Around the same time, South Korea rapidly grew rich, benefitting from an export boom in cars and electronics. And money from ...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's previous defense minister was stopped from attempting suicide while in detention over last week's martial law, officials said, as police were trying to search ...

The South Korean Justice Ministry imposed an overseas ... bogging down state affairs and vowed to eliminate "shameless North Korea followers and anti-state forces." Yoon’s martial law decree ...

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 lawmakers boycotted a ...

But the move plunged Asia's fourth-largest economy and key U.S. military ally into its greatest political crisis in decades, threatening to shatter South Korea's reputation as a democratic success ...

2:33 Impeachment of South Korea president fails, but party will seek his resignation South Korea’s embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol avoided an opposition-led attempt to impeach him over his ...

Opposition lawmakers attend a rally calling for President Yoon Suk-yeol to be impeached outside the National Assembly, Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 4, 2024. Credit: Democratic Party Political turmoil ...

South Korea's main opposition party promised to renew its attempts to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol as early as Wednesday after a motion failed due to a walkout by ruling PPP lawmakers. "I will ...

SEOUL -- As new details emerged on Friday about a failed attempt by South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol to impose martial law this week, calls for his impeachment have strengthened. Parliament ...

SEOUL-South Korea’s Culture Ministry has sought to ease concerns about tourism safety in South Korea following a brief six-hour martial law declaration on the night of Dec 3. The Ministry of ...

The head of South Korea's ruling People Power Party has announced support for suspending the duties of President Yoon Suk Yeol – a stunning, last-minute move to abandon his fellow conservative ...

A night of political upheaval in South Korea has upended stability in a key democratic US ally – sending shock waves through the region and Washington at a moment of acute global tension.