Skip the tourist traps and explore a more relaxed South Korea by heading to a region with cozy villages, scenic views, cool ...

The uneasy truce between the nuclear-armed North and the US-allied South remains one of the most vexing security concerns for ...

An Army Veteran and Purple Heart recipient who has lived in the U.S. for more than four decades self-deported to South Korea ...

The use of martial law in South Korea dates back to 1948, when the country's first president, Syngman Rhee, employed it to suppress communist uprisings after just two months of the government's ...

Polls by Gallup Korea have consistently ranked him the most beloved president in the country's history. Jailed for corruption Former Hyundai CEO Lee Myung-bak entered politics in 1992 and was ...

After the Korean War, Americans began adopting children from South Korea. This fueled global practices of adoption.

North Korea and South Korea were once one country, the two separated because…, read surprising history here The history of Korea goes back more than 5,000 years.

History of martial law in South Korea August 15, 1948. The Republic of Korea, as South Korea is known officially, was founded in 1948 after the Korean Peninsula was divided into South and North Korea.

After years of delay, South Korea has ratified the Hague Adoption Convention, an international treaty meant to safeguard ...

On June 23, 2025, the story of a decorated military veteran allegedly forced by an ultimatum from Immigration and Customs ...

The Korea Customs Service said it has found 29.5 billion won ($20.81 million) worth of violations related to country of origin from the first quarter, with U.S.-bound shipments accounting for 97% ...

In pictures: South Korea’s history of military coups and martial law as president Yoon faces impeachment calls. It was last imposed in 1979 by Prime Minister Choi Kyu-hah after the assassination ...