2025 in South Korea

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The following lists events in the year 2025 in South Korea.

Contents

Incumbents

OfficeImageNameAssumed office / Current length
Seal of the President of the Republic of Korea.svg
President of the Republic of Korea
South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol portrait.jpg Yoon Suk Yeol 10 May 2022
(2 years ago)
(Powers and duties suspended since 14 December 2024)
Choi Sang-mok 20240816.jpg Choi Sang-mok 27 December 2024
(2 months ago)
(Acting President)
Emblem of the National Assembly of Korea.svg
Speaker of the National Assembly
Woo Won-shik 20240614.jpg Woo Won-shik 5 June 2024
(8 months ago)
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Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Jo Heede in his 17th Chief Justice inauguration ceremony.png Cho Hee-dae 8 December 2023
(14 months ago)
Emblem of the Constitutional Court of Korea.svg
President of the Constitutional Court
munhyeongbaejaepangwan(yangbog).jpg Moon Hyungbae (Acting)18 October 2024
(4 months ago)
Emblem of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea.svg
Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea
Han Duck-soo 2022.jpg Han Duck-soo 21 May 2022
(2 years ago)
(suspended since 27 December)
Choi Sang-mok 20240816.jpg Choi Sang-mok 27 December 2024
(2 months ago)
(Acting Prime Minister)

Events

January

February

Scheduled events

Holidays

As per Presidential Decree No. 28394, 2017. 10. 17., partially amended, the following days are declared holidays in South Korea: [48] [49]

Art and entertainment

Deaths

See also

Country overviews

References

  1. "Yoon's senior aides offer to resign after acting president appoints key justices". Yonhap News . 1 January 2025.
  2. "(5th LD) Investigators trying to detain Yoon in standoff with presidential security service". Yonhap News . January 3, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  3. "(2nd LD) 3 dead after fishing boat hits rocks off southwestern coast". Yonhap News . January 4, 2025. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  4. "Ex-DPK leader gets 2-year sentence for receiving illegal political funds". The Korea Times. 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  5. "Security chief of South Korea's impeached President Yoon resigns". France 24. 2025-01-10. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  6. Hyun-Soo, Kim (14 January 2025). "9 injured in 43-car pileup on icy highway in Goyang". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  7. "S Korea begins impeachment trial against suspended president". BBC . 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  8. Jeong, Andrew (January 15, 2025). "South Korea's impeached president detained over martial law gambit". The Washington Post . Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  9. Sang-Ho, Song (18 January 2025). "(LEAD) S. Korea opens embassy in Cuba one year after establishing diplomatic relations". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  10. "Protesters storm S. Korea court after president's detention extended". France 24. 19 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  11. Minji, Lee (21 January 2025). "Military intel official gets 20-yr prison term for leaking 'black agents' info". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  12. "South Korea to shrink biomass energy subsidies after criticism over link to deforestation". AP News. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  13. Cheong-Mo, Yoo (23 January 2025). "Constitutional Court rejects impeachment of broadcasting watchdog chief". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  14. "Three arrested attempting to sell 61kg of cocaine in largest such crime in South Korea". The Korea Herald. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  15. "K-Bio Control Tower aims to cultivate 110,000 specialists and 1 trillion won fund". Chosun Ilbo . 23 January 2025.
  16. Kim, Da-sol (January 26, 2025). "Yoon becomes first sitting president to be indicted". The Korea Herald . Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  17. "No. of injured victims from Busan airplane fire rises to 7, all with minor injuries". The Korea Herald. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  18. "(3rd LD) 2 fishing boats run aground off Jeju, leaving 2 dead, 2 missing". Yonhap News Agency . 1 February 2025.
  19. "(3rd LD) Fire at Nat'l Hangeul Museum extinguished; 1 firefighter injured". Yonhap News Agency . 1 February 2025.
  20. "High court acquits ex-Ulsan mayor, lawmaker in election meddling case". The Korea Times . 4 February 2025.
  21. "9th Asian Winter Games kick off in China". Yonhap News Agency. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  22. "S. Korea exceeds Winter Asiad gold medal target in China". Yonhap News Agency . 14 February 2025.
  23. "새벽 단잠 깨운 충주 지진…규모 4.2→3.1 수정, 왜 차이 컸나". Yonhap News (in Korean). 7 February 2025.
  24. "(4th LD) Sunken fishing trawler found on seabed with 1 crewman inside; 4 dead, 5 missing". Yonhap News Agency . 9 February 2025.
  25. "1 dead, 1 injured in explosion at oil storage tank in Ulsan". The Korea Times . 10 February 2025.
  26. "Child dies in South Korea after being stabbed in school". The Straits Times. 10 February 2025.
  27. "Five are missing after a fishing boat capsizes off a South Korean island". AP News . 12 February 2025.
  28. "6 missing, 5 rescued as fishing boat catches fire". Yonhap News Agency . 13 February 2025.
  29. "S Korea striker gets suspended jail term for filming secret sex videos". BBC . 14 February 2025.
  30. "Construction site catches fire in South Korea, leaving at least 6 dead". AP News . 14 February 2025.
  31. "Man nabbed while trying to raid Chinese Embassy in Seoul". Yonhap News Agency . 14 February 2025.
  32. "배우 김새론, 서울 자택서 숨져… 경찰 "범죄 혐의점 없어"". 국민일보 (in Korean). 2025-02-16. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
  33. "Netflix Star Kim Sae-ron's Cause of Death Revealed After She Is Found Dead at 24: Reports". People . Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  34. "Gov't suspends local service of Chinese AI app DeepSeek". Yonhap News Agency. February 17, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  35. Haye-Ah, Lee (19 February 2025). "PM attends 1st hearing of his impeachment trial". Yonhap News Agency . Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  36. Chae, Yun-hwan (February 19, 2025). "Court orders retrial of ex-spy chief who assassinated then President Park Chung-hee in 1979". Yonhap News Agency . Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  37. Kim, Hyun-soo (February 19, 2025). "Opposition lawmaker fined 3 mln won for violating election law". Yonhap News Agency . Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  38. Kim, Han-joo (February 19, 2025). "4 officials under Moon get suspended prison terms in N. Korean fishermen deportation case". Yonhap News Agency . Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  39. "Yoon becomes South Korea's first sitting president to go on criminal trial". CNA . February 20, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  40. Lee, Haye-Ah (25 February 2025). "(5th LD) 4 dead, 6 injured after bridge collapses at highway construction site". Yonhap News Agency . Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  41. Kim, Eun-jung (25 February 2025). "(News Focus) Constitutional Court expected to rule on Yoon's impeachment in mid-March". Yonhap News Agency . Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  42. Yoo, Cheong-mo (26 February 2025). "Man shot dead after attacking police with knife". Yonhap News Agency . Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  43. Chang, Dong-woo (26 February 2025). "(LEAD) Hyundai Rotem wins record 2.2 tln-won train supply deal from Morocco". Yonhap News Agency . Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  44. Chae, Yun-hwan (27 February 2025). "(LEAD) Constitutional Court rules acting president's non-appointment of justice infringes Nat'l Assembly's right". Yonhap News Agency . Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  45. Park, Boram (27 February 2025). "Head of foundation for N.K. defectors dismissed over alleged sexual harassment". Yonhap News Agency . Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  46. "75th EAFF Executive Committee Meeting". East Asian Football Federation. 30 March 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  47. "20th EAFF Competition Committee Meeting". East Asian Football Federation. 1 December 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  48. "National Holidays in South Korea in 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  49. "South Korea Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  50. Han-Joo, Kim (14 January 2025). "Gov't designates Jan. 27 as temporary holiday". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  51. Jae-Yeon, Woo (2 February 2025). "Veteran actress Lee Joo-shil dies of stomach cancer at 81". Yonhap News Agency . Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  52. Sun-Ah, Shim (7 February 2025). "(LEAD) Trot singer Song Dae-kwan dies at 79". Yonhap News Agency . Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  53. Ji-hyoung, Son (2025-02-16). "Actor Kim Sae-ron, 24, found dead". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
  54. "'Comfort woman,' activist Gil Won-ok dies at 97". The Korea Herald. 2025-02-16. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
  55. "[Obituary] Jeong Su-il, ex-North Korean spy turned Silk Road scholar, dies at 90". The Korea Herald. 2025-02-26. Retrieved 2025-02-16.