The Latest Breaking News from South Korea

South Korea’s ruling party leader calls for president to be suspended ahead of impeachment vote

South Korean author Han Kang, this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, says she was shocked at this week’s martial law announcement in her home country

While some say political turmoil has harmed country’s cultural reputation, others say it proves resilience

The governor of the Bank of Korea, Rhee Chang-yong, expressed that the South Korean economy is more threatened by the trade policies of Donald Trump than the current political crisis in the country.

The president’s status is now in danger after declaring martial law earlier this week

Lawmakers camping out in parliament, hundreds of thousands of protestors expected outside, a landmark vote to impeach the president over martial law -- South Korean democracy faces its "most critical moment", opposition leader Lee Jae-myung told AFP Friday.

Key figures in South Korea's failed martial law bid share one key connection: they are all graduates of a prestigious, all-boys school in Seoul.

President’s office denies claim he ordered arrest of lawmakers under martial law

Head of the People Power party claims there is a significant risk that president could order ‘extreme actions’

Han Dong-hoon says ‘credible evidence’ shows president intended to arrest political leaders.

South Korea's ruling party considers suspending President Yoon's powers amidst mounting impeachment pressure and concerns over alleged misuse of troops. Im...