SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol avoided an opposition-led attempt to impeach him over his short-lived imposition of martial law, as most ruling party ...

It has been another dramatic and politically turbulent day in South Korea. Opposition MPs fell a handful of votes short in their bid to impeach embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol following his ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s governing party chief expressed support Friday for suspending the constitutional powers of President Yoon Suk Yeol for imposing martial law this week ...

But he is far from the first South Korean president to see his rule descend into acrimony and scandal. Here is a recap of the downfalls of previous South Korean leaders. - 2016: Park impeached ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Decades of achievement led Yoon Suk Yeol to the pinnacle of political power in South Korea, but his legacy may now rest on a single, baffling decision to send out ...

THE BID to impose a military regime in South Korea and other authoritarian trends in some of the world’s flagship democracies send a troubling signal to the Philippines and other nations with weak ...

SOUTH KOREAN soldiers salute in front of a huge national flag in Pohang, South Korea, Sept. 30, 2021. — LEE JIN-MAN/POOL VIA REUTERS SEOUL- South Korea’s finance ministry said on Wednesday it was ...

In an unannounced televised address, South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol said that he would “eradicate pro-North Korean forces.” South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on ...

The country’s fertility rate, already the world’s lowest, has declined further. AFP/File Photo Once known for its rapid economic growth and modernisation, South Korea is now facing a severe crisis. If ...

SEOUL -- The Japanese and South Korean defense industries are growing rapidly, with a survey by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) showing their sales surged by nearly 40 ...

Kim Seongmin, who fled to South Korea in the 1990s, broadcasts to his homeland twice a day, delivering the kind of information Pyongyang is trying hard to suppress. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from ...

SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed his country will “invariably support” Russia’s war on Ukraine as he met Russia’s defense chief, North Korean state media reported Saturday.