The National Election Commission on Friday said the government dispatching soldiers to its offices Tuesday night was a clear violation of South Korea's Constitution and also of other laws, vowing legal action against those responsible. "After the emergency martial law was declared on Dec. 3, about 300 martial law forces forced their way into the NEC headquarters and other offices. ... The troops...

[코리아헤럴드=김아린 기자] 국회사무처가 국가정보원 직원의 국회 청사 출입을 전면 금지한 것으로 확인됐다. 6일 복수의 국회 관계자에 따르면 국회사무처는 비상계엄 이후 국정원 직원의 국회 청사 출입을 금지시켰다. 이는 지난 3일 계엄군의 국회 진입에 따른 후속 조치로 전해졌다. 이에 따라 국정원 국회 파견관의 국회 출입증도 정지됐다. 한 국회 관계자는 국정원의 국회 출입 금지 조치는 “지난 4일 국회사무처에서 국방부 직원, 경찰 등에 대해 국회 청사 출입을 금지하면서 함께 이뤄진 조치”라고 설명했다. 이를 두고 국회 정보위원회 소속인 김병기 더불어민주당 의원은 “국정원은 정보를 수집하는 곳이니 당연한 조치”라고 6일 코리아헤럴드에 말했다. 앞서 김민기 국회사무총장은 ‘비상계엄 관련 언론 브리핑’을...

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon urged South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to “take full responsibility” and “present a concrete plan to address the crisis. “ “Impeachment is not the only answer,” Oh said through a Facebook post. “The president must break his irresponsible silence.” Yoon hasn’t made a public appearance since ending the emergency martial law declaration early Wednesday. “As the ruling p...

A North Korean defector who escaped the communist state with eight other members of his family last year has died, a fellow defector said through his YouTube channel Thursday. Kim Yi-hyeok, who made headlines in May 2023 with the dramatic escape, died in a sea diving accident on Wednesday, another defector, Lee Cheol-eun, said on an online community. "The tragic news of Kim Yi-hyeok, who left r...

South Korean IT solutions provider LG CNS said Friday it has submitted a prospectus to the financial authorities to officially begin the public offering process, aiming for a listing on the country’s main bourse Kospi in February. The company plans to issue 19.38 million shares in the upcoming IPO. The target offering price is between 53,700 won and 61,900 won ($37.88-$43.44) a share, with the e...

South Korea’s stock markets dropped sharply Friday as political tensions intensified over calls to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, adding pressure to an already fragile investment landscape. As of 11:05 a.m., the Kospi, South Korea’s main stock index, fell 31.56 points, or 1.29 percent to 2,410.49. Although the market opened slightly higher due to bargain-hunting after recent declines, those ea...

Posco Future M has locked in a deal to source lithium hydroxide from within its corporate structure, in a move that avoids problems stemming from US Foreign Entity of Concern restrictions. The company said Friday it had signed an agreement to purchase 20,000 tons of lithium hydroxide from Posco Pilbara Lithium Solution, its affiliate, enough to produce cathode materials for around 460,000 electr...

The Culture Ministry has sought to ease concerns about tourism safety in South Korea following a brief six-hour martial law declaration on Tuesday night. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism shared an official document Thursday with the Korea Tourism Organization, Korea Tourism Association, Korea Association of Travel Agents, and other local travel organizations, confirming that diplomati...

South Korean rights group the Center for Military Human Rights Korea revealed Friday that it has obtained proof that President Yoon Suk Yeol is preparing to impose martial law again in the near future. South Korea's Army commanders were ordered to stand by for an emergency call-up as the Army imposed a temporary ban on leave until Sunday, according to the military human rights group, without dis...

The operator of the Seoul subway system reached a last-minute deal in wage negotiations with unionized workers early Friday, avoiding an all-out strike that was slated to begin the same day. Seoul Metro inked the deal with all three of its labor unions, which took the 2.5 percent wage increase based on the government guidelines. The two parties also compromised on the state-run company's plans t...

The prosecution said Friday it had formed a special investigation unit to probe President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration. The unit will be led by Park Se-hyun, chief prosecutor of Seoul High Prosecutors' Office, the office said. The police, meanwhile, said they had assigned some 120 investigators to probe the case, separately from the prosecution.

The first major Saturday protest since President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law is set to take place in Yeouido, Seoul, on Saturday. The organizers say that an estimated 200,000 people will take part in the protest. The Group for the Movement to Oust the Yoon Suk Yeol Administration, led primarily by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, Korea's largest umbrella labor union, plan...

Rep. Cho Kyung-tae became the first from the ruling People Power Party to back removing President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, after Han Dong-hoon, the party chair, spoke in support of impeachment earlier Friday. The six-time lawmaker told reporters on this day Yoon declaring martial law was “unconstitutional and illegal,” and that the impeachment bill against the president should be put to vote a...

The main opposition Democratic Party said it was considering accusing ruling party floor leader Choo Kyung-ho of treason, accusing him of attempting to obstruct the Assembly's resolution to lift martial law on Wednesday.