South Korea votes after a turbulent six months. Here’s what to know. The election was called after President Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office over his decision to declare martial law.

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's nominee for spy agency director said on Thursday he believed the United States would strike North Korea with nuclear weapons if Pyongyang launched a nuclear attack ...

N Korea’s Kim eyes more warships as damaged destroyer relaunched North Korean leader says restoration of new vessel named Kang Kon has not delayed Pyongyang’s bid to boost naval power.

North Korea says it has successfully relaunched its new 5,000-ton naval destroyer, less than a month after it capsized during the first attempted launch, state media reports. The country's leader ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is acquiring 12 more FA-50 fighter jets from South Korea as part of a $700-million deal reportedly signed on Tuesday. Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr ...

Lee Jae-myung of the liberal Democratic Party (DP) triumphed in the snap presidential election on Tuesday, completing a remarkable life journey that has seen the former child factory worker rise to ...

South Korea 's centre-left leader Lee Jae-myung hailed voters' "great decision" as he was declared the winner of a snap presidential election early Wednesday, capping months of political chaos.

Seoul, South Korea — Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung was elected president of South Korea in a snap election sparked by the impeachment of the country's former leader, Yoon Suk Yeol.

South Korean voters elected liberal Lee Jae-myung as president, defeating conservative Kim Moon-soo amid concerns over international relations with the U.S., China and North Korea.

South Koreans headed to the polls on Tuesday to elect a new president, seeking to restore stability after the nation’s gravest constitutional crisis in decades. The vote, triggered by former ...

SEOUL -- Lee Jae-myung has been elected South Korea's next president, the National Election Commission said early Wednesday, putting the left-leaning Democratic Party into power following a ...

Lee Jae-myung, South Korea’s new president, at a post-election rally with his wife, Kim Hye-kyeong, in Seoul early Wednesday. Jun Michael Park for The New York Times ...