Martial law reminds global investors why they dislike the country — they’re the last ones to find out what’s going on.

Asian markets are mostly lower after overnight political drama in South Korea added to regional uncertainties.

Global investors won’t soon forget Seoul’s amateur hour political performance, William Pesek writes in a guest commentary.

South Korea’s Kospi closed 1.4% lower to 2,464.00. Shares of Samsung Electronics, the country's biggest company, fell 0.9%.

Officials pledged “unlimited” support to markets as traders digested the implications of South Korea’s brief declaration of ...

South Korea’s Kospi lost 1.9% to 2,451.64. Shares of Samsung Electronics, the country's biggest company, fell 1.1%. Meanwhile ...

The KOSPI, the country’s stock market, finished 1.4% lower and the Korean won was little changed against the dollar.

South Korea's finance ministry said on Wednesday it was ready to deploy "unlimited" liquidity into financial markets after ...

Asian markets retreated Wednesday after overnight political drama in South Korea added to regional uncertainties, though the ...

Martial law was lifted in Korea, but political and economic turmoil could continue.

Political instability in South Korea has caused the nation's won to plunge in value and has shaken confidence in the nation's ...

An extraordinary political drama in South Korea is likely to compound an already gloomy outlook for Asia’s fourth-largest ...