South Korea

Ousted S. Korean leader Park faces trial

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's ousted president Park Geun-Hye was due in court Tuesday to face trial over…

China urges S.Korea to ‘remove obstacles’ to good ties

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's foreign minister urged South Korea's new government on Thursday to remove "obstacles" to good relations…

South Korea, US to hold Washington summit in June

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - South Korea's left-leaning new leader Moon Jae-In will travel to the United States for a…

South Korean president orders temporary closure of old coal-fired power plants to mitigate air pollution

SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in visited a primary school in Seoul on Monday (May 15)…

North Korea says Sunday missile launch used new type of rocket

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (AFP) - North Korea's latest missile launch was a successful test of a new type of rocket,…

History lesson: S. Korea’s Moon scraps state textbooks

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - South Korea's new President Moon Jae-In on Friday scrapped state-issued school history textbooks introduced by…

Xi, Moon agree denuclearizing N.Korea ‘common goal’: Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping and new South Korean president Moon Jae-In agreed Thursday that denuclearizing…

China hopes South Korea pays attention to its security concerns on THAAD

BEIJING, China (Reuters) -- China's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday (May 10) it hopes South Korea pays attention to its…

Duterte congratulates new SoKor president-elect

  (Eagle News)-- President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday (May 10) extended his greetings to Mr. Moon Jae In on his…

S. Korea’s Moon says will visit Pyongyang in ‘right circumstances’

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- New South Korean President Moon Jae-In on Wednesday declared his willingness to visit the nuclear-armed…

Landslide win for Moon in South Korea election

  by Jung Ha-won Eagle News Service Seoul, South Korea (AFP) -- Left-leaning former human rights lawyer Moon Jae-In won…

South Korea to choose a new leader

Fact file on the main candidates for the South Korean presidential election on Tuesday, May 9.

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