South Korea

Yoon must immediately hand over power to the prime minister, who will act as caretaker while the courts review the impeachment vote. The process could take months.

South Korea's opposition accused the ruling party of a "second coup" for blocking President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment over his short-lived attempt at imposing martial law. Yoon has been banned from leaving the country as authorities investigate him on insurrection charges, the country's justice ministry said Monday.

The decision to hand power to the country's prime minister has been widely criticised by the opposition.

Yoon Suk Yeol tells nation he will face legal consequences and will not try to impose martial law for a second time

South Korea’s president is in serious trouble after the nation descended into chaos today – and Australia won’t be immune from the fallout.

Kim Yong-hyun has apologized for causing “confusion and concern” by advising President Yoon Suk Yeol to declare martial law

South Korea has declared martial law, with troops preparing to storm parliament after an escalation of tensions with North Korea.

Amid worrying times, South Korea is considering building nuclear weapons of its own in what could create a “balance of terror”.

Majority of the dead were workers who emigrated from China, officials say

Lee Jae-myung was attacked during a press conference in Busan.

New details have emerged regarding the final days of Parasite star Lee Sun-kyun, after his shock death shook Hollywood.

Lee, who has died aged 48, was a homegrown star who graduated to global fame in the multi-award-winning Parasite

South Koreans have become a year or two younger as a new law aligns the nation's two traditional age-counting methods with international standards.

One country is paying its “lonely” young people a staggering $743 each and every month for a truly baffling reason.

The current law limits the work week to 40 hours plus up to 12 hours of compensated overtime – though in reality, critics say, many workers find themselves under pressure to work longer.

(Bloomberg) -- President Joe Biden said he isn’t currently discussing joint nuclear exercises with South Korea after that country’s president said his government wanted a more active role in managing atomic weapons on the Korean Peninsula.

The law passed Thursday will standardize the use of international age across all “judicial and administrative areas,” according to the parliament website and documents related to the bill.