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Breakaway parties threaten to disrupt South Korea’s two-party system – can they also end...
The Conversation via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoHeading into a parliamentary vote, there is very little gap between the ruling People Power Party...
Yoon, Kishida vow better Seoul-Tokyo ties following summit
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoSouth Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday called for officials to map out specific steps to...
Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong is acquitted of financial crimes related to 2015 merger
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 5 months agoA South Korean court on Monday acquitted Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong of financial...
Samsung chief Jay Y. Lee cleared of charges in 2015 merger case
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 5 months agoSamsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee was found not guilty of accounting fraud and stock...
South Korean opposition leader is stabbed in the neck. Police say attacker approached for autograph
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoSouth Korea’s tough-speaking liberal opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung, was stabbed in the neck...
Big opposition win in South Korean parliament election poses setback to President Yoon
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoSouth Korea’s liberal opposition parties appeared set to win a landslide victory in Wednesday’s...
South Korean parliamentary elections: Here's what people are worried about as they vote this week
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoMany are choosing to focus on jobs and other domestic worries as the most important election issues,...
Lee Jae-yong: Billionaire Samsung boss gets presidential pardon to ‘overcome the economic crisis’
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 years agoSamsung heir Lee Jae-yong, who was convicted of bribery and embezzlement in 2017, has been granted...
‘Parasite’ actor Lee Sun-kyun found dead in midst of drug probe, police say
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoSouth Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, known internationally for his role in the Academy Award-winning...
S.Korea's Yoon blocks new probe of 2022 Halloween crowd crush
Reuters via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoSEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol blocked on Tuesday a bill to launch a new...