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Chief of the Board of Audit and Inspection, Choe Jae-hae, leaves his office in Seoul after the National Assembly passed an impeachment motion against him on Dec. 5, 2024. [YONHAP]

Court to hold 1st impeachment trial of chief auditor on Feb. 12

The Constitutional Court will hold the first hearing of an impeachment trial for the chief state auditor on Feb. 12, according to the court on Wednesday.

2025.1.29

President Yoon Suk Yeol sits attends his impeachment trial hearing at the Constitutional Court in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Jan. 23. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

North Korean media report on Yoon's insurrection indictment

North Korea's state media reported Wednesday on the indictment of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over insurrection charges, three days after it occurred.

2025.1.29

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Political analyst Park Sung-min, also the head of public and political consulting firm MIN Consulting, speaks during the 2024 Korea JoongAng Daily Forum held at the Westin Josun Hotel in central Seoul on Wednesday. [PARK SANG-MOON]

DP could still lose 2027 presidential race, political analyst warns

The liberal Democratic Party's landslide victory in the recent general election does not guarantee its success in the 2027 presidential election, according to political analyst Park Sung-min.

2024.5.8

President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks at the Myungsung Presbyterian Church in Gangdong District, eastern Seoul, as he attends an Easter service on Sunday. [YONHAP]

Yoon's approval rating further declines ahead of general election

President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating declined for the fifth consecutive week, according to the latest Realmeter poll released on Monday.

2024.4.1

Volunteers clear snow ahead of the single mixed relay biathlon during the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games at Alpensia Biathlon Centre in Pyeongchang on Sunday. [AFP/YONHAP]

Cold, snow causing headaches for Winter Youth Olympics

A bitter cold wave is expected to sweep through the peninsula this week, with cold wave advisories in effect for some parts of the country, including the greater Seoul area and Gangwon, as of 9 p.m. Sunday.

2024.1.21

President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, looks around the cockpit of the GTX-A in Dongtan Station, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, on Nov. 6, 2023. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

Plans to bury downtown railways underground gather steam

Multiple sources told the JoongAng Ilbo on Monday that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport submitted its plans to bury major railways in downtown areas to the presidential office.

2024.1.15

President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during the Global Fund’s Seventh Replenishment Conference held in New York on Sept. 21, 2022. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

Court orders MBC to air correction on Yoon's hot mic report

A court on Friday ordered the public broadcaster MBC to correct its report on President Yoon Suk Yeol's hot mic moment during his visit to the United States in 2022.

2024.1.12

President Yoon Suk Yeol sits behind a desk on Jan. 1. [YONHAP]

President Yoon's approval rating falls for first time in 3 weeks: Realmeter

President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating fell for the first time in three weeks following the intrusion of North Korean drones into South Korea's airspace last week, a poll showed Monday.

2023.1.2

Science pep talk

President Yoon Suk-yeol, far right, applauds after awarding commemorative plaques and prizes to the winners of the International Science Olympiad on Thursday during a meeting with science students held at the Blue House Yeongbingwan ...

2022.12.22

President Yoon Suk-yeol takes questions from reporters Thursday morning at the presidential office in Yongsan, central Seoul. [NEWS1]

President Yoon to hold summit with U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

President Yoon Suk-yeol said Thursday he will hold a trilateral summit with U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of upcoming regional gatherings in Southeast Asia.

2022.11.10