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South Korea Lurches From One Political Crisis to Another
In five months, the country has had three acting presidents after the leader who imposed martial law was impeached. And now ...
South Korea’s embattled Lee Jae-myung remains front runner in leadership race
The biggest immediate threat to his candidacy is his sentencing after he was found guilty of violating election law. Read ...
Lee Jae-myung nominated by South Korea’s liberal opposition to run for president
South Korea’s main liberal opposition party has tapped its former leader Lee Jae-myung as presidential candidate in the June ...
South Korea approves bigger extra budget of $9.7 billion as economy falters
South Korea's parliament approved a supplementary government budget on Thursday of 13.8 trillion won ($9.7 billion) to ...
North Korea’s Kim watches missile test-firings from country’s first destroyer
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Wednesday leader Kim Jong Un observed the test-firings of missiles from a recently ...
South Korea to Use Drones to Deter Birds After Deadly Air Crash
The government announced a raft of aviation safety measures after a Jeju Air crash late last year that killed 179 people, ...
South Korea's finance chief Choi Sang-mok retakes charge of the country
In the latest twist and turn to South Korea's political turmoil, Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok will inherit the role of ...
About 4,700 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded fighting for Russia, South Korea says
The assessment came two days after North Korea confirmed for the first time that it had sent combat troops to help Russia ...