From a drunk son of a business tycoon spitting on and swearing at flight attendants, to an apartment resident beating an old janitor and well-heeled clients assaulting department store clerks, a series of physical abuses committed by the privileged left South Korea in shock over the past year.Acting
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis on Friday reiterated Washington's security commitment to Seoul and vowed to overwhelmingly respond to any use of nuclear weapons by North Korea."America's commitments to defending our allies and to upholding our extended deterrence guarantees remain ironc
South Korea's special investigators appeared at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Friday to execute a search warrant to gather evidence on the influence-peddling scandal centered on President Park Geun-hye.The investigation team looking into the scandal visited Cheon Wa Dae to secure more
South Korea's special investigators are poised to conduct a raid on the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Friday, as a local court issued a search warrant to gather evidence on the influence-peddling scandal centered on President Park Geun-hye a day earlier.The investigation team looking into
South Korea condemned North Korea on Thursday for threatening pre-emptive nuclear strikes in response to a joint military exercise by Seoul and Washington scheduled for next month.North Korea's agency handling inter-Korean affairs said Wednesday that the upcoming military drill will lead to "sh
The parliamentary motion to impeach President Park Geun-hye has been revised to incorporate recent allegations that she dismissed government officials who were opposed to a blacklist of liberal artists, the motion showed Thursday.The original motion, which passed through parliament on Dec. 9, center
Samsung Group heir Lee Jae-yong is expected to earn 46.8 billion won (US$40 million) in dividend income this year, slightly higher than that of Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Mong-koo, data showed Thursday.Lee Kun-hee, father of Jae-yong and who has been hospitalized since May 2014, will also re
South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party said Thursday it wishes to join forces with the splinter People's Party so the liberal bloc can grab a clear lead in the upcoming presidential election against conservative rivals."Experts say a change of the government can only be made through
Seongnam Mayor Lee Jae-myung, one of potential presidential candidates from the main opposition Democratic Party, said Thursday the resignation of former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon may adversely impact the party's current front-runner.Ban, who had been a leading conservative candidate, w
President Park Geun-hye's birthday a year ago was filled with an air of festivity with her secretaries and Cabinet ministers attending celebratory events at her office, though the mood was slightly dampened by North Korea's nuclear test the previous month.But her 65th birthday on Thursday ap
South Korea's imports of genetically modified organism (GMO) food products again reached over 2 million tons last year, the government said Thursday.Imports of GMO products for human consumption came to 2.14 million tons last year, according to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.The tally mark
Now that former UN Chief Ban Ki-moon is out of the Presidential, who is the runner-up taking Ban’s place? To the surprise of many people, he is incumbent Acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn who won 12.1%. Here are the survey results published by the CBS Radio this morning: Former Chairman
Former U.N. Chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday renounced his Presidential ambitions in a surprise decision likely to strengthen the frontrunner position of the current opposition Presidential hopeful and frustrate those yearning for change in feud-laden politics. "I will give up my pure aspirat
President Park Geun-hye's lawyers asked the Constitutional Court Wednesday to summon 15 more witnesses to her impeachment trial, a move critics have denounced as an attempt to stall the proceedings.Lee Joong-hwan, an attorney for Park, requested during the 10th hearing that the court call 15 peo
Former U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday met with key political leaders and spurred efforts to launch a full-fledged campaign team, as he is quickening preparations for a presidential election this year.Ban, a prominent presidential aspirant, paid courtesy calls to the leaders of the ruling Saenur
The chairman of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on Wednesday asked his U.S. counterpart to deploy strategic military assets to the Korean Peninsula in a bid to counter North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile threats, the military said.Gen. Lee Sun-jin made the request during his
South Korea's National Assembly is set to open a one-month extraordinary session on Wednesday to deal with a range of controversial issues including lowering the minimum voting age.Party representatives will deliver speeches starting Thursday. Plenary sessions are scheduled for Feb. 23 and March
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- One out of every 10 imports in the Chinese markets came from South Korea last year, data showed Tuesday, in the latest sign of deepening economic ties between the two neighbors.China imported South Korean goods worth US$158.9 billion last year, the Korea International Trad
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- The outgoing chief of the Constitutional Court insisted Tuesday that the impeachment trial of President Park Geun-hye should end as soon as possible in line with the wishes of the people.Park Han-chul made the remark during his retirement ceremony, ending a six-year term a
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye's attorneys and the independent counsel team are considering holding face-to-face questioning of the impeached leader over her corruption allegations as early as next week, a presidential aide said Tuesday.The two sides have been coordinating th