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Former lawmaker Chang Je-won found dead Monday night: source

Korea Times 01 Apr 2025
Former lawmaker Chang Je-won / Yonhap ... on Monday, according to the source ... (Yonhap). .
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Justice ministry waives overstay fines for foreign residents in wildfire-hit regions

Korea Times 01 Apr 2025
A resident removes charred trees and plants new saplings at an apple farm in Sachon-ri, Uiseong County, North Gyeongsang Province, Saturday, after the orchard was destroyed by wildfire. Newsis ... By KTimes ... .
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[BREAKING] Constitutional Court to announce verdict on Yoon's impeachment on Friday

Korea Times 01 Apr 2025
President Yoon Suk Yeol attends the 10th hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, Feb. 20. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul. By Anna J. Park ... The court said the impeachment verdict to be issued at 11 a.m ... 3 ... .
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Police to deploy 14,000 personnel in Seoul as court poised to rule on Yoon's impeachment

Korea Times 01 Apr 2025
Police officers stand guard outside the Constitutional Court in Seoul, April 1. Yonhap ... The court said it will deliver its verdict on whether to dismiss or reinstate Yoon over his failed martial law bid on Friday ... 2025-04-01 10.45 . Law & Crime ... (Yonhap).
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Presidential office says it will 'calmly' wait for verdict on Yoon's impeachment

Korea Times 01 Apr 2025
Presidential office in Seoul / Yonhap. The presidential office said Tuesday it will "calmly" wait for a ruling by the Constitutional Court on President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment over his short-lived martial law bid ... Law & Crime ... .
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Major palaces to close Friday amid safety concerns over Yoon verdict

Korea Times 01 Apr 2025
Tourists visit Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul in this photo taken on March 10. Yonhap ... With the closures, various cultural events, including the Royal Guards Changing Ceremony at Gyeongbok Palace's Heungnye Gate, have been canceled ... 2025-04-01 10.45 ... Friday.
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Police to boost security on day of presidential impeachment ruling

Korea Times 01 Apr 2025
Police block Exit 3 of Anguk Station on Seoul Metro Line 3 on Tuesday, ahead of the Constitutional Court's ruling Friday on President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment for his martial law declaration ... Yonhap. By Lee Hae-rin ... 3 martial law declaration ... .
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Korea baffled by US listing of defense offsets as trade barrier

Korea Times 01 Apr 2025
F-35A and KF-16 squadrons of the Republic of Korea Air Force conduct flight training in an undisclosed location in the southern area of the no-fly zone between the two Koreas, May 27, 2024. Courtesy of Joint Chiefs of Staff ... By Lee Hyo-jin ... position." ... .
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'Commercial Act amendment hurts shareholders, poses economic risks'

Korea Times 01 Apr 2025
Acting Justice Minister Kim Seok-woo, center, speaks during a press briefing at Government Complex Seoul, Tuesday. Yonhap. Ruling party vows to pass Capital Markets Act revision after veto. By Jun Ji-hye ... Yonhap ... PPP floor leader Rep ... Rep ... Rep ... .
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Foreign ministry requests audit into alleged preferential hiring of top prosecutor's daughter

Korea Times 01 Apr 2025
The foreign ministry building in Seoul / Korea Times File. Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung / Yonhap ... Rep ... Han further claimed that the ministry later altered the job requirements for the full-time researcher position to favor Shim's daughter ... (Yonhap). .
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[INTERVIEW] Moroccan envoy highlights $1.5 bil. Hyundai Rotem deal, strengthening economic ties

Korea Times 01 Apr 2025
Moroccan Ambassador to Korea Chafik Rachadi speaks during an interview at the Embassy of Morocco in Seoul, March 24. Korea Times photo by Kim Hyun-bin. Bilateral diplomatic relations date back to 1962. By Kim Hyun-bin ... On Feb ... Bilateral ties ... .
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