Forty years after South Korea's spy chief was executed for shooting dead his boss, dictator Park Chung-hee, the assassin's sister is seeking to clear him of treason, arguing the killing was in the ...

Kim Shin Jo, a former North Korean commando known for his involvement in a failed assassination attempt on then-South Korean president Park Chung Hee in 1968, has died at the age of 82.

Kim Shin-jo (pic), a prominent ex-North Korean commando who resettled in South Korea as a pastor after his daring mission to assassinate then South Korean president Park Chung-hee in 1968 failed ...

The unveiling ceremony of the statue of former President Park Chung-hee is under way in front of the North Gyeongsang Provincial Office in Andong, southeastern South Korea, on Dec. 5, 2024.

No stranger to political life, her father Park Chung-hee was the 3rd president. Park was sworn in in February 2013, and she was then ranked 11th on the Forbes list of the world's most powerful women.