Having accepted jurisdiction, the Seoul Central District Court will simultaneously hold criminal trials for two former South ...

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 ...

As Korea's political scene heats up ahead of the presidential election, an unexpected spotlight has fallen on foreign media.

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

Lee Jae-myung, the liberal South Korean politician favoured to become the country’s next leader, has overcome a knife attack, ...

If Lee assumes the presidency, the ruling bloc would control 189 seats in the National Assembly, securing dominance over both ...

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

Catholic bishops have condemned the attack on tourists by militants in India’s Kashmir that killed 26 people and injured 17 ...

South Korea's former president Moon Jae-in claimed Friday that prosecutors abused their power, were politically motivated and ...

South Korean prosecutors indicted Moon Jae-in for alleged bribery, making him the latest former leader of the country to face ...

South Korea's former President Moon Jae-in has been indicted on bribery charges related to allegations that his son-in-law ...

Former South Korean president Moon Jae In was indicted without detention on charges of bribery on Thursday, in the latest ...