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AFP/APP Seoul: A factory turned into a battlefield, riot police armed with tasers, and an activist who spent 100 days atop a chimney the unrest that inspired Netflix's Squid Game bears all the hallmarks of a real-life TV drama. This…

AFP/APP Seoul: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a second impeachment vote on Saturday, following his controversial declaration of martial law last week. He is far from the first South Korean leader to be engulfed in scandal…

AFP/APP Seoul: South Korean lawmakers formally began deliberations on Saturday regarding the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid. The parliamentary session started at 4:00 pm (0700 GMT), following a…

AFP/APP Seoul: South Korean police raided President Yoon Suk Yeol's office on Wednesday as investigations into his controversial declaration of martial law intensify. This marks a significant development in the ongoing probe, which…

AFP/APP Seoul: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has faced numerous crises since taking office, but this week’s declaration of martial law and the deployment of troops and helicopters to parliament marked an unprecedented low.…

AFP/APP Seoul: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faced demands to resign on Wednesday over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law that was voted down by lawmakers and brought thousands of protesters to the streets. Yoon's shock…

AFP/APP Seoul: Meta, the US-based tech giant, has been fined 21.6 billion won ($15.6 million) by South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission for illegally collecting sensitive data from nearly one million South Korean…

AFP/APP Seoul:  South Korea's Samsung Electronics announced on Thursday that its operating profits jumped 277% year-on-year to $6.6 billion, though they fell short of expectations as the company faced challenges in capitalizing on demand…

AFP/APP Seoul: A Netflix period war drama, produced by South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook, will open Asia's largest film festival on Wednesday. This marks the first time a streaming title has kicked off the event. Directed by Kim…

Ishtiaq Ahmed  Bradford: The Paralympic opening ceremony was held in Paris last evening. For the next 11 days 160 delegations of 4,000 men and women with disabilities from across the world will  be competing in a range of expanding…