South Korea has developed into one of Asia's most affluent countries since partition in 1948. The Communist North has slipped into totalitarianism and poverty. The republic was proclaimed in 1948 ...

President Yoon Suk Yeol will stand trial along with his former defense minister and others who participated in his ...

In the 1960s, GDP per capita was comparable with levels in the poorest countries in the world. In 2004, South Korea's GDP surpassed one trillion dollars. Beginning in the 1960s under President ...

which the map below shows. The tragic aviation accidents worldwide this year have sparked discussions on improving aviation safety, and in some countries, like South Korea, the crashes have ...