After emerging from the 1950-53 war with North Korea, South Korea emerged as one of the 20th century’s most remarkable economic success stories, becoming a developed, globally connected ...

By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul For six weeks, South Korea has lurched through its worst political crisis in decades, throwing the resilience of the country’s democracy into question.

South Korean authorities arrested and detained impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, over his brief declaration of martial law last month. The dictator, eager to shut out the influence of Hollywood and K ...