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Director Shin Dong-yeob is planning to make a Choi Soon-sil scandal movie satire based on the ongoing political hullabaloo, revealed Thor Company, a local moviemaker.

Aug 17, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

South Korea President Park Geun-hye Replaces 3 Ministers

South Korea President Park Geun-hye replaced the three ministers and four vice minister-level officials on Tuesday.

SK Women's Handball Team Finishes Rio Olympics Without Regrets

Aug 17, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

SK Women's Handball Team Finishes Rio Olympics Without Regrets

South Korean Women's Handball team staunch the flow of tears after their final match as South Korean national handball team athletes and they have no regrets in joining the Rio Olympics competition.

G-Dragon's Instagram post

Aug 17, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

Japanese Fans Criticize G-Dragon for Liberation Day Post on Social Media

After the reports of criticisms from Korean netizens towards SNSD's Tiffany because of her controversial social media posts that coincide with South Korea's celebration of its liberation from the Japanese colonial rule, another K-Pop idol is under fire, this time from Japanese netizens.

US Army Chief Mark Milley

Aug 17, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

U.S. Army Chief Affirms THAAD is Not a Threat to China

In a statement during his two-hour meeting with People's Liberation Army General Li Zuocheng in Beijing on Tuesday, United States Army Chief Gen. Mark A. Milley emphasized that the deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) in South Korea is “not a threat in any way” to China.

 Sei Young Kim of South Korea poses for a selfie with the trophy after winning the LPGA JTBC Founders Cup at Wildfire Golf Club.

Aug 17, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

South Korea Hopeful for a Medal in Women's Golf Tournament in Rio

The South Korean women's golf team will attempt to win all the medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Rio 2016: Great Britain’s Mark Cavendish Collides With South Korea’s Park Sang-hoon During Omnium

Aug 16, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

Rio 2016: Great Britain’s Mark Cavendish Collides With South Korea’s Park Sang-hoon During Omnium

Great Britain’s Mark Cavendish collides with South Korea’s Park Sang-hoon during the men’s omnium final at the Rio velodrome.

Japan Plans to Make Easier Arrivals for Korean Tourists

Aug 16, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

Japan Plans to Make Easier Arrivals for Korean Tourists

Korean tourists will no longer need to stand in lines at immigration in all the Japanese airports starting next year.

South Korean Wrestler 'Kim Hyeon-woo' Wins Bronze in Rio 2016 Olympics

Aug 16, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

South Korean Wrestler 'Kim Hyeon-woo' Wins Bronze in Rio 2016 Olympics

South Korean wrestler Kim Hyeon-woo won a bronze medal in the men's 75 kilogram Greco-Roman competition in Rio 2016 Olympics.

Suwon, Korea

Aug 16, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

No Medals for South Korea on Day 10 of Rio Olympics

On the 10th day of the 2016 Rio Olympics, South Korea has failed to win any medals due to shocking and unexpected defeats by some of its key athletes.

Critic says South Korean president Park Geun Hye's crowd funding project Youth Hope Fund

Aug 16, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

SK President Reorganizes High-Level Government Posts

On Tuesday, President Park Geun Hye of South Korea partially reorganized high-level government posts in an attempt to put in momentum into her presidency for the 18 months left of her term.

Father and son playing at the park | By: XiXinXing | Getty Images

Aug 16, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

Lawmakers in Korea Seek to Establish Longer Paternity Leave

Legislators from both the ruling and opposition parties are presenting bills to enable fathers to take more paternity leaves as a way to safeguard men's rights to raise their children and to boost Korea's record-low birthrate, which is around 1.2 children per woman.

(Photo by: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images News) South Korean President Park Geun Hye visits a front line military base on Christmas eve.

Aug 16, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

Park Defends Her Position on THAAD

In her speech during the 71st-anniversary celebration of South Korea's Liberation Day on Monday, South Korea President Park Geun-Hye defended her stand to deploy a U.S.-operated missile defense system claiming that the action would protect the Korean people.

Yasukuni Shrine (Photo by Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images)

Aug 15, 2016 PM EDT - Erlane Audrie

South Korea’s Display of Concern as Japan Commemorates Wartime Heroes in the Yasukuni Shrine

Japan's commemoration of World War II heroes in the Yasukuni Shrine is the cause of great outrcry in South Korea and China.

South Korea Prepares Missiles to Take Out North Korea’s Military Installations

Aug 15, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

South Korea Prepares Missiles to Take Out North Korea’s Military Installations

South Korea prepares their short-range Hyunmoo missiles to neutralize the increasing threats from North Korea.

Lee Jung-hyun Elected as The New Ruling Party Chief in South Korea

Aug 15, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

Lee Lays Plans for Saenuri's Future

Lee Jung Hyun, the chairman of the Saenuri Party said that for the presidential primary, the Party will welcome all contenders, even those outside the party, and adds that he would focus on the preparations for the 2017 presidential election.

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