SEOUL: South Korea's economy unexpectedly contracted 0.1 per cent in the first three months of this year, the Bank of Korea ...

South Korean prosecutors indicted former liberal president Moon Jae-in on bribery charges on Thursday, saying that a budget airline gave his son-in-law a lucrative no-show job during Moon's term in ...

He brought stability to East Asia. Korean progressives should take note.

South Korea's economy unexpectedly contracted in the first quarter as exports and consumption fell amid a political crisis ...

Lee Jae-myung, former leader of South Korea's Democratic Party, kept a wide lead in approval ratings among presidential ...

The case adds to the political drama gripping S. Korea, which is facing elections on June 3 after Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached for imposing martial law.

Investigators suggest that the appointment could be influenced by Moon Jae-in's family ties and his former son-in-law, ...

The trend towards political polarisation is hardly unique to South Korea, but the country’s long-running divisions have been ...

Bribery charges against Moon Jae-in follow a recent history of former leaders having faced impeachment, prison or suicide.

Moon’s predecessor, Park Geun-hye, faced impeachment and removal from office due to an influence-peddling scandal. Yoon Suk Yeol, who succeeded Moon, was also removed from office earlier this month ...

Moon's indictment adds him to a long list of South Korean leaders who have faced trials or scandals at the close of their ...

South Korea said on Thursday that DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, secretly shipped out user data and prompt content without ...