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The film tells the story of a long chaotic day in which South Korea’s armed forces attacked each other, unsure whose commands to obey.

US intelligence records obtained by an American journalist — and now out in Korean translation — show how meticulously the US watched as a junta massacred those protesting for democracy

The president’s fourth round of special pardons since taking office covered 980 people, including union busters and those convicted of attempting to manipulate public opinion

The president has let off the hook multiple former high-ranking officials convicted of malfeasance, some of whom have not so much as served a single day behind bars

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday approved plans to pardon former President Park Geun-hye's aides, including former chief of staff Kim Ki-choon and former national security adviser Kim Kwan-jin, ahead of Seollal, or South Korea's Lunar New Year holiday. The special pardon announcement came less than a week after both aides' prison terms were finalized by the courts. The ex-chief of staff's two-ye...

Analysts say the suspicions follow other claims of stolen technology

Chun Doo-hwan was essentially in charge of coup prevention for Park Chung-hee — a position that he used to carry out a coup of his own

12.12: The Day, a historical saga depicting Koreas military coup in 1979, topped 12 million admissions Monday, the films local distributor said.

12.12: The Day, a historical saga about Koreas military coup in 1979, has become the most-viewed film among those released in Korea this year, the films local distributor said Monday.

"12.12: The Day," a historical saga about South Korea's military coup in 1979, topped 10 million admissions on Sunday, the film's local distributor said, becoming the second film ever to hit the milestone this year. The cumulative ticket sales of the title topped 10 million, 32 days after it was released, according to Plus M Entertainment. Since its release on Nov. 22, the film has been rapidly ga...