South Korea’s Lee Jae-myung proposes a won-based stablecoin to prevent capital outflows, as lawmakers prepare the Digital ...

The impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol for his unlawful declaration of martial law demonstrated that the ...

Lee's unlikely journey from child laborer to human-rights lawyer to governor known for his COVID-19 response reached the top ...

when the conservative leader decreed martial law, setting himself on the road to impeachment and the loss of the presidency: What was he thinking? Yoon was confronting North Korea-sympathizing ...

South Korea’s previous defense minister was stopped from attempting suicide while in detention over last week’s martial law, officials said, as police were trying to search President Yoon ...

The two individuals currently in the South occupy a legally ambiguous status. Under South Korean law, protection and resettlement support only apply to North Koreans who seek to be under the care ...

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South Korea’s presidential race faces a potential shake-up after leading candidate Lee Jae-myung was found guilty by the nation’s top court for violating election law. The Supreme Court on ...

SEOUL (Reuters) -Lee Jae-myung, the liberal South Korean politician favoured to become the country's next leader, has overcome a knife attack, martial law and criminal charges on his unexpected ...