In this file photo, defense ministry spokesperson Chung Binna speaks during a press briefing on Aug. 10, in the first such briefing after the defense ministry compound relocated to its previous site used by former President Yoon Suk Yeol. (Yonhap) The defense ministry said Tuesday it is considering»»»

A TV screen shows a live broadcast of former first lady Kim Keon Hee's bribery trial at Seoul Station on Friday. Kim was sentenced to seven years in prison. Photo by Yonhap A Seoul court on Friday sentenced former first lady Kim Keon Hee to seven years in prison for taking expensive gifts in return»»»

SEOUL: South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party swept most seats in local elections but failed to flip the crucial Seoul mayoral seat, official results showed Thursday, in a sign that voters sought to keep a check on its power. The vote was seen as an early referendum on President Lee Jae Myung’s firs»»»

On 13–14 May, the Republic of Korea saw the registration of candidates for the local and by-elections to the National Assembly scheduled for 3 June come to an end. These elections will be the first nationwide vote since the administration of President Lee Jae Myung came to power and are regarded by»»»

- An appeals court on Tuesday increased the corruption sentence for former first lady Kim Keon Hee to four years in jail, more than doubling her sentence after she unsuccessfully appealed a prior conviction. Kim is the wife of jailed former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who faces various co»»»

SEOUL – South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee was sentenced on April 28 to four years in prison for stock manipulation and bribery, after an appeals court increased her earlier sentence. The appeals court said that Kim had participated in manipulating the price of a thinly traded Korean stoc»»»