A close aide of former President Park Geun-hye has asked a court to review whether his arrest on the charge of abuse of power was approved for the right reasons, court sources said Tuesday.Woo Byung-woo, an ex-senior presidential secretary for civil affairs, filed for a court review on the legality
Prosecutors on Tuesday filed for an arrest warrant for an opposition lawmaker on charges that he took illegal funds from several people, including a former municipal councilor, in return for favors.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office requested the writ against Rep. Lee Woo-hyun of the
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon paid his respects on Sunday to the victims of a fitness center fire in the central city of Jecheon which left 29 people dead and scores injured.Lee visited the gutted eight-story building and the disaster situation room in the city hall and later met with injured survivors
President Moon Jae-in on Friday promised to get to the bottom of the tragic fire in the small southeastern city of Jecheon, offering his personal condolences to those killed in the accident and their families."A tragic accident has occured and as president, I feel miserable. Not only I but all our
The prosecution said Friday it has formed a special team to investigate slush fund allegations involving former President Lee Myung-bak.The team in the Supreme Prosecutors' Office will look into the suspicions that DAS, an auto parts maker whose majority stake is owned by Lee's elder brother
President Moon Jae-in made a surprise trip to the site of a tragic fire in the small southeastern city of Jecheon Friday.Moon's trip to the city, located some 170 kilometers from Seoul, came one day after the fire left 29 people dead with 29 others injured.He was expected to receive a report on
The South Korean foreign ministry on Thursday denied news reports that China reimposed a ban on group tours to South Korea.News reports said earlier that the China National Tourism Administration's Shandong Province branch notified local tour agencies of the ban starting on Jan. 1.If confirmed,
The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to vote Friday on new sanctions against North Korea, including further restrictions on its imports of oil, according to a news report.The measures come in response to North Korea's latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile on Nov. 29, w
A Seoul district court on Thursday handed down prison terms for two former party campaign officials of the minor opposition People's Party for fabricating a tip-off about President Moon Jae-in's son in the runup to the May presidential election this year.The Seoul Southern District Court sen
A North Korean soldier fled to South Korea through the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the inter-Korean land border, Thursday, five weeks after a dramatic Panmunjom defection by a fellow serviceman. the South's military said.The "low-ranking" soldier appeared in front of a guard post on the mid-west
The United States on Wednesday distanced itself from South Korean President Moon Jae-in's call to postpone the allies' military exercises until after the PyeongChang Olympic Games.Moon told U.S. broadcaster NBC Tuesday that the two countries could review the timing of the regular drills to r
South Korea will more than double the number of its female soldiers to 2,450 by 2022 as part of defense reform, the ministry of National Defense said Wednesday.Currently, there are 1,100 active-duty female troops, 5.5 percent of the country's 625,000-strong armed forces.The ministry plans to rai
Prosecutors on Tuesday maintained their sentence demand for two former aides of ousted President Park Geun-hye for allegedly keeping a secret register of artists deemed critical of her government to disadvantage them in various ways.Special Counsel in charge of the case asked the appellate court to
South Korea will search for ways to bring North Korea back to dialogue to negotiate a peaceful resolution of its nuclear weapons development, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Monday, labeling the issue as the biggest diplomatic challenge facing the South."The North Korean nuclear issue still re
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top diplomat will visit Japan this week to discuss North Korea and pending bilateral issues, the foreign ministry here said Sunday.Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha will leave for Tokyo on Tuesday for a two-day stay for talks with her Japanese counterpart T
The United Nations is expected to adopt a resolution condemning North Korea's human rights violations for the 13th consecutive year this week, diplomatic sources said Sunday.The U.N. General Assembly is scheduled to convene at 10 a.m. on Tuesday to deal with a new draft resolution on North Korea
South Korean President Moon Jae-in called for increased cooperation between his country and Chongqing in a meeting with the city's Communist Party leader, who is also China's rising political star."I believe economic cooperation between South Korea and Chongqing will greatly contribute to C
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Saturday vowed efforts to boost his country's economic cooperation with China, saying cooperation between the countries will benefit both.The president also vowed efforts to link his New North and New South policies with China's One Belt, One Road develo
A close aide of ousted President Park Geun-hye was arrested early Friday for his alleged involvement in the state spy agency's illegal surveillance of government officials.The Seoul Central District Court approved the warrant for Woo Byung-woo, a former senior presidential secretary for civil af
A senior foreign ministry official will protest the European Union's recent blacklisting of South Korea as a tax haven country during a meeting in Brussels Friday, a government source said.Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs Yun Kang-hyeon left for Brussels on Thursday to attend a regul