South Korea

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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