South Korea’s truth commission has concluded that the government bears responsibility for facilitating a foreign adoption program rife with fraud and abuse, driven by efforts to reduce welfare ...

They waved South Korean and U.S. flags and chanted slogans. "We will absolutely not be shaken!" a protest leader shouted on stage. "Anyone who accepts this ruling and prepares for an early ...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted by the Constitutional Court on Friday, which upheld parliament's impeachment motion over his short-lived imposition of ...

SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, officially throwing him out of office over his botched i m position of m artial law and ...

18, 2023, at Camp David, the presidential retreat, near Thurmont, Md. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and first lady Kim Keon-hee arrive for a formal dinner at the ...

SEOUL, April 3 (Reuters) - South Korea's acting President Han Duck-soo called on Thursday for talks with U.S. officials to shield the export-reliant economy from the impact of U.S. tariffs and ...

He is the first sitting South Korean president to stand trial in a criminal case. The case is expected to drag on well past his impeachment.

This handout photo taken on December 14, 2024 and released by the South Korean Presidential Office shows President Yoon Suk Yeol giving a public address from his official residence in Seoul.

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Outside Yoon’s official residence, thousands of loyalists reacted in anguish. Some sobbed beneath waving South Korean and U.S. flags. A protest leader’s voice thundered: “We will not be shaken! Anyone ...

Under South Korean law, a general election to choose a new president must be held within 60 days of Yoon’s removal. One potential candidate for the country’s next president is opposition ...