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Police commandos and sniffer dogs have searched the headquarters of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) after an online post claimed a bomb had been planted in the building, officials said Monday.

Police brought in a former head of the Yongsan Police Station for questioning Monday as part of an investigation into the bungled response to the crowd crush in Seouls Itaewon nei...

The office of President Yoon Suk-yeol is looking into suing an opposition lawmaker on charges of defaming first lady Kim Keon-hee with claims that her photos with a sick Cambodian child were staged with studio lighting, an official said Monday.

Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung vowed Monday to focus on improving peoples livelihoods and the economy despite what he calls political oppression against him, after his two closest confidants were arrested earlier this month in connection to a corruption scandal.

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Prosecutors on Wednesday sought an arrest warrant for one of opposition leader Lee Jae-myungs closest confidants over bribery and other charges connected to a high-profile real es...

The ruling People Power Party (PPP) was set to submit a motion later Wednesday calling for disciplinary action against an opposition lawmaker for denouncing first lady Kim Keon-hees charity work in Cambodia as

The government and the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) remain poles apart over the timing of expanding their capital gains tax policy to tax more investors on stocks, bonds, derivatives and other financial products. The discord worries retail investors who trusted that the plan to impose taxes of up to 25 percent on annual capital gains exceeding 50 million won ($37,700) from the financial market, initially endorsed by rival parties in 2020, would be delayed as announced by the Y...

Prosecutors are expanding their investigation into the close aides of Lee Jae-myung, head of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DKP). On Wednesday, prosecutors raided the home and office of Jeong Jin-sang, known as Lees right-hand man, on suspicion of receiving 140 million won ($102,000) in bribes from property developers. The raid came a day after prosecutors indicted Kim Yong, another confidante of Lee, on charges of receiving 847 million won in illegal political funds. Both flatly...

The ruling People Power Party (PPP) accused the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) of attempting to take advantage of the Itaewon crowd crush for political gains after a DPK lawmaker was caught reading a text calling for the disclosure of the names of the crush victims.