South Korea
The other KFC: How Korea created one of the world’s greatest fast foods
Korean chicken is an adaptation of classic American fried chicken, though with a unique cooking method that results in a shatter-crisp skin and juicy interior.
- Ben Groundwater
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- World politics
‘Stop the steal’ spreads to South Korea during presidential stand-off
South Korea’s democracy is facing its greatest test in decades as impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol defies an arrest attempt.
- Lisa Visentin
How a Dior handbag shook up South Korean politics
As South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol fights for his political life, there is renewed focus on a luxury accessory given to his wife, Kim Keon-hee, in 2022.
- Jon Herskovitz, Sam Kim and Shinhye Kang
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- Political unrest
South Korea’s impeached president defies arrest in hours-long standoff
Investigators have left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after the presidential security service prevented his arrest.
- Kim Tong-Hyung
How two crew members survived the deadly South Korean plane crash
Two factors may have helped the only survivors of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 accident at Muan airport.
- Samuel Montgomery
Pictured: Youngest victim of South Korean plane crash on first trip abroad
South Korean authorities have begun releasing the bodies of the crash victims to their families.
- Beatrice Siviero
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- World politics
South Korean court approves arrest warrant for President Yoon
President Yoon Suk Yeol has repeatedly defied summons to appear for questioning over his martial law declaration.
- Soo-Hyang Choi and Heesu Lee
Questions arise over concrete wall near runway in South Korea crash
Most airports don’t have similar structures in such proximity to runways, experts said, and when they do, they’re built to collapse more easily if hit by a plane.
- River Akira Davis and Niraj Chokshi
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- Air accident
Only two survivors after worst South Korean air crash in 27 years
Officials confirmed only two of the 181 people on the plane survived after it skidded off the runway and burst into flames.
- Hongji Kim, Hyunsu Yim and Ju-min Park
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- World politics
South Korea’s political crisis deepens as acting president impeached
The once-vibrant democratic success story of Asia’s fourth-largest economy has been pushed into uncharted territory.
- Hyunsu Yim and Joyce Lee
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