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The South Korean government announces that it will lift outdoor mask mandate from May 2 due to decrease of the number of COVID-19 cases, despite criticism from the incoming Yoon Suk-yeol administration regarding the mandate.
2022-04-29

Conservative opposition leader Yoon Suk-yeol is confirmed as the winner of yesterday's presidential election with 48.59% of the vote. He will take office as President of South Korea on May 10.
2022-03-10

President Moon Jae-in receives his second dose of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine.
2021-04-30

South Korean President Moon Jae-in sends senior officials to Singapore for the summit.
2018-06-10

A bill is introduced into the South Korean National Assembly to impeach President Park Geun-hye. A vote is expected tomorrow.
2016-12-8

South Korean prosecutors raid the offices of Samsung Electronics as part of a ongoing probe into President Park Geun-hye's controversial association with Choi Soon-sil. Yonhap News Agency reports prosecutors are investigating whether Samsung improperly provided financial assistance to Choi's daughter, Chung Yoo-ra.
2016-11-8

South Korea issues a cyber alert after a hacking attack on a number of Government websites including the presidential Blue House site.
2013-06-25

The South Korean Yonhap news agency reports that the President of South Korea Lee Myung-bak is considering visiting the disputed Liancourt Rocks, which are also claimed by Japan.
2012-08-10

Eun Jin-soo, a former aide to the President of South Korea Lee Myung-bak, is arrested on bribery charges.
2011-05-30

The President of South Korea Lee Myung-Bak replaces the Prime Minister of South Korea Chung Un-chan with Kim Tae-ho as part of a Cabinet reshuffle with seven other ministers also being replaced.
2010-08-8