South Korean President v’s martial law declaration on Dec. 3 shocked the world. How could a vibrant, advanced democracy like South Korea revert so suddenly? To stop the decree, 190 of the 300 ...

Washington — The Senate is convening as the 119th Congress gets underway on Friday, as a dozen new senators join the ranks of the Capitol's upper chamber. With some coming from humble beginnings ...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near-six-hour standoff during which he defied their attempt to detain him.

SEOUL, Jan 2 (Reuters) - South Korea released policy plans on Thursday to spur foreign inflows for stability in financial markets and boost domestic demand amid weakening consumer confidence, as ...

SEOUL, Jan 2 (Reuters) - South Korean police said on Thursday they had raided Jeju Air (089590.KS), opens new tab and the operator of Muan International Airport as part of their investigation into ...

SEOUL — Grieving relatives of the victims of the South Korea plane crash gathered at the site to pay respects to their loved ones on New Year’s Day, as officials said they’ve extracted data ...

Investigators probing the deadly crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216 in South Korea have retrieved the initial data from one of the aircraft’s black boxes, officials have said. Joo Jong-wan, deputy ...

Police forensics personnel and National Bureau of Investigation officials are seen by a wall as they work at the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft crashed and burst into flames at ...

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A Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea became the country’s deadliest plane disaster in decades Sunday, killing 179 people with only two survivors and shocking the country and world, prompting an ...

After two leaders were impeached in as many weeks, a deadly plane crash has prompted South Korea’s feuding political camps to temporarily halt a protracted power struggle. In the immediate ...

As South Korea mourns the 179 victims of its worst-ever air disaster, aviation experts have raised questions over a wall or “dune” that Jeju Air flight 7C2216 had slammed into after landing ...