While scuffles in the legislature are practically a tradition going back decades, this year's clashes have been more violent ...

Beijing has pledged to continue to promote close communication "in various fields" with Seoul despite its current political turmoil, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his South Korean counterpart ...

Gen. Park An-su, the commander of short-lived martial law in South Korea, was arrested on Tuesday, becoming the fifth person to be taken into custody. Park is the army chief of staff who served as ...

The impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol leaves an interim leader with a 'tainted cabinet' to grapple with rising ...

SEOUL -- South Korea's short-lived declaration of martial law and the confusion that followed have exacted a heavy toll on the country's tourism, spurring officials to assure foreign travelers ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Thursday to "fight until the very last minute" amid an impeachment vote and martial law probe. Police raided his office over December's turmoil ...

A former South Korean defense minister was formally arrested Wednesday over his alleged collusion with President Yoon Suk Yeol and others in imposing martial law last week, as authorities ...

Yoon’s martial law decree on Dec. 3, which brought special forces troops onto Seoul's streets, plunged South Korea into political turmoil and caused worry among its key diplomatic partners and ...

Yoon had declared martial law last Tuesday, leading to special forces troops being deployed into the streets of Seoul and resulting in political protests. On Saturday, Yoon escaped an opposition ...

SEOUL — South Korea’s leadership crisis deepened on Sunday as prosecutors named President Yoon Suk Yeol as a subject of a criminal investigation over last week’s martial law attempt ...

Prosecutors are investigating whether President Yoon Suk Yeol and his followers committed insurrection when they briefly put South Korea under martial law. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul ...