SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday that the wartime sexual slavery issue cannot be resolved by a 2015 deal with Japan over South Korean victims who were forced into sex servitude for Japanese military brothels during World War II. KEY...
Yoon's wife, Kim Keon Hee, has been embroiled in myriad allegations, including accepting gifts such as a Christian Dior handbag from a pastor and manipulating stocks in Deutsch Motors, a BMW dealer in South Korea. Last month Yoon said the allegations were false, acc...
SEOUL, South Korea — The president of South Korea early Wednesday lifted the martial law he imposed on the country hours earlier, bending to political pressure after a tense night in which troops surrounded parliament and lawmakers voted to reject military rule. President Yoon Suk Yeol, wh...
Under South Korea’s constitution, the president can declare martial law during “wartime, war-like situations or other comparable national emergency states” that require the use of military force to maintain peace and order. It was questionable whether South Korea is cur...
South Korea’s declaration of independence in 1950 led North Korea, backed by China and the Soviet Union, to invade its neighbor in an effort to regain control of the entire peninsula. U.S. and United Nations troops fought alongside South Korean forces in theKorean War, which would cost som...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his martial law decree as an act of governance and denied rebellion charges, vowing Thursday to “fight to the end” in response to attempts to impeach him and intensifying investigations into last week’s dramatic move...
1:50 South Korea's president impeached - what happens now?Why you can trust Sky News Watch Next Divisions in Germany 'widened' by suspected attack Putin, tariffs and TikTok - Takeaways from Trump 'Authorities are failing children' Two tales of war: Moscow and Kyiv Anti-monarchy ...
Park Chan-dae (front), floor leader of South Korea's Democratic Party, speaks during the plenary session for the impeachment vote of President Yoon Suk Yeol at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 14, 2024. South Korea's parliament voted Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk-...
Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Party, takes a selfie after casting his ballot during the first day of two-day early nationwide voting for the presidential election in Seoul, South Korea, March 4, 2022. /CFP...
As South Korea grapples with Yoon’s actions, the nation’s hard-won democratic advancements and the historical legacy of past coups loom large. Asexperts onSouth Korean politics, we think it’s particularly revealing to compare this case with a similar coup attempt that happen...