SEOUL, May 27 — Former South Korean prime minister Han Duck-soo and former Deputy prime minister Choi Sang-mok have been barred from leaving South Korea amid an ongoing investigation into an alleged insurrection attempt involving ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol.

SEOUL, May 27 — Former South Korean prime minister Han Duck-soo and former Deputy prime minister Choi Sang-mok have been barred from leaving South Korea amid an ongoing investigation into an alleged insurrection attempt involving ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol.

SEOUL, May 11 — South Korea’s former prime minister and acting president Han Duck-soo ended a short, ill-fated attempt to win the conservative party’s presidential nomination on Sunday after days of internecine disputes just days out from the election.

SEOUL, May 10 — South Korea's conservatives dropped their presidential candidate today and reopened the nomination process, as the former prime minister joined the party to challenge the liberal frontrunner in an election just four weeks away.

SEOUL, April 4 — The Constitutional Court's ruling that removed former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol from office over his failed martial law bid has triggered an early presidential election, likely to be held in early June, according to Yonhap News Agency.

SANCHEONG COUNTY, March 25 — Deadly wildfires spread further across South Korea yesterday as authorities designated three more counties 'special disaster zones'.

SEOUL, March 24 — South Korea's Constitutional Court today ruled to strike down the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and restore his powers, marking the latest twist in the country's political turmoil after his impeachment as acting president more than two months ago.

SEOUL, Dec 27 — Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok will take on his role as acting president on Friday, after the opposition-controlled National Assembly's motion to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo, his office confirmed, according to the Yonhap News Agency.

SEOUL, Dec 27 — South Korea’s National Assembly voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo less on Friday, than two weeks after he took over from President Yoon Suk-yeol, who was impeached for his botched imposition of martial law, Yonhap News Agency reported.

SEOUL — South Korea's main opposition party said it will introduce a bill to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo on Thursday and hold a vote on Friday, a move that could deepen the country's constitutional crisis triggered by a short-lived martial law.

SEOUL, Oct 27 — South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck Soo said Thursday that South Korea will increase its funding to help developing nations mitigate the impacts of climate change.