June 4 (UPI) --South Korea's transformation from colonial subjugation and a war-ravaged state into one of the world's leading economies and cultural exporters is a story of extraordinary resilience ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea's main liberal party, has won the country's presidential election, following months of political turmoil after the last president was ...

FILE - Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, second left, hurls a baseball during a presidential election campaign event at Jamsil Sports Complex in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May ...

In a period of just a few days, two former presidents of South Korea were indicted, the leading presidential candidate for the upcoming special election had his criminal conviction acquittal ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Lee Jae-myung, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea’s leading liberal politician vowing to fight inequality and corruption, was elected president Wednesday in an ...

South Korea’s liberal opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung was elected president early on Wednesday in a victory that would cap months of political turmoil triggered by the stunning but brief imposition ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Lee Jae-myung, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea’s leading liberal politician vowing to fight inequality and corruption, will become the country's next ...

South Koreans headed to the polls on Tuesday to elect a new president after months of political instability that followed the brief imposition of martial law by former leader Yoon Suk Yeol. The winner ...

After surviving a stabbing and appearing on a coup arrest list, South Korea’s presidential frontrunner now campaigns behind bulletproof glass – exposing deeper political polarization and growing ...

July 30 (UPI) --Amid escalating tensions between conservatives and liberals in South Korea, and as the world fixates on North Korea's menacing nuclear arsenal, a more insidious threat is shaping the ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Images from the election of South Korea’s new president, liberal Lee Jae-myung, are everything you’d expect to see in one of the world’s most vibrant democracies. Peaceful.