Martial law fallout spreads to South Korea’s spy service as ex-chief detained

Cho Tae-yong’s arrest threatens to derail the NIS’ decades-long effort to be seen as politically neutral, analysts say.

South Korea ex-spy chief detained over Yoon’s failed martial law bid

South Korea detains ex-spy chief over Yoon’s failed martial law bid - Prosecutors allege Cho Tae Yong was aware of Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempt to impose martial law ...

South Korea's opposition submits another impeachment motion

The political fate of South Korea's leader remains unclear. President Yoon Suk-yeol briefly declared martial law last week, plunging the country into chaos. Authorities are now investigating the ...
Eastern Mirror

South Korea: Special counsel detains ex-PM Hwang Kyo-ahn over alleged insurrection incitement

A South Korean special counsel team detained former Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn Wednesday on charges of inciting an ...
Hankyoreh English Edition on MSN

Former chief of South Korea’s spy agency arrested in insurrection probe

Cho Tae-yong, the former director of the National Intelligence Service, is accused of failing to perform his duties at the time of the martial law crisis in December 2024 ...

'No Trump! No China!': Caught in the middle, South Korea hosts rival superpowers

"No Trump!" the rally of hundreds shouted, growing louder as it neared the United States embassy in the centre of South Korea's capital Seoul. A line of police buses stopped them reaching the gates, ...
The Diplomat

Can Japan-South Korea Relations Continue to Thaw Under Lee and Takaichi?

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (left) and then-Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru attend a joint press conference following their summit in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 23, 2025. Credit: Office of ...