Thus, in 1957, began the journey of a remarkable arts event that has gone on to become the biggest of its kind in the world. In the first edition, about 400 students competed in 18 events over two ...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to visit South Korea amid a prolonged crisis triggered by short-lived martial law. The expected visit may begin Sunday, the Seoul-based Yonhap News ...

thwarted by his armed Secret Service bodyguards in another tense showdown resulting from his short-lived martial-law decree last month. Yoon, who is being investigated for insurrection among ...

Police officers and investigators tried to bring President Yoon Suk Yeol in for questioning about his declaration of martial law last month. Choe Sang-Hun Jin Yu Young and John Yoon Reporting from ...

Yoon's martial law order, which he said was aimed at eliminating "anti-state elements", only lasted a few hours. Armed troops stormed the national assembly building, scaling fences, smashing ...

Asia's factory powerhouses ended 2024 on a soft ... after a failed bid by President Yoon Suk Yeol last month to impose martial law. Earlier in the week, Japan's PMI showed activity shrinking ...

Asia / Pacific South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol continued on Thursday to resist arrest inside his residence for a third day following his impeachment over a failed martial law bid on December 3.

A former defence minister who officials said recommended Yoon declare martial law has been indicted on charges of insurrection and will go on trial on Jan. 16. Some of the top military officers ...

SEOUL - South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has sent a letter rallying his supporters saying he would "fight until the end" as he faces an attempt by authorities to arrest him over his ...

He’s scored highlight-reel knockouts in all three of his appearances in the world’s largest martial arts organization. Despite his foe’s flawless record, Tang isn’t particularly impressed. The Chinese ...

About a dozen nuns performed hand chops and high kicks, some of them wielding swords, as they showed off their martial art skills to hundreds of cheering well-wishers at the long-awaited reopening ...

SEOUL — South Korean investigators have sought an arrest warrant for suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol over this month’s short-lived imposition of martial law ... United States and trading partners ...