1980 — Chun Doo-hwan, a former army general, is named president by a hand-picked electoral college. Chun seized power in an internal military coup on Dec. 12 of the previous year, in which he arrested then martial law commander Gen. Chung Seung-hwa.1…

Another flight operated by Air Koryo, North Korea’s national carrier, arrived in Beijing on Saturday, marking the resumption of regular passenger flights connecting the two countries after they were halted for more than three years due to the pandemic…

Thousands of people rallied in Seoul on Saturday to protest Japan’s release of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.The rally was held near City Hall, with the participation of some 90 civic groups who have formed a coalit…

Four men were found dead Saturday at a bed and breakfast facility in Bundang, south of Seoul, sending police to investigate the cause of the deaths.Police received a report from the operator of the lodging service around noon that “four men were left …

Kim Suk-won, former chairman of the now-defunct Ssangyong Group, has died of old age, his aides said Saturday. He was 78.Kim took over the midsized business group, which started as a cement-making company in 1975. The business group went on to aggress…

The families of the two victims who died in the plane crash in Bandar Elmina, Shah Alam last week received a donation from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.Through a post on his Facebook page, Anwar said the donation was presented by his politi…