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LIVE: Lee Jae-myung Day 2 — new president calls first Cabinet meeting

Join us here for all the latest updates as Korea's new president makes his first moves and key political appointments.

2025-06-05

LIVE: Lee Jae-myung Day 1: New president makes first cabinet appointments

Lee Jae-myung officially took office at 6:21 a.m. this morning. His inauguration is expected to be held at 11 a.m. Stay with us here for live coverage of the inauguration and Lee’s first day in office.

2025-06-04

NCT Wish pulls out of SMTOWN Live concert due to U.S. visa issues

K-pop boy group NCT Wish will not perform at SMTOWN Live in Los Angeles on Sunday after a delay in visa approvals prevented the members from entering the United States in time.

2025-05-10

Teen faces indictment after livestreaming illegal motorcycle race in Cheonan

A teenager who livestreamed an illegal street motorcycle race in Cheonan, South Chungcheong, on the March 1 Independence Movement Day holiday has been referred to prosecutors.

2025-04-15

Fake john indicted for harassing, livestreaming sex workers

Prosecutors have indicted a man in his 40s, who posed as a sex buyer while livestreaming sex workers on YouTube while claiming he was "combatting prostitution."

2025-04-08

Yoon impeachment upheld by Constitutional Court — as it happened

Korea's Constitutional Court will issue its ruling on President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment at 11 a.m. today, 111 days after he was suspended from office. Stay with us here for live updates

2025-04-04

Kim Soo-hyun addresses Kim Sae-ron relationship — as it happened

Kim Soo-hyun will speak out about his relationship with Kim Sae-ron for the first time this afternoon. Kim Sae-ron's family have claimed that Kim Soo-hyun dated their late daughter for six years, beginning when she was 15 years old. Follow here live

2025-03-31

Family of late actor Kim Sae-ron hold press conference — as it happened

The family of late actor Kim Sae-ron said they will disclose evidence proving that actor Kim Soo-hyun dated Kim Sae-ron when she was a minor through the family's lawyer during a press conference today at 1:30 p.m. Join us here for live updates here

2025-03-27

Lee Jae-myung acquitted by Seoul High Court — as it happened

The political fate of Lee Jae-myung, the leader of Korea's Democratic Party, hangs in the balance today as the Seoul High Court is set to rule on his appeal against a conviction of violating election law. Joins us here for live updates.

2025-03-26

Impeached Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol released from prison — as it happened

Impeached Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol has been released from the Seoul Detention Center after a court yesterday overturned his original arrest. Yoon had been in custody since Jan. 15.

2025-03-08