A Seoul court held a hearing Tuesday to decide whether to issue a warrant to arrest a former senior presidential secretary in relation to an influence-peddling scandal that led to President Park Geun-hye's impeachment in December.Woo Byung-woo, senior presidential secretary for civil affairs fro
A man in the audience of President Park Geun-hye's impeachment hearing Monday was ordered to leave the courtroom after welcoming a justice's remarks with applause.The man, appearing to be in his 50s, clapped during the 15th hearing at the Constitutional Court in response to acting Chief Just
South Korea's defense chief said Monday that North Korea's alleged assassination of its leader Kim Jong-un's half brother appears to be part of Pyongyang's move to remove any potential challengers to Kim's power and forestall any outside attempt to overthrow its regime."The murd
South Korea's Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Monday said it appears "certain" that North Korea is behind last week's murder of the estranged half brother of its leader Kim Jong-un.During a meeting of the National Security Council (NSC)'s Standing Committee, Hwang
Top diplomats of South Korea and Russia have expressed concerns over North Korea's repeated violations of U.N. Security Council resolutions and vowed to keep strategic communication to deal with the growing nuclear threat from Pyongyang.South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and his Russian
Lee Jae-yong, the de facto leader of Samsung currently under arrest, was questioned by special prosecutors on Saturday over bribery allegations surrounding an influence-peddling scandal involving President Park Geun-hye.Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., appeared before the prob
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Friday pledged to nurture 100 global venture firms by 2020 as part of the government's efforts to promote startups, create jobs and revitalize the economy.To achieve this goal, the government plans to provide "strategic, tailored" assistance
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