Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans took to the streets in Seoul on Saturday in rival rallies which exposed a sharply divided nation over the ouster of President Park Geun-hye.Park's critics held their last and 20th candlelight demonstration in Gwanghwamun Square in the city center in the eve

South Korean duty-free operators are holding back from expanding their businesses on grim prospects that the intensifying trade spat between South Korea and China over the U.S. anti-missile system will further weigh down sales, industry sources said Sunday.HDC Shilla Co., a latecomer in the local du

The ouster of former South Korean President Park Geun-hye from office showed the strength of the country's democratic institutions, U.S. Senator John McCain said, reaffirming the alliance with Seoul."Under the most difficult circumstances, South Korea has demonstrated the strength of its democr

The United States is closely monitoring developments in South Korea, including its upcoming presidential election, the White House said Friday as it reaffirmed the alliance with Seoul in the wake of the ouster of President Park Geun-hye from office."I believe they have to have an election within 60

Two people died Friday from injuries they presumably sustained during a violent street rally in central Seoul in protest of the Constitutional Court's decision to dismiss Park Geun-hye as president, police said.A 72-year-old man, identified only by his last name Kim, was found bleeding from his

South Koreans who took to the streets over the past months demanding Park Geun-hye's impeachment welcomed the Constitutional Court's decision Friday to oust her with acclamation and tears.Anti-Park protesters, who gathered in the early morning near the Constitutional Court in central Seoul,

Just-dismisseed President Park Geun-hye presently stated that she fully accepts the decision of the Constitutional Court which dismissed her as the President of the Republic of Korea this morning.

President Park Geun-hye was officially deprived of all her rights and privileges as the President of the Republic of Korea.This was declared at the Constitutional Court ruling, which was declared at 11:20 this morning.In other words, President Park was dismissed as a result of unanimous decision of

Bolivia has named one of its streets after South Korea in a show of respect and friendship for the country that helped build its new town in Santa Cruz, the Seoul government said Thursday.The 80-meter wide, 9.85-kilometer-long road bisecting the new town of Santa Cruz was named "Avenida Corea" or

President Park Geun-hye's lawyers and allies reacted angrily Monday to the independent prosecution's final report on its 70-day investigation which reaffirmed her as a suspect in multiple corruption cases.Independent Counsel Park Young-soo's team announced the results of its probe into t

North Korea's state radio station resumed broadcasting mysterious numbers Sunday that could be some kind of coded message to its agents operating in South Korea.The message began just after midnight (Seoul time), at 12:15 a.m., by the North's propaganda station Radio Pyongyang. It lasted a f

The weekly rallies that have become a constant feature of Seoul life are expected to gain further traction Saturday as the Constitutional Court nears its ruling on President Park Geun-hye's impeachment.The president's opponents, who launched the candlelight rallies soon after her corruption

A North Korean man detained over the killing of Kim Jong-un's half brother got on an airplane heading to Beijing on Friday, after Malaysia released the suspect citing lack of sufficient evidence, foreign media reported. Ri Jong-chol, 46, was the only one taken into custody out of eight N

Four potential presidential candidates in South Korea's main opposition party trumpeted their winning strategies in their first public debate on Friday.The liberal Democratic Party is as hopeful as ever as all polls indicated high odds of its victory in the upcoming presidential election, which

The national security advisers of South Korea and the United States held their first phone conversation Wednesday and pledged to carry out the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system here as planned, the presidential office said.Kim Kwan-jin, chief of South Korea's National Security Office,

South Korea's Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said Wednesday the country will take strong actions against any provocations made by North Korea and seek tougher sanctions on Pyongyang with the United Nations."We will strongly punish any provocations and threats from North Korea

South Korea and the United States on Wednesday kicked off an annual joint military exercise amid heightening tensions following the North's recent missile test and the death of its leader's half brother. Foal Eagle, a field training exercise involving ground, air and naval forces, will run t

Millions of people are expected to crowd the streets of Seoul Wednesday in a last push to oust or reinstate impeached President Park Geun-hye, leading to concerns about violence between the two groups.Park's supporters and opponents have taken to the streets each Saturday since late last year as

The defense ministers of South Korea and the United States pledged to fight against any attack in a phone call Wednesday as the two allies kicked off an annual joint military exercise amid rising tensions following the North's recent missile test and the assassination of its leader's half br

U.S. President Donald Trump's pick for intelligence chief singled out North Korea on Tuesday as one of the most challenging issues, calling Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions and provocations something that needs laser focus.Sen. Dan Coats (R-IN), who has been named to be director of national int