US-Korean war games return for another year despite mass protests

Joint US-South Korean (RoK) military drills have kicked off this week, despite large protests seen over the weekend
Former South Korean President to be pardoned, four years after corruption scandal

Park Geun-hye, former President of South Korea, is to be pardoned by President Moon Jae-in on Friday (December 31st). Park was serving prison time for bribery and abuse of power following 2017’s “Choi Soon-sil gate” scandal