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Businessman Yoo Doo-po arrives in Hawaii, becoming the first Korean on the U.S. island. 1953 -- The Changgyeong ferry sinks off Busan, leaving 229 people dead. 1969 -- The Ministry of Education ...

For weeks, impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has remained in his compound and refused to respond to detention and search ...

As Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits, Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempt to declare martial law calls into question President Joe ...

The brief declaration of martial law in South Korea last month has drawn comparisons to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S.

A Taiwanese freighter is accused of deliberately dragging its anchor to cut an internet cable directly linking Taiwan to the ...

South Korea's political crisis began a month ago with the brief declaration of martial law. It's a recent example of power grabs in established democracies that holds lessons for other nations.

A South Korean court issued warrants Tuesday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and search his office and residence ...

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean state media reported ... highlighted the domestic opposition Yoon faces in a country with a long history of military-authoritarian rule.