aftermath of Sunday's crash as it grapples with a leadership vacuum

Transport Ministry says the plane was a 15-year-old Boeing 737-800 jet that was returning from Bangkok and that the crash happened at 9:03 am

Toll in the Muan aircrash rose to 62 with firefighters managing to douse the fire

Two Boeing airliners 737-800 were involved in two separate air disasters on the same day in Torp of Norway and Muan of South Korea. While Muan aircrash led to 47 deaths so far, none was injured in the bellylanding at Torp. Incidentally, both incidents happened ont the same day.

28 died when a Jeju airline crashed in Muan airport in South Korea

As of Monday, the number of South Koreans aged 65 or older stood at 10.24 million, accounting for 20.0 per cent of the country's total population of 51.22 million

South Korea's presidential committee on population policy on Tuesday unveiled plans to have up to 70 per cent of fathers take parental leave by 2030 as the government intensifies efforts to tackle the nation's pressing demographic challenges

Japan's Defence Ministry says missiles believed to have already landed at sea and there were no immediate reports of damage

While the visit is aimed to study the Cheonggyecheon Riverfront Development in Seoul, questions are being raised over sending journalists rather than bureaucrats, engineers and experts, for the study tour.

During the tour, the delegation will be visiting the Cheonggyecheon and study the riverfront development works taken up back in 2005. And this is exactly what raises questions. Both projects have more differences than similarities.

Explosions came a day after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called a meeting with his top military and security officials

Says Seoul had sent unmanned drones over Pyongyang thrice this month

Analysts say N Korea will likely leverage enlarged nuclear arsenal for US concessions like sanctions relief after a new US administration is inaugurated

North Korea has been pushing to introduce variety of sophisticated weapons systems designed to attack South Korea, mainland US to deal with intensifying security threats

According to the companies, five Hyundai and Kia EV models built on Hyundai Motor Group's proprietary EV platform, E-GMP, received the highest five-star rating in the European New Car Assessment Programme, reports Yonhap news agency. The models include the Genesis GV60, Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6, and Kia EV6 and EV9.

Hong Jung-ik, director-general of infectious disease policy at the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, stated in a radio interview that health authorities do not plan to raise the Covid alert level but are ensuring adequate supplies of treatments and testing kits, according to Yonhap news agency.

CM Revanth Reddy, who recently returned from a 10-day visit to the US and South Korea, announced that the Telangana government delegation met with the World Bank President during the US visit. “I’m pleased to share that our discussions with the World Bank representatives were positive, focusing on extending financial assistance at low-interest rates for state development,” CM Revanth Reddy said during his Independence Day speech after hoisting the national flag at the historic Golconda Fort.

The Chief Minister and his team also held talks with the senior leadership of LS Corp, one of Korea's biggest industrial conglomerates