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Special counsel assigns 40 prosecutors to investigate former first lady

Special Prosecutor Min Joong-ki, who is leading the investigation into former first lady Kim Keon Hee, completed requests on Monday to dispatch 40 prosecutors to participate in the probe.

2025-06-23

Joint investigation committee launched to probe Navy patrol aircraft crash

A joint committee investigates a Navy patrol plane crash in Pohang, which killed four officers, focusing on mechanical issues and other potential causes.

2025-06-01

U.S. gov't probes Harvard and its law review for 'race-based discrimination'

The Trump administration on Monday said it was probing whether Harvard University and the Harvard Law Review violated civil rights laws when the journal's editors fast-tracked consideration of an article written by a member of a racial minority.

2025-04-29

U.S. begins national security probes into semiconductor, pharmaceutical imports

The United States has begun investigations into imports of semiconductors and chipmaking equipment as well as pharmaceuticals, Commerce Department notices showed Monday, as President Donald Trump is looking to impose new tariffs on those products.

2025-04-15

Acting president vetoes bill on special counsel for alleged election interference by Yoon

Acting President Choi Sang-mok vetoed a bill railroaded by the Democratic Party seeking to establish a special counsel to investigate alleged election interference by President Yoon Suk Yeol.

2025-03-14

Assembly passes special counsel bill to probe influence-peddling by shadowy 'power broker'

The National Assembly passed a bill on Thursday to establish a special counsel probe into alleged influence-peddling by self-proclaimed power broker Myung Tae-kyun.

2025-02-27

Assembly committee submits bill to probe alleged election interference by self-styled 'power broker'

The National Assembly’s legislation committee on Wednesday submitted a special counsel bill for a plenary session to investigate impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife's alleged involvement in candidate nominations.

2025-02-12

President Yoon faces CIO grilling, possible special probe into insurrection charge

President Yoon Suk Yeol faces an intense interrogation by the CIO's investigators as well as the mounting possibility of a parliamentary special counsel probe.

2025-01-15

Acting President Choi calls on gov't agencies to avoid violence during Yoon arrest attempt

Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Monday called on government agencies to avoid physical conflict over efforts to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.

2025-01-13

DP introduces new special counsel bill to probe Yoon insurrection allegations

The liberal Democratic Party on Thursday introduced another bill to the National Assembly to establish a special counsel probe into President Yoon Suk Yeol after a previous version failed to attract enough support from the rival People Power Party.

2025-01-09