Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to life in prison for his brief imposition of martial law to suppress the opposition.

North Korea has opened its most important political event, where leader Kim Jong Un is expected to map out his domestic and ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has lauded his nation’s improving economy and regional standing as he opened the country’s ...

North Korea's ruling party has opened a landmark congress, state media said Friday, launching a political spectacle expected ...

U.S. stock indexes are drifting lower while oil prices climb. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 283 points, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.4%.

ON A TRIP this writer’s family took to Seoul early in February, the Korean capital was beset by a period of intense cold thanks to the arctic air from Siberia sweeping into the peninsula.

The victims of a deadly avalanche in California’s Sierra Nevada include a group connected to a skiing academy near Lake Tahoe.

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A South Korean court has sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison for rebellion tied to his short-lived ...

Korea has ushered in spring with usu, snow-turned-rain that acts as a seasonal marker, on Thursday. Unseasonably mild weather is expected to continue through Saturday, according to the Korea ...