South Korea said on Tuesday an agreement with the United States to scrap a weight limit on its warheads would help it respond to North Korea's nuclear and missile threat after Pyongyang conducted its sixth and largest nuclear test two days ago. More »
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee fought back tears and denied wrongdoing on Monday as prosecutors sought a 12-year jail term on charges that include bribing the former president to help cement control of the South Korean tech giant. More »
South Korea’s Presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo from People’s Party speaks during a plenary session of the special committee for constitution revision at National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea April 12, 2017. REUTERS/Lee Jin-man/Pool South Korean software ... More »
Samsung Group chief, Jay Y. Lee arrives at the office of the independent counsel team in Seoul, South Korea, February 19, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji The head of South Korea’s Samsung Group, Jay Y. Lee, denies all charges against him, his lawyer said on Thursday... More »
Special prosecutor Park Young-soo announces the results of their investigation over an influence-peddling scandal involving South Korean President Park Geun-hye, in Seoul, South Korea, March 6, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji min Park More »
Samsung Group chief, Jay Y. Lee arrives at the office of the independent counsel team in Seoul, South Korea, February 22, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee will go on trial for bribery and embezzlement on Thursday, a court sa... More »
Samsung Group chief, Jay Y. Lee, leaves the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, February 16, 2017. Picture taken on February 16, 2017. Shin Wong-soo/News1 via REUTERS Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee was arrested on Friday over his alleged role i... More »
Mark Peranson (R-L), actress Kim Minhee, director Hong Sangsoo and director of photography Park Hongyeol pose during a photocall to promote the movie ‘On the Beach at Night Alone’ at the 67th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, February 16, 2017. ... More »
Samsung Group chief, Jay Y. Lee, arrives for a court hearing to review a detention warrant request against him at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji min Park More »
By Minwoo Park | SEONGJU, South Korea SEONGJU, South Korea About 900 South Koreans shaved their heads on Monday to protest against a government decision to place a missile defense system designed to counter North Korean missile threats, in the southeastern cou... More »