Shareholders in Korea Zinc elected board members nominated by current management at a special stakeholder meeting on Thursday, escalating a bitter four-month takeover battle for the world's biggest refined zinc producer.

Korea Zinc Chairman Choi Yun-beom retained control of the company during a shareholders’ meeting on Jan. 23, with key proposals, including the adoption of a cumulative voting system and a cap on board members at 19,

Korea Zinc Co. adopted a cumulative voting system that could shift the power dynamics in director elections as the company faces an escalating management battle with its biggest shareholder, Young Poong Corp.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where he denied ordering military commanders to drag lawmakers out of parliament during his short-lived bid to impose martial law.

South Korea’s impeached president has denied that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month, as he appeared for the first time before the Constitutional Court that will determine his fate.

South Korea's anti-corruption officials on Thursday requested that prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for insurrection and abuse of power for his short-lived martial law declaration.

Seven airports will also have their runway safety areas adapted following a review of all South Korea's airports that was carried out after the crash - the deadliest in the country's history. The Jeju Air flight was bringing passengers home from Thailand after Christmas when it made an emergency landing at Muan airport and exploded after slamming into a concrete barrier at the end of the runway.