The mood was tense in the White House Cabinet room on that summer day, almost exactly 31 years ago. President Bill Clinton ...

The uneasy truce between the nuclear-armed North and the US-allied South remains one of the most vexing security concerns for ...

South Korea has introduced new rules that ban the deployment of troops or police to the National Assembly without the prior ...

Students in South Korea capital of Seoul use shield to defy attempts to disperse them with fire hoses on April 19, 1960. Students were protesting manner in which recent election was managed.

SEOUL -- South Korea's weapons development authority announced the completion of negotiations for what is said to be the ...

South Korea reverts to its old system of state-produced history textbooks, sparking a national debate. South Korea’s Other History War – The Diplomat All Sections Search ...

South Korea’s Own History Problem . Amidst East Asia’s conflicts over history, Korea continues to grapple with a dark past of its own. By Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein. August 21 ...

South Korea's first president, Syngman Rhee, elected in 1948, was forced to resign by a popular student-led uprising in 1960, after attempting to extend his term through rigged elections.

Today, South Korea's constitution still allows a president to declare martial law as a "response to war, incidents, or other national emergencies," according to CSIS.

Since South Korea was founded in 1948, a number of presidents have declared states of military emergency. The most recent — and the most notorious, ...

Showcasing South Korea’s Recent Artistic History. Gallery Hyundai is showing seven artists who represent how the nation’s art has evolved since the Korean War. Share full article.