South Korea's former President re-arrested
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Yoon had plunged South Korea into a political crisis when he sought to subvert civilian rule on December 3, sending armed soldiers to parliament in a bid to prevent lawmakers voting down his declarati
South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung is one month into the mammoth task of uniting a nation still reeling from a period of political chaos and economic uncertainty.
South Korea's Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo will leave for the United States on Friday for tariff talks, just days ahead of the July 9 deadline when U.S. tariffs could rise sharply. Yeo said he would consider requesting an extension of the reciprocal tariff pause,
South Korean prosecutors have filed a new request to detain former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who faces insurrection charges related to a martial law declaration in December. Yoon, ousted in April after impeachment,
After months of political chaos and economic headwinds, South Korea's financial markets are staging a dramatic comeback. The country’s benchmark Kospi index has surged 30 percent since January, making it the best-performing stock market in Asia for the first half of 2025, the New York Times reported.