South Korea has developed into one of Asia's most affluent countries since partition in 1948. The Communist North has slipped into totalitarianism and poverty. The republic was proclaimed in 1948 ...

In the 1960s, GDP per capita was comparable with levels in the poorest countries in the world. In 2004, South Korea's GDP surpassed one trillion dollars. Beginning in the 1960s under President ...

The tragic aviation accidents that happened worldwide this year have sparked discussions on improving aviation safety.

Yoon Suk Yeol has become South Korea's first sitting president to be arrested after investigators scaled barricades and cut ...