1980 — Chun Doo-hwan, a former army general, is named president by a hand-picked electoral college. Chun seized power in an internal military coup on Dec. 12 of the previous year, in which he arrested then martial law commander Gen. Chung Seung-hwa.1…
Another flight operated by Air Koryo, North Korea’s national carrier, arrived in Beijing on Saturday, marking the resumption of regular passenger flights connecting the two countries after they were halted for more than three years due to the pandemic…
Thousands of people rallied in Seoul on Saturday to protest Japan’s release of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.The rally was held near City Hall, with the participation of some 90 civic groups who have formed a coalit…
Four men were found dead Saturday at a bed and breakfast facility in Bundang, south of Seoul, sending police to investigate the cause of the deaths.Police received a report from the operator of the lodging service around noon that “four men were left …
BTS member Jungkook’s debut solo single, “Seven,” became the third most-streamed song of the summer on the global streaming platform Spotify, his agency said Saturday.”Seven” was ranked only behind “Ella Baila Sola” by Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma at…