South Korea politics

Four years into a new presidential administration that promised transparency, families say key questions still remain shrouded in mystery.  

In the crucial by-elections, young voters turned away from the ruling party they once supported. What happened?

The ruling Democratic Party failed to keep the mayor positions in the country’s two biggest cities in by-elections on Wednesday. 

Amid growing anti-Chinese sentiment in South Korea, there is a mismatch between the popular will and Seoul’s foreign policy.

Amid soaring housing prices, allegations that officials used insider information to grab land sparked public outrage.

Naver will shutter the feature, which has been subject to economic and political manipulation in the past.

The 2016 Candlelight Revolution finally ended with the Supreme Court’s final sentence for Park. Now the focus turns to a potential pardon.

With Moon’s approval ratings declining gradually, two of his senior cabinet members have been replaced.

Lee Myung-bak was convicted of taking bribes before and during his presidency.

Early on, South Korea was touted as a model of COVID-19 containment. Does the public still approve of the government’s approach?

For the first time in nearly four years, the conservative party has notched a higher approval rating than the DPK.

The Democratic Party raised the idea amid soaring real estate prices in Seoul -- and dwindling populations in the rest of the country.