Legal
A South Korean court has ordered Han Hak-ja, leader of the Unification Church, back into detention, rejecting her request to extend temporary release on health grounds. Han faces bribery charges linked to former first lady Kim Keon Hee. The Seoul Central District Court had initially granted Han a brief......
A Chinese man residing illegally in the United States has pleaded guilty to exporting firearms, ammunition, and military-related equipment to North Korea under the guidance of Pyongyang authorities, according to the US Department of Justice. The individual, Shenghua Wen, from Ontario, California, confessed......
Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in has been formally charged with bribery, according to prosecutors. Moon, who served from 2017 to 2022 as a member of the centre-left Democratic Party, is accused of appointing a former lawmaker to a government-funded nonprofit organization in exchange for his......
A South Korean appeals court has overturned a previous ruling, declaring main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung not guilty of breaching election laws, which had posed a potential obstacle to his presidential candidacy. The Seoul High Court's decision, announced on Wednesday, annulled the one-year prison......
The impeachment trial of South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk-yeol has been delayed after he failed to attend the first session. The trial, held in the Constitutional Court in Seoul, aims to determine whether Yoon should be removed from office due to a failed attempt to consolidate power in......
Telegram has issued an apology to South Korean authorities for its handling of deepfake pornographic material circulated through its messaging platform, amidst a burgeoning digital sex crime epidemic in the country. The apology follows an investigation launched by South Korean police, who accused Telegram......
