World Jan 16 A South Korean court sentences Yoon to 5 years in prison in first of 8 trials related to martial law decree An independent counsel has requested the death sentence over the charge that his martial law enforcement amounted to a rebellion, and the Seoul Central District Court will decide on that in a ruling on Feb. 19.
World Jan 04 North Korea test-fires ballistic missiles before South Korean president's visit to China North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Sunday, its neighbors said, just hours before South Korea's president left for China for talks expected to cover North Korea's nuclear program.
World Dec 29 South Korean leader returns to presidential palace avoided by ousted predecessor South Korean President Lee Jae Myung commuted to Cheong Wa Dae, the country’s traditional presidential palace, for the first time since taking office in June.
World Oct 31 China's Xi promises to protect free trade at APEC as Trump snubs major summit “The more turbulent the times, the more we must work together,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping said during APEC's opening session.
World Oct 29 North Korea touts missile tests as Trump visits South Korea GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Wednesday that it has conducted successful cruise missile tests, the latest display of its growing military capabilities and one that came a day before U.S. President Donald Trump visited South Korea. Trump…
World Oct 24 Will Trump meet with Kim? Speculation flares ahead of U.S. president's visit to South Korea If realized, it would mark the two’s first summit since their last meeting at the Korean border village of Panmunjom in June 2019, and fourth overall.
World Oct 24 Trump will promote big investments in Japan and South Korea, but details are fuzzy President Donald Trump is going to Japan and South Korea next week to promote an epic financial windfall — at least $900 billion in investments for U.S. factories, a natural gas pipeline and other projects.
World Oct 11 North Korea displays new long-range missile at military parade celebrating Kim Jong Un At a massive military parade attended by foreign leaders, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rolled out his nuclear-armed military’s most powerful weapons, including a new intercontinental ballistic missile he may be preparing to test in coming weeks.
World Sep 12 South Korean workers return home after days in detention following US immigration raid Their roundup and the U.S. release of video showing some Korean workers shackled with chains around their hands, ankles and waists have caused public outrage and a sense of betrayal in South Korea, a key U.S. ally.
Nation Sep 10 South Korea sends plane to U.S. to bring back workers detained in immigration raid A total of 475 workers, more than 300 of them South Koreans, were rounded up in the Sept. 4 raid at the battery factory under construction at Hyundai's sprawling auto plant west of Savannah.