President Yoon Suk Yeol’s security service stopped an effort to detain him on insurrection charges and has vowed to do so again. Its roots are in the era of military dictatorships.

Crowds of people wrapped up against the bitter January cold clutch signs emblazoned with the slogan “Stop the Steal,” wave US flags, and don red MAGA-like hats.

For weeks, impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has remained in his compound and refused to respond to detention and search warrants.

The U.S. secretary of state aimed to show that his country stood by South Korea as it grapples with a political crisis, and as Donald J. Trump returns to power.

South Korean regulators are looking to ease restrictions on institutional trading of cryptocurrencies, according to a local report.

South Korea plans to review the concrete walls positioned just beyond the end of some airport runways after an aircraft attempting an emergency landing smashed into one just over a week ago, killing almost everyone on board.

South Korea's government said on Monday it will extend the shutdown of Muan International Airport by a week to Jan. 14, citing the ongoing investigation into the crash of a Jeju Air jet that killed 179 passengers on board.

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a new and potentially more robust attempt to arrest him for insurrection after a top investigator vowed to do whatever it takes to break a security blockade and take in the embattled leader.

In the past decade, only the Venezuelan passport has lost more power than the American blue book. Experts say an America First posture has eroded global mobility for US citizens.

Although ordinary South Koreans told DW their daily lives have been largely unaffected by President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment drama, they are ready for the country to move on.

Much of my 2025 will be devoted to co-authoring a book with my great English friend, David Richards. The title is "The Great Paradox: Strategic Thinking in an Unstrategic World."