Bribery charges follow a recent history of former leaders having faced impeachment, prison or suicide.

Lee Jae-myung, former leader of South Korea's Democratic Party, kept a wide lead in approval ratings among presidential ...

Analysts says South Korea’s diplomacy will remain unchanged as it builds closer ties with China, supported by its alliance ...

The trend towards political polarisation is hardly unique to South Korea, but the country’s long-running divisions have been ...

South Korea's economy unexpectedly contracted 0.1 percent in the first three months of this year, the country's central bank ...

SEOUL: South Korea's economy unexpectedly contracted 0.1 per cent in the first three months of this year, the Bank of Korea ...

Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in has been formally charged with bribery over claims that he helped secure a job for ...

South Korea’s economy unexpectedly contracted 0.1 per cent in the first quarter this year, the Bank of Korea said Thursday, ...

SEOUL: As South Korea gears up to elect a new leader in less than two months, impeached former president Yoon Suk-yeol's ...

The case adds to the political drama gripping S. Korea, which is facing elections on June 3 after Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached for imposing martial law.