On Thursday, Mr Yoon replaced defence minister Kim Yong Hyun with Choi Byung Hyuk, a retired four-star general who is South ...

A two-thirds majority in parliament needs to pass an impeachment motion, and the Constitutional Court will conduct a trial to ...

The Kospi is down 7% this year, while the won has slumped about 9% against the US dollar, the most among Asian currencies.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of emergency martial law on Tuesday has sparked widespread criticism, ...

South Korea’s extreme political polarization and acrimony put its democracy to the test when President Yoon Suk Yeol declared ...

South Koreans expressed anger and confusion on Wednesday after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law only to lift the ...

South Koreans woke up to news that President Yoon Suk-yeol had declared martial law. Democrats and Republicans worried about ...

SOUTH Korean policymakers urged calm in financial markets a day after a martial-law row that stunned the nation, renewing ...

After the end of World War II in 1945, military rule and dictatorships were frequent in the country till 1979. Now, South Korea has an active civil society with a large network of activists ready to ...

South Korea’s president has accepted the resignation offer by his defense minister, as opposition parties moved to impeach ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has accepted the resignation of Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun and nominated the ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Choi Byung-hyuk, as new defence minister, the ...

South Korean lawmakers are set to vote on impeaching President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law declaration. The president ...