The mid-20th century was a time of seismic change in Korea. After its liberation from Japanese colonial rule in 1945, the ...

Ahn Jung-geun is best known for his dramatic assassination of Japan's first prime minister in 1909 at a railway station.

Calligraphy by a South Korean independence hero, created while awaiting execution for assassinating a Japanese statesman, is ...

After surviving an attempted purge by his own party, Kim Moon-soo emerges as the conservative movement's surprise contender ...

Lee, Kim and Lee Jun-seok of the minor New Reform Party have formed a three-way race for the June 3 presidential vote to pick ...

OSAKA—A historical parade and other events to celebrate South Korea’s “National Day” highlighted the festivities at the Osaka ...

SEOUL – The 22-day sprint for South Korea’s presidency launched ... which holds 170 parliamentary seats out of the National Assembly’s 300, moved to mark the Gwanghwamun neighborhood in downtown Seoul ...

The distilled spirit dates back around 2,000 years to the Three Kingdoms period of Korean history. Traditionally, it was crafted from fermented rice but it can also be made from other starchy ...

A Korean Buddhist statue from the 14th century that was stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago has been returned ...

The 22-day sprint for South Korea’s presidency launched Monday, with the seven candidates vying to redefine the nation’s ...