Politics

Ahn Cheol-soo was a rival candidate for president before withdrawing from the race to support Yoon Suk-yeol.
South Korea election

Ex-South Korean presidential contender won't take PM post

Ahn Cheol-soo avoids uphill confirmation battle to ease presidential transition

31 March 2022
A worker seals off a residential area in Shanghai. The Chinese economy has suffered from strict restrictions designed to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Coronavirus

Asia's COVID success stories become the world's worst hot spots

China insists on lockdowns while South Korea and Vietnam weigh reopening

30 March 2022
The launch of what North Korea said was a Hwasong-17 greatly expanded the country's strike abilities. (Photo from KCNA)
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea's ICBM threat verges on reality, 30 years in the making

Latest test -- 4th during Ukraine war -- makes stride toward global nuclear strike capability

30 March 2022
Costs were already rising before Russia invaded Ukraine. Now, Asia's businesses and households are being squeezed even harder. 
Asia Insight

Inflation starts to bite in Asia on war, COVID, supply squeeze

Growing public anger puts governments to the test ahead of elections

29 March 2022
Yoon Suk-yeol, the former prosecutor general, is seen as the symbol of opposition to outgoing president Moon Jae-in and his government.
Comment

South Korean president-elect Yoon seeks timing for 'political revenge'

Regional polls in June may be the start of offensive

28 March 2022
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walks away from what state media reported is a "new type" of intercontinental ballistic missile in this undated photo released on March 24.
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea's launch of new ICBM signals cutting of ties to South

Hwasong-17 firing follows election of hard-line Yoon as South Korean president

25 March 2022
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, with current President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol in 2019. (Yonhap via Kyodo)
Politics

South Korea's new and outgoing presidents spar over central bank pick

Blue House and Yoon's team embroiled in tense transition

25 March 2022
South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's plan to move the presidential office out the Blue House in Seoul has come under fire from both supporters and opponents. (Source photos by Pool photo/AP and Reuters) 
Politics

Yoon's presidential office move slammed across political spectrum

President-elect says trying to connect with people; critics blast cost, inconvenience

24 March 2022
Park Ji-hyun, the new co-chair of the Democratic Party's emergency committee, speaks at a videoconference on March 14. She will lead the party's campaign for local elections in June. (Screenshot from party's YouTube channel)
Comment

South Korea's ruling party seeks redemption with female voters

After election loss, Democrats tap young activist to help rebuild, boost appeal

20 March 2022
Yoon Suk-yeol during his election campaign rally in Seoul on Mar. 8: Yoon seems more skilled at tapping into public discontent than at detailing a way out.
Opinion

South Korea's clash of corporate titans after 'Squid Game' election

Yoon Suk-yeol seems little interested in making hard economic choices

17 March 2022
A health care worker tests for COVID-19 in Seoul. South Korea has seen a surge in new cases as the government lifts restrictions.
Coronavirus

South Korea becomes world's COVID hot spot as infections surge

Seoul to ease curbs despite new daily cases topping 400,000

17 March 2022
South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol has pledged to deploy another THAAD battery in the country. (Source photos by U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency/Reuters) 
South Korea election

Yoon's pledge to boost THAAD missile system risks China reprisal

South Korea's president-elect faces choice of getting tough or appeasing Beijing

16 March 2022
Yoon Suk-yeol during his election campaign rally in Seoul on Mar. 8: expectations and scrutiny will be riding high for the incoming Yoon administration.
Opinion

South Korea's new president will reshape regional dynamics

Denuclearization will be a litmus test of North Korea's sincerity

16 March 2022
President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol wants South Korea to play a bigger role in the development of digital assets. (Nikkei montage/Reuters)
Cryptocurrencies

South Korea's incoming president vows big cryptocurrency push

But Yoon's path to implementing coin offerings and tax breaks remains unclear

15 March 2022
The International Space Station, docked with a Soyuz MS-19 crew ship, orbits the Earth in December 2021. 
Aerospace & Defense Industries

Asian space business upended by Russia's war in Ukraine

Japan, South Korea look for Soyuz alternatives in wake of sanctions

15 March 2022
President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol speaks in Seoul on Mar. 10: the expectations for Yoon could easily be dashed.
15 March 2022
South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, left, is seeking to secure preemptive strike capability against any potential attack from Kim Jong Un's North Korea. (Source photos by AP and KCNA/Reuters) 
N Korea at crossroads

Yoon to take hard line against 'main enemy' North Korea

Analysts say chances slim that incoming South Korea leader will make concessions

14 March 2022
Yoon Suk-yeol thanks his supporters in Seoul on March 10 after winning the presidential election. 
Comment

South Korea diplomacy faces tough test as Yoon assumes power

Seoul, Tokyo and Washington float idea of May trilateral summit

13 March 2022
South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol faces a multitude of foreign policy challenges. (Nikkei montage/AP)
South Korea election

How Yoon may shift South Korean foreign policy: 5 things to know

President-elect vows to 'rebuild' U.S. alliance, take tougher lines on China and North

11 March 2022
A statue symbolizing former South Korean "comfort women" is seen during an anti-Japan rally in Seoul.
International relations

Kishida speaks with Yoon as Japan-South Korea ties remain chilly

Both sides agree to hold face-to-face meeting as early as possible

11 March 2022
Yoon Suk-yeol speaks to supporters outside party headquarters in Seoul after declaring victory in the presidential election early on March 10.
South Korea election

Yoon Suk-yeol: What now for South Korea's next president?

Former prosecutor vows to heal national divisions and beef up defense

10 March 2022
Yoon Suk-yeol's victory in South Korea's presidential election should be a boon to U.S. President Joe Biden's efforts to create a united front in the Indo-Pacific. (Photo courtesy of the White House)
South Korea election

New partner? Indo-Pacific leaders express hope for Yoon

Incoming South Korean president embraces Quad, wants to rebuild Japan ties

10 March 2022
South Korea's President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol speaks during a news conference at the National Assembly in Seoul on March 10.
South Korea election

South Korea election: How the night unfolded

Yoon Suk-yeol, the conservative candidate, won a very tight race

10 March 2022
Yoon Suk-yeol holds bouquets as he is congratulated by party’s members and lawmakers at the National Assembly in Seoul on March 10.
South Korea election

Yoon Suk-yeol clinches tight South Korean presidential election

Ruling party's Lee concedes in one of the closest votes in country's history

10 March 2022
Conservative opposition candidate Yoon Suk-yeol of the People Power Party has won South Korea's presidential election. (Photo by Ahn Seong-bok)
South Korea election

South Korea's angry young men help propel Yoon to victory

Dissatisfaction with Moon and support from 3rd party contribute to close win

10 March 2022