South Korea and African countries will hold their inaugural talks in South Africa next week to enhance cooperation in critical minerals, following up on the agreement reached at last year's summit, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday.

The charges are unprecedented for a South Korean president, and if convicted, Yoon Suk Yeol could face years in prison for his shock martial-law decree, which sought to ban political and parliamentary activity and control the media.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has become the country’s first leader to be indicted, less than two weeks after he was the first to be detained

White House, addressing concerns at Seoul, says Washington’s demand for North Korea to denuclearize is unchanged after Trump seems to recognize

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Supporters of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol stormed a Seoul court early Sunday following its decision to ...

Seoul, South Korea (Reuters) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where he denied ordering military commanders to drag lawmakers out of parliament during his short-lived bid to ...

South Korea has decided to make its crypto crime task force into a permanent investigative unit, an official said today.

Heavy snow Monday night prompted school closures, travel warnings and suspended services for some U.S. bases in South Korea.

South Korea’s impeached president has denied that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month, as he appeared for the first time before the Constitutional Court that will determine his fate.

President Yoon Suk Yeol will stand trial along with his former defense minister and others who participated in his short-lived imposition of martial law.

The East Asian country posted 240,000 births last year, according to preliminary estimates, boosting the country's fertility rate to 0.75 from 0.72 in 2023. A fertility rate of 2.1 births expected per woman's lifetime is considered necessary to sustain a population.