1.The Corruption Investigation Office for High Ranking Officials on Friday suspended its attempt to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law, following a long standoff between investigators and the Presidential Security Service.

2.The Constitutional Court on Friday began its second preparatory hearing for President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment trial. The Constitutional Court is to hold a formal trial on January 14th.

3.According to data released by the Interior Ministry on Friday, the number of babies born in South Korea increased in 2024 for the first time in nine years, reaching 242-thousand-334.

1. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials are set to cooperate with the police to execute the arrest warrant against Yoon Suk Yeol, which was issued by a Seoul court three days ago.

2.The finance ministry forecasts the country’s economy to grow 1.8% on year in 2025, a zero-point-four percentage point downgrade from its forecast from July. Meanwhile, Acting President said Thursday that the government will consider additional measures to stimulate the economy in the first quarter, if necessary.

3.The Jeonnam Provincial Police on Thursday raided Muan International Airport, the office of Jeju Air and other locations. The search warrant was issued on charges of professional negligence resulting in the death of 179 passengers on Sunday.

1.Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Tuesday issued a New Year's message, and pledged comprehensive efforts to help stabilize state affairs, highlighting what he called an "unprecedentedly" grave situation facing the country.

2.The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters confirmed Wednesday that all 179 victims of the tragic Jeju Air plane crash have been identified, four days after the accident.

3.According to data compiled by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on Wednesday, South Korea's exports advanced 8.2 percent on-year in 2024 to set a new annual record on robust shipments of semiconductors. Outbound shipments came to 683-point-eight billion U.S. dollars last year.

1.The Seoul Western District Court on Tuesday approved a request from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials to issue a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched martial law imposition, making him the first sitting South Korean president to face arrest.

2.The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Tuesday 174 of the 179 victims of the Jeju Air plane crash had been identified as of 9 a.m.

3.According to data compiled by Statistics Korea on Tuesday, consumer prices, a key gauge of inflation, increased 2.3 percent on-year in 2024, the slowest pace in four years.

1.A Jeju Air passenger jet carrying 181 people from Bangkok sped off the runway and burst into flames at Muan International Airport on Sunday morning. Two crew were rescued in what was the country’s worst air disaster in decades.

2.Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Monday mourned the victims of the tragic Jeju Air plane crash as he visited a memorial altar in the southwestern county of Muan. The government has declared a seven-day national mourning period until midnight Saturday.

3.A joint investigation team said Monday it has sought an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law, making him the first sitting president to face arrest.

1. A motion to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo passed unanimously in a 192-0 vote at the National Assembly, marking the first time an acting president was impeached by the parliament.

2.The South Korean currency dipped further against the U.S. dollar to its lowest level in nearly 16 years Friday, amid deepening political crisis. The Korean won opened at 1,467.5 won per dollar, and fell further to 1,480.2 won at around 10:58 a.m. The dollar was quoted at 1,467.5 won, as of 3:30 p.m.

3.South Korea's National Intelligence Service said Friday that a North Korean soldier was captured by Ukraine, but died due to worsening wounds. The information was reportedly confirmed through real-time information sharing with intelligence authorities of one of its allies.

1.The opposition-controlled National Assembly on Thursday passed motions to appoint three Constitutional Court justices. The main opposition Democratic Party also submitted an impeachment motion against acting President Han Duck-soo and reported it to a parliamentary plenary session.

2.The South Korean currency continued its depreciation against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, dipping to its lowest level in more than 15 years. The won was quoted at one-thousand-464-point-8 per dollar at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, down eight-point-four won from the previous session.

3.According to local officials, an Azerbaijan Airlines flight with 67 people onboard crashed Wednesday near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, killing 38 people and leaving 29 survivors.

1.Churches and cathedrals across South Korea on Wednesday, Christmas Day, celebrated the birth of Baby Jesus while reflecting on the meaning of democracy in light of the recent December 3rd martial law crisis.

2.Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday defied summons for questioning by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials over his short-lived declaration of martial law, marking the second time he has refused to comply with the joint investigation team’s request.

3.Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, reaffirmed efforts to advance bilateral ties in a phone conversation Tuesday. It was their first discussion following Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law imposition in South Korea.

1.Acting President Han Duck-soo on Tuesday urged the National Assembly to produce a solution regarding two special counsel bills targeting Yoon Suk Yeol and Kim Keon-hee as well as the appointments of three justices to the Constitutional Court.

2.According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety on Tuesday, South Korea has formally become a "super-aged" society, as the share of its population aged 65 or over surpassed 20 percent.

3.South Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell on Monday held their first talks in Washington after Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived martial law imposition. The two countries agreed they should prepare against the possibility that Pyongyang could "misjudge" the current political situation in Seoul.

1.The Constitutional Court said Monday it will hold the first preparatory hearing in Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial on Friday as planned. The Court said Yoon will be considered to have been served the necessary documents regardless of whether he received them, as they were delivered by the postal service last Friday.

2.South Korea's first vice foreign minister Kim Hong-kyun, who is visiting the United States, said the government has explained the country's situation related to Yoon Suk Yeol’s botched martial law attempt and his impeachment to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's team.

3.The Korea Electric Power Corporation said Monday it plans to freeze the adjusted fuel cost for the first quarter of 2025. KEPCO said it will keep the adjusted unit fuel cost, a key part of the country's electricity rates, unchanged at five won per kilowatt-hour for the January-March period.