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Park Chan-kyong
Park Chan-kyong is a journalist covering South Korean affairs for the South China Morning Post. He previously worked at the Agence France-Presse's Seoul bureau for 35 years. He studied political science at Korea University and economics at the Yonsei University Graduate School.
Park Chan-kyong is a journalist covering South Korean affairs for the South China Morning Post. He previously worked at the Agence France-Presse's Seoul bureau for 35 years. He studied political science at Korea University and economics at the Yonsei University Graduate School.
The former first lady, who faces a raft of corruption allegations, will receive the court’s ruling on January 28.
Marking the first anniversary of the crisis, Lee Jae-myung hailed those who faced down troops for ‘saving democracy’.
Concerns are growing that the judiciary, dominated by Yoon-appointed judges, may acquit the former president of insurrection charges.
Analysts say the event served a dual purpose: grooming Kim’s potential successor and angling for Russian jets as payment for Ukraine war aid.
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The former prime minister would be the first person sentenced in connection with the decree. Prosecutors have demanded a 15-year prison term.
Prosecutors now suspect ex-president Yoon’s martial law gambit was a desperate bid to shield his interfering wife from looming prison time.
Renovations at Yongbyon seemingly prove Kim Jong-un is serious about expanding his arsenal – but Seoul has a bunker-busting response.
The renewed dispute undermines Seoul’s efforts to restore trilateral cooperation in Northeast Asia amid rising threats from North Korea.
The former South Korean president was already mulling a self-coup as early as six months into his term, indictment papers show.
Now the North sees the South as a ‘quasi-nuclear weapons state’ with US help, a fourth Trump-Kim summit appears less likely than ever.
While Seoul could expand its security roles, analysts warn the shift from strategic ambiguity could upset its US-China balancing act.
A key aspect of the document details US approval for South Korea to build nuclear-powered attack submarines.
Lee Jae-myung’s liberal government defies expectations of a retreat, in a move likely to trigger an angry reaction from Pyongyang.
Cho Tae-yong’s arrest threatens to derail the NIS’ decades-long effort to be seen as politically neutral, analysts say.
Memos show the ex-president’s intelligence chief contemplated strikes on Kim Jong-un’s private resort and nuclear facilities.
Kim Chul-soo’s racist remarks, exposed in leaked audio, undermine the Red Cross’ core principle of non-discrimination, critics say.
The sanctions are part of US President Donald Trump’s strategy of applying pressure before negotiations, an analyst says.
South Korea’s intelligence agency says the 12-year-old Ju-ae is consolidating her position as a potential heir but analysts are doubtful.
In shock testimony, a former commander claims Yoon Suk-yeol ordered political rivals captured so he could ‘shoot and kill them all’ himself.
Seoul hails diplomatic milestones but analysts warn its economy and security posture may face renewed pressure from the two giants.
North Korea’s statement aimed to prevent China and South Korea from placing denuclearisation on top of their summit agenda, according to analysts.
Construction of the US-built submarines is likely to run into cost and feasibility issues and nuclear proliferation worries, experts say.
Under the deal, Washington will maintain 15 per cent tariffs on South Korean goods while Seoul will invest US$350 billion in the US.
Analysts view the ‘Fire Arrow’ missile launch, timed just before Apec, as a calculated bid to strengthen Pyongyang’s negotiating position.
Though a meeting with Trump would look good for Kim, the North Korean leader’s focus is on alliances with China and Russia, analysts say.
Trump has offered to cut tariffs if Seoul commits US$350 billion in investment.
Kim Keon-hee is also accused of entering sacred chambers housing royal ancestral tablets in a 2023 visit to Jongmyo Shrine.
The launch, Pyongyang’s first in months, is seen by some as an invite for Trump to meet, by others as a test run for a Russian arms deal.
Trump seems keen to rekindle their ‘bromance’ but a nuclear-emboldened Kim Jong-un has little reason to rush into talks, analysts say.
