South Korea

Park was impeached after being implicated in a corruption scandal involving her aide Choi Soon-sil.

Ananya Roy Jan 25, 2017

A ruling to unseat or reinstate Park requires the approval of six out of the court's nine justices.

Divya Kishore Jan 25, 2017

"We have waited very long and worked very hard to launch Pokémon Go in South Korea," Lim Jae Boem said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 24, 2017

Cho Yoon-sun is the first sitting minister to be arrested amid the political scandal probe.

Divya Kishore Jan 21, 2017

Prosecutors are also preparing to extradite Ban Ki-sang on charges of bribery.

Lara Rebello Jan 21, 2017

Tokyo says the references are against the Olympic charter that opposes the use of sports for political purposes.

Divya Kishore Jan 20, 2017

The test-launch might coincide with the inauguration of Donald Trump on 20 January.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Jan 19, 2017

Lee's arrest would have caused an immediate void in the company's leadership.

Agamoni Ghosh Jan 19, 2017

The Realmeter poll showed ex-liberal opposition party leader Moon Jae-in maintaining his lead.

Divya Kishore Jan 16, 2017

Ban's younger brother and nephew were accused of bribing a Middle Eastern official.

Divya Kishore Jan 12, 2017

The development comes after 2 senior Samsung Group executives were called for questioning on 9 January by the prosecutor.

Divya Kishore Jan 11, 2017

The unnamed monk had set himself ablaze on 8 January during a rally.

Divya Kishore Jan 10, 2017

Earlier, it was reported Samsung Group vice chairman Choi Gee-sung and president Chang Choong-ki might get arrested.

Divya Kishore Jan 10, 2017

There are still 46 South Korean women who were forced to be sex slaves by Japan.

Fiona Keating Jan 08, 2017

Cupertino giant brings iPhones, MacBooks and more to 'Samsung City'.

Oliver Cragg Jan 06, 2017

South Korean government says president-elect's tweets give 'effective insight' into his foreign policy.

Mark Piggott Jan 05, 2017

Park was impeached on 9 December after 234 lawmakers voted against her.

Divya Kishore Jan 05, 2017

Defence chief in Seoul said the move will be part of broader defence measures to thwart increasing nuclear threats.

Ananya Roy Jan 05, 2017

Chung Yoo-ra was arrested for staying illegally in Denmark.

Divya Kishore Jan 03, 2017

Public outcry saw the controversial, pink-coloured, birth.korea.go.kr website close shortly after it was launched.

Sofia Lotto Persio Dec 30, 2016

Opposition politicians promised to nullify the deal should their party win the next presidential election.

Sofia Lotto Persio Dec 29, 2016

The list purportedly included one of South Korea's most influential figures, film director Park Chan-wook.

Sofia Lotto Persio Dec 29, 2016

Moon Hyung-pyo is under emergency detention on charges of abuse of power.

Divya Kishore Dec 29, 2016

China and South Korea have always criticised the shrine as it symbolises Japan's colonialism.

Divya Kishore Dec 29, 2016

Chairman of South Korea's National Pension Service arrested on corruption charges.

Gaurav Sharma Dec 28, 2016

This comes after the team raided NPS Chairman Moon Hyung-pyo's home on suspicion of abuse of power.

Divya Kishore Dec 28, 2016

In the incident aboard a flight from the Vietnamese capital Hanoi to Incheon near Seoul, a passenger turned unruly.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Dec 27, 2016

The 29 lawmakers have decided to create a new conservative party.

Divya Kishore Dec 27, 2016

Pyongyang has conducted two nuclear tests in 2016 alone following those in 2006, 2009 and 2013.

Divya Kishore Dec 24, 2016

During his final press conference as UN chief, Ban Ki-moon had hinted he might consider running for South Korea's presidency.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Dec 23, 2016