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Navy chief offers to resign after being suspended over martial law involvement

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Kang Dong-gil offered to resign on Wednesday, shortly after he was suspended from duty over his alleged involvement in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law bid in late 2024.

2026.3.4

Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, right, attends a meeting with Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles, not pictured, at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo on Sept. 5. [AFP/YONHAP]

Defense chiefs of Korea, Japan to meet in Seoul for 1st time in decade

The defense chiefs of Korea and Japan will hold talks in Seoul next week, Korea's Defense Ministry said, marking what would be the first official visit to Korea by a Japanese defense minister since 2015.

2025.9.5

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A gun salute takes place during a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the U.S-led multinational U.N. Command in Pyeongtaek, on July 8. [YONHAP]

UNC chief says troop sacrifice 75 years ago laid foundation of Korea's development

The UNC marked its 75th anniversary, emphasizing its role in Korea's development and ongoing peace efforts amid regional security challenges.

2025.7.8

Cast votes to elect a new Seoul education chief

If education chiefs are swayed by partisan interests, it will deal a critical blow to the future of our own children and education.

2024.9.26

Park Jong-joon, the new chief of Presidential Security Service, speaks during a press briefing at the presidential office in Seoul on Monday. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Yoon appoints new Presidential Security Service chief

President Yoon Suk Yeol appointed a former top police official as new chief of the Presidential Security Service (PSS), his office said Monday.

2024.9.9

Antitrust regulator to set guideline on designating company chief

Korea's antitrust regulator is developing guidelines to determine a company's chief, including foreign nationals, in order to regulate corporate practices and anticompetitive activities.

2023.11.20

Former Taekwang Group Chairman Lee Ho-jin [Yonhap]

Former Taekwang Group chief investigated for alleged embezzlement

Former Taekwang Group Chairman Lee Ho-jin's residence and company properties were raided by police over allegations of embezzlement and breach of trust. Lee had previously served a prison term for similar charges.

2023.10.24

Former chief of the Yongsan Police Precinct Lee Im-jae, left, and Yongsan Fire Station Chief Choi Seong-beom, right, are seen walking into the office of the special investigation headquarters in Mapo District on Monday. [NEWS1]

Yongsan police, fire chiefs grilled about Itaewon tragedy

The police questioned Lee Im-jae, former chief of the Yongsan Police Precinct, and Choi Seong-beom, chief of the Yongsan Fire Station, on Monday about the Itaewon Halloween tragedy.

2022.11.21

Lee Jun-seok, chair of the People Power Party, responds to questions from the press after testifying to the party's ethics committee early Friday morning. [KIM SANG-SEON]

PPP Chairman says he won't go down without a fight

The People Power Party (PPP) suspended its chairman Lee Jun-seok over a sexual bribery scandal, but Lee vowed not to step down without a fight. A party ethics committee announced Friday morning that Lee was suspended as...

2022.7.8

Financial Supervisory Service chairman Lee Bok-hyun enters the FSS office in Yeouido, western Seoul, on June 8. [YONHAP]

Financial watchdog might get more bite under ex-prosecutor

Former prosecutors have gotten big appointments by the administration of President Yoon Suk-yeol, a career prosecutor, and the finance industry is no exception.

2022.6.10