1978 -- The country's first nuclear power plant, Kori No. 1, begins commercial operation. 1991 -- A unified women's table tennis team from both South and North Korea wins the world championships in ...

Alastair Gale was Asia security correspondent and Japan editor for The Wall Street Journal, based in Tokyo. He covered ...

Lee's unlikely journey from child laborer to human-rights lawyer to governor known for his COVID-19 response reached the top ...

In 2017, Park Geun-hye, South Korea’s first female president, was removed from office and arrested over an explosive corruption scandal. South Korea’s elected president Park Geun-hye speaks in ...

His indictment adds him to a long list of South Korean leaders who have faced trials or scandals at the close of their terms or after leaving office.

Yoon is the fifth former president to appear in this courtroom as a defendant. Former Presidents Chun Doo Hwan and Roh Tae-woo stood trial in 1996, Park Geun-hye in 2017, and Lee Myung-bak in 2018. In ...

Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in joins many of his predecessors, including recently removed President Yoon Suk Yeol, ...

Lee Jae-myung secured the presidential nomination of South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party on Saturday, positioning ...

In 2017, Park Geun-hye, South Korea’s first female president, was removed from office and arrested over an explosive corruption scandal. Moon’s friend and former liberal president Roh Moo-hyun jumped ...