{
  "id": 19071424,
  "title": "Disgraced stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk loses Korean citizenship after becoming UAE national",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/disgraced-stem-cell-scientist-hwang-woo-suk-loses-korean-citizenship-19071424",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-09T02:47:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/people-events/20261109/disgraced-stem-cell-scientist-hwang-woo-suk-loses-korean-citizenship-after-becoming-uae-national"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hwang Woo-suk, the disgraced South Korean scientist who faced dismissal from Seoul National University in 2005 due to fabricating stem cell research findings, has lost his Korean citizenship, emerged the wire material reveals. This loss legally came into effect on April 9, it was announced by the Cheongju Immigration Office under the Ministry of Justice on Monday. The list of individuals who had forfeited their Korean nationality included Hwang Woo-suk, born in 1953 in Buyeo, South Chungcheong Province, according to the notice. The date listed corresponds with his acquisition of UAE nationality. As per Article 15 of Korea's Nationality Act, citizens automatically forfeit their nationality when they voluntarily adopt foreign citizenship. Hwang presently functions as the CEO of the UAE Biotech Research Center based in Abu Dhabi.",
  "summary": "Hwang Woo-suk, the disgraced South Korean scientist dismissed from Seoul National University in 2005 over a stem cell research fabrication scandal, has lost his Korean citizenship after acquiring nationality in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), it was belatedly revealed. His loss of Korean citizenship took effect in April. According to the government's electronic gazette on Monday, Hwang's name…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Disgraced stem cell scientist loses citizenship after acquiring UAE nationality",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/disgraced-stem-cell-scientist-loses-citizenship-after-acquiring-uae",
        "published": "2026-11-09T05:31:53.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}