Han Dong-hoon, a former interim leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), was elected as new head of the embattled party without a runoff Tuesday as he won a majority of votes in the heated race.

Han won a whopping 62.8 percent of the vote agai…

South Korea’s Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho said Monday he discussed North Korean defectors’ forced repatriation, security on the Korean Peninsula and other issues during his talks with a senior U.S. diplomat in Washington.

Kim met with U.S. Depu…

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may try to rekindle his “bromance” with former President Donald Trump if he returns to the White House, a former U.S. official said Monday, predicting Kim could propose a deal to limit his regime’s nuclear program in r…

South Korea’s producer prices ended their six-month rise in June, driven by a decline in the prices of agricultural goods, central bank data showed Tuesday.

The producer price index, a major barometer of consumer inflation, retreated 0.1 percent in …

Questioning of first lady comes too late; investigation must be concluded quickly

First lady Kim Keon Hee was questioned face-to-face by prosecutors over the weekend.

The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office is investigating allegations of her…

The ruling People Power Party (PPP) was set to hold a national convention Tuesday to elect a new party leader to head the embattled party following the party’s crushing defeat in April’s parliamentary elections.

The party convention comes nearly thr…

Samut Songkhram, Shocked by the black-chinned tilapia eggs, they are more durable than expected. They were left out to dry for 2 months and they still hatched. Villagers said they had no way to fight back.

Reporters went to a sea bass pond in tambon…

A major controversy has unfolded around the recent questioning of first lady Kim Keon Hee by prosecutors, who are examining allegations that she received a Christian Dior bag from a Korean American pastor and engaged in stock manipulation. The Seoul …