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 ...

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

SEOUL: Former labour minister Kim Moon-soo has won the presidential nomination of South Korea’s main conservative ... couldn’t have passed through the National Assembly because opposition ...

South Korea wants to transition from a “fast follower” to an AI leader, but that could come with geopolitical costs amid the growing China-U.S. competition.

by an opposition lawmaker that all Cabinet members stand up and bow in a gesture of apology for Yoon's martial law enactment at the National Assembly. South Korea's People Power Party former ...

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's conservative People Power Party on Saturday picked former labour minister Kim Moon-soo as its candidate for the June 3 presidential election, which was called after ...