South Korea: People Cheer As Yoon Suk Yeol Arrested In Seoul

South Korea’s impeached President, Yoon Suk Yeol, was arrested on Wednesday, January 15, on charges of insurrection stemming from his December 3 declaration of martial law. Protesters in Seoul were seen cheering as they heard the news of the arrest.

South Korea: Supporters And Opponents Rally As Impeached President Yoon Faces Arrest 8

On Friday, January 3, South Korean investigators attempted to detain the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law last month. Supporters of Yoon and demonstrators demanding his arrest gathered near the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

South Korea: Supporters And Opponents Rally As Impeached President Yoon Faces Arrest 7

On Friday, January 3, South Korean investigators attempted to detain the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law last month. Supporters of Yoon and demonstrators demanding his arrest gathered near the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

South Korea: Supporters And Opponents Rally As Impeached President Yoon Faces Arrest 6

On Friday, January 3, South Korean investigators attempted to detain the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law last month. Supporters of Yoon and demonstrators demanding his arrest gathered near the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

South Korea: Supporters And Opponents Rally As Impeached President Yoon Faces Arrest 5

On Friday, January 3, South Korean investigators attempted to detain the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law last month. Supporters of Yoon and demonstrators demanding his arrest gathered near the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

South Korea: Supporters And Opponents Rally As Impeached President Yoon Faces Arrest 3

On Friday, January 3, South Korean investigators attempted to detain the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law last month. Supporters of Yoon and demonstrators demanding his arrest gathered near the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

South Korea: Supporters And Opponents Rally As Impeached President Yoon Faces Arrest 2

On Friday, January 3, South Korean investigators attempted to detain the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law last month. Supporters of Yoon and demonstrators demanding his arrest gathered near the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

South Korea: Supporters And Opponents Rally As Impeached President Yoon Faces Arrest 4

On Friday, January 3, South Korean investigators attempted to detain the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law last month. Supporters of Yoon and demonstrators demanding his arrest gathered near the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

S. Korea's opposition party overwhelmingly leads exit polls in parliamentary elections

STORY: S. Korea's opposition party overwhelmingly leads exit polls in parliamentary elections SHOOTING TIME: April 10, 2024 DATELINE: April 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a polling station in Gwangjin district, Seoul 2. various of exit poll at a polling station in Yongsan district, Seoul STORYLINE: South Korea's main liberal opposition Democratic Party overwhelmingly led exit polls in parliamentary elections, a survey from local broadcaster JTBC showed Wednesday. The Democratic Party and its satellite party were projected to secure 168-193 seats, including the directly-contested constituency seats and the proportional representation (PR) slots. The ruling conservative People Power Party and its satellite party were estimated to win 87-111 parliamentary seats. The quadrennial polls for 300 members of the National Assembly were carried out at 14,259 voting stations across the Asian country to let voters cast ballots for 254 constituency seats and 46 PR

U.S., S. Korea postpone OPCON transfer

U.S., S. Korea postpone OPCON transfer

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan in Seoul is seen in October 2013. The transfer of wartime control over allied forces on the Korean Peninsula has been postponed.

Obama warns N. Korea against more isolation if nuke test conducted

Obama warns N. Korea against more isolation if nuke test conducted

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. President Barack Obama gives a speech at the U.S. Army's Yongsan Garrison in Seoul on April 26, 2014. Obama warned North Korea on Saturday against further isolation from the international community if it conducts another nuclear test.

Obama warns N. Korea against more isolation if nuke test conducted

Obama warns N. Korea against more isolation if nuke test conducted

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. President Barack Obama waves at the U.S. Army's Yongsan Garrison in Seoul on April 26, 2014, as he arrives there to deliver a speech. Obama warned North Korea on Saturday against further isolation from the international community if it conducts another nuclear test.

U.S. commander in S. Korea

U.S. commander in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti speaks during a change of command ceremony at Yongsan Garrison in Seoul on Oct. 2, 2013. He took over the United Nations Command, the Combined Forces Command and United States Forces Korea.

U.S. commander in S. Korea

U.S. commander in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti (R) attends a change of command ceremony at Yongsan Garrison in Seoul on Oct. 2, 2013. He took over the United Nations Command, the Combined Forces Command and United States Forces Korea.

U.S.-S. Korea joint exercise

U.S.-S. Korea joint exercise

SEOUL, South Korea - Citizens group members rally in front of the U.S. military's Yongsan base in Seoul on Feb. 27, 2012, against the U.S.-South Korea joint Key Resolve military exercise.

Train derailment injures 30 in South Korean capital

STORY: Train derailment injures 30 in South Korean capital DATELINE: Nov. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:04 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yeongdeungpo station 2. various of workers dealing with the accident STORYLINE: Thirty people were injured in South Korea's capital Seoul Sunday night after a passenger train derailed, according to Yonhap news agency. The train, which was traveling from the Yongsan district in Seoul to the city of Iksan in North Jeolla province, derailed near the Yeongdeungpo station in Seoul at about 8:55 p.m. local time (1155 GMT). Among 275 passengers on board the train, 30 people were reportedly injured. The Korea Railroad Corporation, the country's national railroad operator, was investigating the cause of the derailment. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Seoul. (XHTV)

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-THAAD-PROTEST RALLY

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-THAAD-PROTEST RALLY

(220623) -- SEOUL, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- South Korean residents and peace activists who protest against the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) rally near the presidential office in Yongsan district in Seoul, South Korea, June 23, 2022. TO GO WITH "South Koreans hold anti-THAAD protest near presidential office" (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-THAAD-PROTEST RALLY

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-THAAD-PROTEST RALLY

(220623) -- SEOUL, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- South Korean residents and peace activists who protest against the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) rally near the presidential office in Yongsan district in Seoul, South Korea, June 23, 2022. TO GO WITH "South Koreans hold anti-THAAD protest near presidential office" (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-THAAD-PROTEST RALLY

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-THAAD-PROTEST RALLY

(220623) -- SEOUL, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- South Korean residents and peace activists who protest against the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) rally near the presidential office in Yongsan district in Seoul, South Korea, June 23, 2022. TO GO WITH "South Koreans hold anti-THAAD protest near presidential office" (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-THAAD-PROTEST RALLY

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-THAAD-PROTEST RALLY

(220623) -- SEOUL, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- South Korean residents and peace activists who protest against the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) rally near the presidential office in Yongsan district in Seoul, South Korea, June 23, 2022. TO GO WITH "South Koreans hold anti-THAAD protest near presidential office" (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-THAAD-PROTEST RALLY

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-THAAD-PROTEST RALLY

(220623) -- SEOUL, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- South Korean residents and peace activists who protest against the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) rally near the presidential office in Yongsan district in Seoul, South Korea, June 23, 2022. TO GO WITH "South Koreans hold anti-THAAD protest near presidential office" (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-SPACE ROCKET-LAUNCH

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-SPACE ROCKET-LAUNCH

(220621) -- SEOUL, June 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People watch the launch of a space rocket via television at Yongsan station in Seoul, South Korea, June 21, 2022. South Korea successfully launched its homegrown space rocket on Tuesday, putting multiple satellites into the low-Earth orbit. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-SPACE ROCKET-LAUNCH

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-SPACE ROCKET-LAUNCH

(220621) -- SEOUL, June 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man watches the launch of a space rocket via television at Yongsan station in Seoul, South Korea, June 21, 2022. South Korea successfully launched its homegrown space rocket on Tuesday, putting multiple satellites into the low-Earth orbit. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

Xinhua Headlines: Biden's Asia trip to fan confrontation wins no heart, divisive tactic bound to fail

Xinhua Headlines: Biden's Asia trip to fan confrontation wins no heart, divisive tactic bound to fail

(220524) -- TOKYO, May 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Protesters hold placards outside the South Korean presidential office in Seoul's central district of Yongsan, South Korea, May 21, 2022. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday held their first summit talks in Seoul. (Photo by James Lee/Xinhua)

GLOBALink | S. Korean, U.S. presidents hold summit talks in Seoul

STORY: S. Korean, U.S. presidents hold summit talks in Seoul DATELINE: May 21, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:37 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHOU SIYU, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the protest 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ASIF DURRANI, Former career diplomat, senior research fellow at Islamabad Policy Research Institute 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Korean): WOO SUKEUN, Head of Institute of East Asian Studies of Korea in South Korea STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHOU SIYU, Xinhua correspondent "South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden held their first summit in Seoul on Saturday. After the summit at the new presidential office in the central district of Yongsan, the two sides issued a joint statement." According to the joint statement, the two presidents shared the view that the alliance has matured into a deep and comprehensive strategic relationship. They pledged to deepen and broaden cooperation on critical and emerging technologies. Yoon and Biden recognized t

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-U.S.-PRESIDENT-TALKS

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-U.S.-PRESIDENT-TALKS

(220521) -- SEOUL, May 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Protesters hold placards outside the South Korean presidential office in Seoul's central district of Yongsan, South Korea, May 21, 2022. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday held their first summit talks in Seoul. (Photo by James Lee/Xinhua)

Holder of name list of Japanese buried near Pyongyang wants early visit

Holder of name list of Japanese buried near Pyongyang wants early visit

Tomoya Sato shows a name list of Japanese nationals buried in the Yongsan grave site near Pyongyang at his home in Kawasaki, southwest of Tokyo, on June 29, 2015. He expressed hope for an early visit there to comfort the spirits of the World War II victims. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

U.S.-S. Korea joint exercise

U.S.-S. Korea joint exercise

SEOUL, South Korea - Citizens group members rally in front of the U.S. military's Yongsan base in Seoul on Feb. 27, 2012, against the U.S.-South Korea joint Key Resolve military exercise. (Kyodo)

U.S., S. Korea postpone OPCON transfer

U.S., S. Korea postpone OPCON transfer

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan in Seoul is seen in October 2013. The transfer of wartime control over allied forces on the Korean Peninsula has been postponed. (Kyodo)