“Our society is mired in factional conflict, with respective sides turning their back on the other, making any reasonable discussion impossible,” said Han, describing his current position as a fork ...

Former acting leader and current presidential hopeful Han Duck-soo met on the evening of May 7 with People Power Party (PPP) nominee Kim Moon-soo to discuss whether and how to unite their ...

SEOUL - South Korea's former prime minister and acting president Han Duck-soo ended a short, ill-fated attempt to win the conservative party's presidential nomination on Sunday after days of ...

MADRID (AP) — Philosopher Byung-Chul Han was awarded Spain’s 2025 Princess of Asturias Prize for Humanities for his writings on the ills of digital technology and contemporary capitalism ...

Han Duck-soo, 75, is a career bureaucrat with about 40 years of public service and a Harvard doctorate in economics. He was serving as PM of South Korea. South Korea's acting leader Prime Minister ...

SEOUL, May 7 (UPI) --Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Wednesday he would make reforming South Korea's constitution his top priority if he is able to secure the candidacy of the conservative ...

Han Duck-soo resigned as acting president Thursday and indicated he sought more responsibility. He joins the race for the presidency in an upcoming election triggered by Yoon Suk Yeol's ousting ...

SEOUL, May 6 (Reuters) - South Korea's former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said on Tuesday he saw no alternative other than teaming up with the presidential candidate of the ruling conservative ...

South Korean Acting President Han Duck-soo holds a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump on Apr. 8, 2025. Credit: Prime Minister’s Secretariat, Republic of Korea Both times Donald Trump ...

Amid growing demands for the presidential candidacy of Acting President Han Duck-soo from within the conservative camp and voices for a 'anti-Lee Jae-myung big tent,' Han Dong-hoon and Hong Joon ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s acting leader, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, said Thursday he is resigning to take on “heavier responsibility” as expectation mounted he will run in ...

Han Duck-soo takes swipe at Kim Moon-soo for backtracking on merger Han Duck-soo, Kim Moon-soo meet over candidacy merger, nothing agreed PPP set to conclude opinion polls on favorability of ...