The arrest Friday of Samsung Group's de facto heir Lee Jae-yong is unnerving other conglomerate chieftains who are suspected of wrongdoings very similar to those of Lee, especially with the special prosecutor team seeking an extension of its term, business watchers said.Lee, the son of Samsung
South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party on Friday welcomed the arrest of the de facto head of the country's No. 1 conglomerate Samsung Group, expressing hope it will help in eradicating corruptive ties between businesses and the government.Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of the world'
A Seoul court held a hearing Thursday on special prosecutors' second request for a warrant to arrest the de facto leader of Samsung Group on charges of bribery in connection with a scandal that led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye.Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics C
South Korea's opposition leader on Thursday warned the government and conservative rivals against attempts to politicize the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half brother.Kim's eldest brother, Kim Jong-nam, was killed in Malaysia on Monday in an apparent assassination."The exa
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half brother was murdered with poison in Malaysia, multiple sources including South Korea's spy agency said Wednesday, with the local police tracking down two women and four men who may be implicated in the crime. Kim Jong-nam, 46, was at the
South Korea's transport ministry said Wednesday it has ordered seven companies to recall a total of 2,721 units of 33 models of foreign vehicles for certain defects.The recall affects 1,357 units of the 320i and 16 other BMW models built between June 8, 2000 and January 30, 2003 as they could be
A lawmaker said Wednesday he has obtained intelligence that there are two North Korean spies in the country targeting defectors.Rep. Ha Tae-Keung from the Bareun Party, who is well versed in North Korea issues, said the assassins are focusing on defectors who were high-ranking officials in Pyongyang
Hwang says apparent assassination of N.K. leader's half-brother indicates regime's 'brutal, inhumane' natureSouth Korea's Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Wednesday said the apparent assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half brother represent
South Korea's state-run power company Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) said Tuesday that it has begun construction work on its first wind power plant in Jordan.Under a US$510 million deal, KEPCO will build and operate the 89.1 megawatt Fujeij wind farm located near Amman, Jordan.It marks the f
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday accepted a set of audio files as evidence in President Park Geun-hye's ongoing impeachment trial, as some view them as proof of the president's innocence.The files, which were submitted by the prosecution to the court last week, contain recordings of phone
A U.S. senator called for President Donald Trump to increase pressure on North Korea through sanctions, military exercises with allies and other measures after the communist nation carried out its first ballistic missile launch under the Trump administration."This latest missile test is another exa
U.S. President Donald Trump sent a "powerful and unmistakable" message to North Korea when he held a news conference after the communist nation carried out a surprise ballistic missile launch, a senior presidential aide said Sunday.Trump held the impromptu conference at his Florida resort jointly
Special prosecutors plan to question Lee Jae-yong, Samsung Group's de facto leader, again over bribery allegations this week, as they accelerate their probe into a corruption scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and her friend.The summons, set for Monday at 9:30 a.m., will be the first ques
South Korea's alpine snowboard hopeful Lee Sang-ho was eliminated in the qualification round of a parallel giant slalom (PGS) competition in PyeongChang on Sunday.Lee, 21, finished 20th in the men's PGS event with a combined time of 1 minute, 23.71 seconds at the International Ski Federation
South Korea on Sunday strongly condemned North Korea's ballistic missile launch, calling it an "explicit and clear" violation of U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolutions banning tests that can contribute to the advancement of nuclear weapons delivery capability.Pyongyang fired off a ballistic
Most North Koreans are unaware that the head of the country's spy agency has been sacked, a U.S.-based media outlet said Sunday. Citing Japan's media outlet Asia Press that claimed to have contacted four North Koreans to check if Kim Won-hong's fall from grace has reached ordinary people
South Korea's Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Sunday said Seoul is doing its best to carry out a "corresponding" response to punish Pyongyang for its latest missile launch. The communist state launched a ballistic missile at around 7:55 a.m. toward the East
North Korea on Sunday fired a ballistic missile into the East Sea in show of force against the Donald Trump government's hard-line stance toward the communist state, the South Korean military said.It is the first test-firing of a North Korean missile since Trump became U.S. president on Jan. 20.
South Korea shut out Japan 3-0 to close out the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge (EIHC) tournament on home ice Saturday.South Korea scored two power-play goals in the second period for only its second victory against Japan in 22 meetings.South Korea finished the four-nation tournament with two wins and a l
South Koreans took to the streets Saturday calling for impeached President Park Geun-hye's resignation and demanding an extension of special prosecutors' probe into a presidential scandal.To counter the anti-Park rally, the president's supporters, marked by their waving of the Korean fla