After a dramatic six-hour long standoff with security, South Korean police have called off an attempt to arrest suspended ...

Han has been the caretaker leader after President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached by the assembly over his short-lived imposition ...

South Korea’s political turmoil is deepening since its martial law debacle, and analysts say China may have an opportunity to ...

South Korea's opposition-controlled National Assembly voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo, further deepening the ...

South Korea's parliament impeached acting President Han Duck-soo on Friday, less than two weeks after suspending President ...

The impeachment of Han Duck-soo, acting president since Yoon was impeached on Dec. 14 for declaring martial law, has thrown ...

SEOUL, South Korea — The impeachment of South Korea's acting President Han Duck-soo Friday has plunged the country into further political turmoil, coming less than two weeks after lawmakers ...

A slow-burning international literary star who has won multiple awards in South Korea and Europe, Han is the first Asian woman and the first South Korean writer to win the Nobel literature prize.

Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok is next in line to take on the mantle of the acting presidency, according to South Korean law.

South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly voted Friday to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo despite vehement protests by governing party lawmakers, further deepening the country ...

The assembly approved the impeachment motion in a 192-0 vote on Friday. Governing party lawmakers boycotted the vote.