Park Guen Hye

Increased memory chip demand and strong Galaxy S8 sales help Samsung beat Apple in race for profits

Samsung is set to unveil its new Note device next month in New York, just over a year after the exploding battery crisis that saw it remove the Note 7 from shelves.

Moon Jae-in is new President of South Korea: All you need to know about the human rights lawyer

Moon Jae-In of the centre-left Democratic party won Tuesday's presidential election in a landslide, taking 41.1 percent of the vote, far ahead of his nearest rival.

Moon Jae-in elected President of South Korea after landslide election victory

Left-leaning former human rights lawyer Moon Jae-In began his five-year term as president of South Korea on Tuesday, following a landslide election win after a corruption scandal felled the country's last leader.

South Korea votes to elect new President after Park Guen-hye's ouster

South Koreans began early voting on THursday in the election to replace ousted President Park Geun-hye.

Ex-UN chief Ban Ki-moon hints at possible run for South Korean presidency, say reports

Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, upon returning to South Korea, has hinted that he would run in the forthcoming presidential election, underlining his past 10 years of experience as the chief official of the international organisation.

North Korea's nuclear test will affect power dynamics among neighbouring Asian countries

Lastly, the North Korean nuclear belligerence is also a reflection of the lack of effectiveness of the global non-proliferation regime.

Opposition clinches surprise victory in South Korea parliamentary elections

South Korea's main opposition party won a surprise victory in general election, ending the the conservative ruling party's 16-year parliamentary majority.

Defence, security and Make in India: What Modi's bilateral talks with South Korea is all about

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that India and South Korea have agreed to expand their defence and security cooperation and that he has invited South Korean companies to invest in the manufacture of defence equipment in India.

Sushma Swaraj to visit S-Korea next month for meet

Significantly, a Korean delegation visited Mumbai last week to discuss possible cooperation in different areas of nuclear energy with the Department of Atomic Energy.

Ferry crew's actions 'tantamount to murder' says South Korean president

The confirmed death toll stood at 64 but was expected to rise dramatically with 238 people still unaccounted for.