What South Korea’s new president means for its US, China ties
Six months ago, South Korea teetered on the brink of authoritarian regression. But on Tuesday, its citizens elected…
South Korea ex-president Yoon in court again for criminal trial
SEOUL: South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in court Monday for another hearing in his criminal…
South Korea’s conservative party swaps presidential candidate in ‘overnight political coup’
South Korea’s embattled conservative party has taken the unprecedented step of nullifying its primary and replacing presidential candidate…
South Korea: PPP candidate, interim leader clash again over candidacy merger
Seoul: South Korean People Power Party (PPP) presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo and the party’s interim leader clashed again…
South Korea snap election: Lee Jae-myung tops 50% as conservatives reel from Yoon fallout
Lee Jae-myung, presidential front runner of the liberal Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), has surpassed the 50 per…
South Korea confronts unseen scars of AI sex crimes: ‘the law didn’t protect me’
When Ruma*, a graduate student in South Korea, received sexually explicit doctored images of herself via Telegram in…
A ‘wild card’ emerges in South Korea’s presidential race: the prime minister
South Korea’s acting president, Han Duck-soo, is facing increasing pressure to run in the coming snap presidential election,…
‘Yoon again’: calls for ousted South Korean president’s return as political rift deepens
Hundreds of supporters lined the streets near South Korea’s presidential residence on Friday evening, chanting “Yoon again” and…
South Korea opposition leader Lee Jae-Myung announces presidential bid after Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment
Former South Korean Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung (File photo) South Korea’s opposition leader Lee Jae-myung announced…
US ‘nuclear sensitive’ tag for South Korea stirs political blame game
Washington’s move to designate South Korea as a nuclear “proliferation-sensitive” state has alarmed Seoul, with analysts linking the…
North Korea sends 3,500 more troops to Russia ahead of Ukraine deployment: lawmaker
Reports of more North Korean troops training for deployment in the Ukraine war have raised alarm in Seoul,…
South Korea’s Yoon will not attend first impeachment hearing
South Korea’s suspended President Yoon Suk-yeol will not attend the first hearing of his impeachment trial next week…