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South Korea

Arcs in and about South Korea from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 741 stories · 5,571 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 4, 2023

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South Korea's martial law crisis and President Yoon's impeachment and trial

17 of 41 stories this December · gone quiet

South Korean Parliament Votes to Defy President by Lifting His Declaration of Martial Law · 5 articles, Dec 3Yoon’s martial law declaration sparks chaos in South Korea · 134 articles, Dec 3South Korean Lawmakers Seek to Impeach President Over Martial Law · 41 articles, Dec 3South Korean President Yoon’s impeachment vote fails after ruling party boycotts it · 68 articles, Dec 4South Korea's governing party head supports suspending Yoon's powers, making impeachment more likely · 16 articles, Dec 4Yoon replaces the defense minister as South Korea's parliament moves to vote on their impeachments · 9 articles, Dec 5South Korea's Yoon defends martial law as an act of governance and vows to 'fight to the end' · 32 articles, Dec 5South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol apologizes after abortive imposition of martial law · 10 articles, Dec 7South Korean Prosecutors Seek to Arrest Ex-Defense Minister over Imposition of Martial Law · 30 articles, Dec 8South Korea’s Justice Ministry imposes a travel ban on President Yoon over martial law · 35 articles, Dec 9Ex-defense chief in South Korea tried to kill himself after being arrested over martial law · 23 articles, Dec 10South Korea police raid President Yoon’s office over martial law as ousted minister attempts suicide · 9 articles, Dec 11South Korea's parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol · 77 articles, Dec 12Political strife erupts over South Korean court as it is set to determine the fate of impeached Yoon · 47 articles, Dec 13South Korean opposition submits motion to impeach the country's acting president as strife deepens · 10 articles, Dec 26South Korea's impeached president defies warrant in hourslong standoff · 42 articles, Dec 30South Korean court approves arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol · 49 articles, Dec 30
The Russia-Ukraine war: the front line and the long-range strikes · Dec 27, 2023 – Sep 29, 2026Trump's second-term tariffs, from 'Liberation Day' to the trade deals · Sep 24, 2024 – Sep 29, 2026

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Oct 30, 202337222
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Sep 7, 2026619565
Sep 14, 2026720456
Sep 21, 2026311440
Sep 28, 202649428

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else229 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about South Korea that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 30Boeing 737-800, the model that crashed in South Korea, is one of the world's most popular aircrafts7 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  2. Dec 29– 30Jet crash disaster in South Korea marks another setback for Boeing9 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 2 right
  3. Dec 29– 30South Korea’s worst-ever plane crash highlights dangers of bird strikes7 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  4. Dec 29– 30More than 170 killed after South Korean jet crash-lands at airport. Here’s what we know111 articles · 57 independent sources
    9 left, 27 center, 8 right
  5. Dec 29– 31South Korea to inspect Boeing aircraft as it struggles to find cause of plane crash that killed 17947 articles · 30 independent sources
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  6. Dec 29– Jan 2South Korea police search Jeju Air, airport operator over plane crash that killed 17934 articles · 18 independent sources
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  7. Dec 24– 27South Korea impeaches acting President Han Duck-soo, deepening political turmoil53 articles · 31 independent sources
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  8. Dec 12South Korean president vows to 'fight to the end' in defiant speech7 articles · 4 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 1 right
  9. Dec 6South Korea’s ruling party leader calls for suspension of president’s powers in dramatic reversal11 articles · 10 independent sources
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  10. Dec 3Chaos in South Korea as President Declares Martial Law and Parliament Rescinds It1 articles · 1 independent sources
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Stories that name South Korea

  1. Dec 31Montenegro extradites Do Kwon, cryptocurrency mogul, to the United States5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 2 right
  2. Dec 29North Korea’s Kim vows the toughest anti-U.S. policy before Trump takes office18 articles · 13 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 3 right
  3. Dec 15South Korean leaders seek calm following president's impeachment11 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  4. Dec 9CNBC Daily Open: Geopolitical uncertainty intensifies over the weekend10 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  5. Nov 29Starbucks opens a cafe with a view of North Korea5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  6. Nov 29Russian defense minister visits North Korea for talks with military and political leaders5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 2 right
  7. Nov 27Worst November snowstorm in half century hits Seoul and grounds hundreds of airplane flights8 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  8. Nov 25– 29The world welcomes the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, but worries remain118 articles · 51 independent sources
    11 left, 26 center, 11 right
  9. Nov 24– 25Yamandu Orsi wins Uruguay’s run-off presidential election20 articles · 17 independent sources
    5 left, 6 center, 2 right
  10. Nov 15North Korea tests exploding drones as Kim Jong-un calls for mass production21 articles · 21 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 3 right

Local coverage

  1. Dec 24South Korea’s opposition party vows to impeach acting president6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
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