It was almost defeated with the June Democratic Struggle in 1987 but was revived after Roh Tae-woo was elected president after acceding to demands for direct elections. The results of the 1988 ...

President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested early Sunday, making him the first sitting president in Korea’s history to be arrested.

The decision considered that Roh’s late father, former President Roh Tae-woo, had provided Chey with 30 billion won (about $21.79 million) in secret funds, which contributed to the foundation of ...

SEOUL--Former South Korean President Roh Tae-woo, who participated in a military coup then won the election that was the country’s first move toward democracy before he was imprisoned for ...

Seoul's western districts have seen a bloom in South Korean indie unseen since the 1990s, spearheaded by acts like Parannoul, Zyr Della, and Asian Glow.

Former Presidents Roh Tae-woo, Chun Doo-hwan, Park Geun-hye and Lee Myung-bak were convicted and imprisoned, all having been arrested and investigated after leaving office. Roh was the first ...