SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Images from the election of South Korea’s new president, liberal Lee Jae-myung, are everything you’d expect to see in one of the world’s most vibrant democracies ...

By bno - Taipei Bureau With South Korea now set to hold presidential elections within the next two months following the ousting of President Yoon Suk Yeol, early polling reportedly shows a lead ...

This serious crisis overshadows, but does not overthrow, South Korea’s progress. As recently as the early 1960s, the nation was one of the poorest in the world.

South Korea is pitching the US on a shipbuilding partnership as a key proposal to seal a last-minute agreement to avoid a 25% tariff rate.

The proposed multibillion-dollar ‘Make American Shipbuilding Great Again’ project has garnered ‘strong interest’ from the US.

With the fate of suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol hanging in the balance, the country has also been left facing an uncertain future as it battles through the resulting political turmoil.

Political Turmoil Escalating in South Korea as Impeached President Battles To Regain Power. Yoon Suk-yeol’s accusers, led by the opposition Minju or Democratic Party that voted down his declaration of martial law in the national assembly nearly a month ago, want to jail him for ‘insurrection.’ President Yoon speaks at Seoul, December 7, 2024.

South Korea faces political turmoil as Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law decree leads to impeachment efforts and legal investigations. Uncover the details of South Korea's martial law crisis and its ...