A South Korean court has reopened the case of a woman who was sentenced in 1965 after defending herself against a sexual ...

Choi Mal-ja, now 78, took her case to the Supreme Court and the High Court was ordered to review the matter again.

1942 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is born. He took power after his father Kim Il-sung, founder of the communist country, died in 1994.

Netflix has a huge catalog of excellent foreign-language shows, so many that finding a place to start can be daunting. As ...

Review of 78-year-old Choi Mal-ja’s case more than 60 years ago marks the country’s evolution in women’s rights.

A South Korean woman who was punished for biting off the tongue of the man who tried raping her is going to get a retrial. According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the 78-year-old woman will ...

Six people die in a fire in Busan, South Korea; Lung cancer cases spike in China, probably due to pollution; Pakistan is once again hosting a major international cricket to ...

South Korean women are at the center of the weekly protests calling for the removal of President Yoon Suk- yeol. They see Yoon, among other things, as an obstacle to women’s rights. That’s hardly ...

Filmmaker Magnus von Horn discusses his gritty film, now nominated for the best international feature Oscar.

After many years, justice has finally been served. A South Korean woman has been granted a retrial over 60 years after being convicted of grievous bodily harm for biting off part of a man's tongue who ...

A South Korean woman has been granted a retrial more than 60 years after being found guilty of grievous bodily harm for ...

A robber wielding a toy water gun to rob a bank was foiled just two minutes into the botched heist. The male suspect, referred to as 'A' by police, allegedly tried to raid the financial business in ...