South Korea

Protest banners hang in rural Seongju county, where the U.S. has installed a missile defense system known by its acronym, THAAD. Residents oppose the installation, and it's become an issue in South Korea's upcoming presidential election. The front-runner

Korean Village's Message To THAAD Missile Defense System: 'Go Away'

4:37pm May 04, 2017

by Lauren Frayer

From a golf course in South Korea, the U.S. can now shoot down North Korean missiles. But residents don't want a missile defense system in their backyard — and neither does China.

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Amateur K-pop dancers perform at a presidential campaign rally for Moon Jae-in, the candidate for Korea's Democratic Party, in Seoul on Saturday.

Parade Floats And Altered K-Pop Songs Mark South Korea's Coming Election

12:22pm May 04, 2017

by Lauren Frayer

With tensions rising over North Korea's nuclear program, you might expect a kind of panic in South Korea. But there's an altogether different scene happening in Seoul ahead of the election.

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Ousted President Park Geun-hye arrives at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office last month for questioning.

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Trial Of Ousted South Korean Leader Begins As Voters Mull Her Replacement

2:28pm May 02, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Park Geun-hye's lawyers denied the slew of corruption charges against her, which could put her away for life. Meanwhile, a generational divide could determine the impeached president's successor.

A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile interceptor system is now functional at its South Korean site. In this photo from 2013, one of the THAAD systems is seen performing a test launch.

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THAAD Missile System In South Korea Is Now Operational, U.S. Says

10:38am May 02, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The American missile system has caused controversy, partly because President Trump suggested he would charge South Korea for it.

Lee Seung-won, 74, considers himself a pro-U.S. conservative, and he believes the ousted South Korean president, Park Geun-hye, was unfairly treated. Park goes on trial Tuesday for corruption. An election to replace her will be held May 9.

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In South Korea's Presidential Election, A Referendum On U.S. Relations

12:23am May 02, 2017

by Lauren Frayer

With their impeached president on trial for corruption, South Korean voters will decide how pro-U.S. her replacement should be — as President Trump and North Korea trade threats of war.

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The U.S. Navy says the USS Michigan, a guided missile submarine, has docked in South Korea on a "routine visit." It is shown here in 2014 west of Manila, Philippines.

Dueling Shows Of Force As Tensions Ratchet Up On Korean Peninsula

2:02pm April 25, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

As North Korea marked its military's anniversary with artillery drills, a U.S. guided missile submarine docked in South Korea and U.S. Navy ships conducted exercises with South Korea and Japan.

Vice President Pence arrived Monday at the South Korean border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War.

Pence Tells North Korea: 'The Era Of Strategic Patience Is Over'

4:24pm April 17, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

"All options are on the table," U.S. Vice President Pence said during his visit to South Korea, amid rising tensions with North Korea over its nuclear and ballistic missile program.

Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye arrives at the Seoul Central District Court for a hearing in late March. Arrested shortly after that hearing, Park has now been formally indicted on corruption charges.

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Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye Is Formally Indicted

10:49am April 17, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Park, who was impeached and removed from power, faces charges that range from bribery to the leaking of state secrets. The bribery charge alone carries a possible life sentence in prison.

A United Nations propaganda poster from the Korean War era bears an anti-communist message. In South Korea, the propaganda turned North Koreans into beast-like characters.

Why Do Some South Koreans Believe A Myth That North Koreans Have Horns?

7:00am April 04, 2017

by Elise Hu

Researchers say the belief some South Koreans hold that North Koreans — who are the same ethnicity as South Koreans — are beast-like is a product of years of propaganda and misleading education.

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Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye arrives for questioning at the Seoul Central District Court on Thursday.

Ousted South Korean Leader Park Geun-hye Arrested On Corruption Charges

4:22pm March 30, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The court granted prosecutors' request to hold Park, who was removed from office earlier this month. A Seoul court issued the warrant early Friday local time, hours after she appeared for questioning.