The BOK said the decision was taken so it could further assess any changes in domestic and external conditions.

South Korea is floundering in a time of uncertainty, in which its future as both a relatively new democracy and an old American ally is at stake.

China announced on Friday it will raise tariffs on US goods from 84% to 125%, in the latest escalation of a trade war bet ...

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South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, widely seen as the frontrunner in a presidential by-election triggered by the ...

Shares up 4.5pc after S&P500 jumps by most since 2008; US futures dip; miners, banks soar; Deutsche tips 25bps May rate cut; ...

Kim Shin-jo stunned South Korea when he told a news conference after his capture that his team had intended to slit the ...

Kim Shin-jo, a prominent ex-North Korean commando who resettled in South Korea as a pastor after his daring mission to ...

Some of the world’s weakest economies in Asia are among those hardest-hit in opening salvo of global trade war ...

East-West Center's Jean H. Lee joined HNN’s Sunrise to talk about the future of one of America’s strongest allies in Asia.

The White House claims that the sweeping tariffs are aimed at freeing America from its dependence on foreign goods.