Conservative South Korean president finally ousted after pursuing election fraud probe

Conservative South Korean president finally ousted after pursuing election fraud probe

by WorldTribune Staff, April 4, 2025 Real World News South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Friday upheld the impeachment of President Yoon-Suk Yeol, a conservative who had declared martial law in an effort to investigate alleged massive election fraud. TV channels showed the acting chief justice, Moon Hyung-Tae, declaring: “The constitutional order and the repercussions from […]

Alternative media credited for populist South Korean revolt against CCP-backed Left

Alternative media credited for populist South Korean revolt against CCP-backed Left

by WorldTribune Staff, March 28, 2025 Real World News Independent media and youth activism are playing a major role in driving a populist revolt against South Korea’s leftists who are closely tied with the Chinese Communist Party, an analyst said. “I have closely monitored South Korean politics since former President Park Geun-Hye’s impeachment. Back then, […]

SOS from the ‘Donald Trump of Asia’; The ‘Acheson Line’ and the start of the Korean War

SOS from the ‘Donald Trump of Asia’; The ‘Acheson Line’ and the start of the Korean War

by WorldTribune Staff, March 13, 2025 Real World News The “Donald Trump of Asia” could use some help from the Donald Trump, an analysis said. Since he was elected in May of 2022, South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol has been under constant attack from leftist opposition Democratic Party (DP), which “has done everything possible to […]

Washington Post profiles CCP-backed leader in Seoul as pro-Yoon protests continue

Washington Post profiles CCP-backed leader in Seoul as pro-Yoon protests continue

by WorldTribune Staff, February 23, 2025 Real World News How effectively is South Korea handling negotiations with President Donald Trump who is set to impose punishing tariffs on the East Asian economic powerhouse? Not so much. The nation’s popular conservative President Yoon Suk-Yeol has been impeached, sidelined and is in detention. The acting president Choi Sang-Mok reportedly […]

Analyst: Only Trump stands in way of Xi’s brutal plans for South Korea, Japan

Analyst: Only Trump stands in way of Xi’s brutal plans for South Korea, Japan

FPI / February 5, 2025 Geostrategy-Direct Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping’s lofty ambition of world dominance begins with aligning the stars in the East Asia galaxy. That goal is well within reach, an analyst said. In South Korea, “pro-North Korea and pro-China (and anti-American) leftists are aiming to establish a one-party state,” Grant Newsham […]

Day one: Donald Trump’s compromised foreign policy inheritance

Day one: Donald Trump’s compromised foreign policy inheritance

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, January 20, 2025 A series of widening wars, growing humanitarian crises and simmering foreign conflicts are among the list of foreign policy/security woes confronting President Donald Trump. From day one of his administration the president must assess and prioritize U.S. policy interests in key regions both on the […]

Korea’s anti-impeachment protests go national with MAGA overtones

Korea’s anti-impeachment protests go national with MAGA overtones

by WorldTribune Staff, January 19, 2025 Real World News The relentless effort of the leftists who lead South Korea’s Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) to impeach and arrest President Yoon Suk-Yeol has spawned a massive conservative movement in his defense. That movement has overtones of U.S President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement, with activists showing up […]

‘Insurrection,’ East: Conservative president who sought to investigate election fraud arrested in Seoul

‘Insurrection,’ East: Conservative president who sought to investigate election fraud arrested in Seoul

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, January 15, 2025 Real World News On Jan. 3, some 200 of South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol’s security team repelled a raid attempting to arrest him on allegations of “insurrection” for his declaration of martial law last month which was precipitated by the conservative president’s election fraud investigation. Sound familiar? Despite […]

Yoon’s approval surged since declaring martial law; Lee quietly meets with Chinese reporters

Yoon’s approval surged since declaring martial law; Lee quietly meets with Chinese reporters

by WorldTribune Staff, January 12, 2025 Real World News South Korea President Yoon Suk-Yeol’s approval rating, and that of the conservative People Power Party (PPP) he leads, has surged in the weeks since he declared martial law on Dec. 3. A public opinion poll conducted by the Public Opinion Survey Fair on Jan. 7-9 shows […]

Massive rallies of conservatives featuring American flags boost South Korea’s Yoon

Massive rallies of conservatives featuring American flags boost South Korea’s Yoon

by WorldTribune Staff, January 6, 2025 Real World News Rallies of tens of thousands throughout the weekend, many waving American flags, have been credited with help thwart the arrest of conservative South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol and improving his ratings. The Yoon supporters in central Seoul “suddenly moved to Hannam-dong of Yongsan district to stand […]