https://www.scmp.com/rss/523864/feed The latest news and top stories on Incheon National University. A South Korean national university, Incheon National University (INU) is dedicated to fostering academic excellence, innovative research and nurturing future leaders. Its main areas of focus include undergraduate and graduate programmes, engineering, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Park Chan-kyong Park Chan-kyong At least 26 South Korean tankers are thought to be stranded near the Strait of Hormuz. That fact alone may best explain why President Lee Jae Myung walked into a diplomatic firefight with Israel last week, analysts say. The row erupted on Friday when Lee commented on a grainy clip that appeared to show Israeli soldiers pushing a body from a rooftop. The footage, which dates to September 2024, was originally posted by a Palestinian activist account alongside a caption falsely claiming it showed... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3349989/what-really-behind-south-koreas-row-israel?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3349989/what-really-behind-south-koreas-row-israel?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:22:47 +0000 Park Chan-kyong Park Chan-kyong South Korea’s most dramatic political trial in decades took an extraordinary turn on Monday when a former special forces commander testified that Yoon Suk-yeol had directed the capture of political opponents so the ex-president could “shoot and kill them all” himself. The claim, delivered under oath at the Seoul Central District Court, stunned the chamber – marking a pivotal moment in a case testing the resilience of the country’s democratic institutions against the re-emergence of authoritarian... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3331422/south-koreas-yoon-planned-capture-kill-political-rivals-court?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3331422/south-koreas-yoon-planned-capture-kill-political-rivals-court?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Nov 2025 04:22:19 +0000 Park Chan-kyong Park Chan-kyong South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon-hee has again made headlines after revelations that she sat on a royal throne during a private palace visit – triggering ridicule that she must have fancied herself a queen, given her oversized influence over her husband. Kim reportedly sat on the throne during a private tour of Gyeongbokgung Palace, the main royal compound of the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), while accompanied by government officials in 2023. Professor Lee Jun-han of Incheon National... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3330003/south-koreas-former-first-lady-draws-outrage-sitting-royal-throne?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3330003/south-koreas-former-first-lady-draws-outrage-sitting-royal-throne?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Oct 2025 03:10:16 +0000