South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a string of legal battles as the suspended leader fights to save his political career – and avoid prison – following his brief imposition of martial law last year.

The country's political crisis obscures the fact that South Korea's foreign policy is about to change drastically, writes Ian Bremmer.

Mr Yoon has denied any wrongdoing and blamed the main liberal opposition Democratic Party, which obstructed his agenda, impeached senior officials and slashed key parts of the government’s budget bill.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gave a closing statement at his impeachment trial on Tuesday, apologizing to citizens for his short-lived declaration of martial law but defending the move.

Opposition leader stresses trilateral cooperation of Seoul, Washington, Tokyo The Democratic Party of Korea on Friday launched a committee for peace and cooperation in Northeast Asia dedicated to shaping diplomacy and foreign policy based on the pragmatic approach of Rep.

SEOUL: Prosecutors on Wednesday (Feb 26) sought a two-year prison sentence for Rep. Lee Jae-myung, chair of South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party of Korea and its likely presidential candidate,

South Korea's parliament speaker became the latest target of baseless pro-communist allegations as President Yoon Suk Yeol's trial wraps up. Supporters of the impeached leader -- who claimed threats of communist infiltration when he declared his short-lived martial law -- alleged Woo Won-shik was pictured wearing a Chinese Communist Party pin.

The Jeju Air plane, which was returning from Bangkok, Thailand, crash-landed at Muan International Airport on 29 December and exploded after slamming into a concrete barrier at the end of the runway, killing 179 of the 181 people on board.

South Korea's constitutional court unanimously ruled Thursday that the acting president's non-appointment of a constitutional court justice was unconstitutional.

Japan and South Korea are at their most fragile political states in decades – just as Trump’s return to the White House disrupts an already-changing global order.

South Korea has revised its nuclear power plans following the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, a proponent of atomic energy.