The Latest Breaking News from Han Ducksoo

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo announces date of vote to choose a successor to impeached ex-leader Yoon Suk-yeol.

South Korea will hold a presidential election on June 3, the country's acting president said Tuesday, after Seoul's former leader Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office over a disastrous declaration of martial law.

The US president’s new tariff regime on every country threatens to unleash a global trade war. Here we explore how the world is responding

The new tariffs announced Wednesday by U.S. President Donald Trump were met initially with measured reactions from key trading partners, highlighting the lack of appetite for a full-fledged trade war

Barricades go up in Seoul as court prepares to rule on whether to uphold Yoon’s impeachment or restore his powers

Following months of deliberation, South Korea’s Constitutional Court will decide this week whether to uphold the legislature’s impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief imposition of martial law in December and formally remove him from office or restore his presidential powers

The latest travel advice as wildfires rage in south-eastern areas

Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate amidst some of the country's worst ever wildfires.

Helicopter crashes during efforts to contain wildfires in the southeastern town of Uiseong, one of the areas hardest-hit by the wildfires