South Korea

Kim Keon Hee, the wife of South Korea’s ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol, has been indicted for bribery and other charges, a special prosecution team said on Friday (Aug 29), amid a widening probe into the country’s martial law crisis…

South Korean police will launch a 100-day special crackdown on abuses against migrant workers, the Korean National Police Agency has said. Each of the nation’s 18 regional police agencies has formed a special unit that will operate…

South Korea’s former first lady has been arrested over a string of charges including stock manipulation and bribery. Kim Keon Hee, 52, denied all charges against her during a court hearing on Tuesday that lasted four hours. The Seoul…

South Korea’s military has shrunk to about 450,000 people - a decline of 20% over the last six years, according to a defence ministry report released by a ruling party lawmaker on Sunday. Authorities say the main reason behind the…

South Korea will prepare measures to help companies cope with higher U.S. tariffs and expand into new markets, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday, as it kicked off a task force to prepare the new administration’s economic policy plans.…

President Donald Trump says the US will charge a 15% tariff on imports from South Korea, in what he called a “full and complete trade deal”. It comes just a day before a 1 August deadline for countries to reach agreements with the US or…

Last week, Chosun Ilbo reported that the United States had formally asked South Korea to broaden the scope of the United States-Republic of Korea (ROK) Mutual Defense Treaty’s Article III to cover the wider Indo-Pacific region. Today, …

Cabinet approval has been granted to implement a pilot program to facilitate the engagement of Sri Lankan labourers under the E-8 visa category (seasonal employees) in the Republic of Korea. Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has…

South Korea’s center-left Lee Jae-myung was declared president Wednesday after winning a snap election, taking the helm of a nation deeply divided after his predecessor’s disastrous attempt to declare martial law. Lee won a thumping…

Sri Lanka secured a bronze medal in the 4x400m Mixed Relay event at the 26th Asian Athletics Championships currently being held in South Korea. The Lankan quartet of Sadew Vimansa Rajakaruna, Lakshima Mendis, Kalinga Kumarage and…