When then-President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law decree plunged South Korea into chaos, it plummeted sales at Park Myung-Ja's diner in Jechon and became a turning point for many voters in the town.

Lee Jae-myung is still the frontrunner in South Korea’s presidential race, but what once looked like a landslide victory has turned into a much closer contest.

After months of political turmoil, South Korea will elect a new president this week to succeed conservative Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted over his brief but shocking imposition of martial law. (AP vid

After half a year of political turmoil, uncertainty and division, South Korea is voting for a new president to succeed Yoon Suk Yeol, the disgraced former leader who plunged the democratic nation into chaos by declaring martial law in December.

The election was called after President Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office over his decision to declare martial law. Political divisions have only worsened.

South Korea’s presidential vote is putting the spotlight on energy, brokerage and domestic-focused shares in the country’s outperforming $1.8 trillion equity market.

Streaks of colorful light could paint the sky over a large portion of the country on Sunday night into Monday morning amid a severe geomagnetic storm.

Louisiana residents could be treated to a sight rarely seen this far south Sunday night: the Northern Lights. A powerful coronal mass ejection — the eruption of solar material and magnetic fields — shot from the Sun on Saturday evening,

Atlantic and even the deep South could be in for an aurora borealis treat Sunday night. A strong geomagnetic storm could make northern lights visible to much of the U.S. There’s a chance it could reach G5 levels,