SEOUL — Scrambling to defuse a massive scandal, South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday conceded to lawmakers the power to name her new prime minister, a move that […]
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Mass Protest Against President Brings Out Tens Of Thousands In South Korea
SEOUL — South Korean prosecutors on Sunday formally arrested two former presidential aides as they bring their investigation over a bizarre political scandal that has engulfed the nation a […]
South Korea PM Nominee: ‘President Can Be Investigated’ For Scandal
SEOUL — South Korea’s president can be investigated in a snowballing influence-peddling scandal involving her longtime friend, the prime minister-designate said Thursday. The comments by Kim Byong-joon came as […]
South Korean President Replaces PM, Others Amid Scandal
SEOUL — South Korea’s embattled president replaced her prime minister and two other top officials on Wednesday in a bid to restore public confidence amid a political scandal involving […]
Japanese Girl Group Under Fire For Nazi-Like Outfits
TOKYO — A popular teenage all-girls band in Japan is under fire for performing in outfits resembling Nazi-era German military uniforms. The members of Keyakizaka46 appeared recently in dark […]
Prosecutors To Interview Woman At Center Of South Korean Political Scandal
SEOUL — South Korea is hoping for answers Monday about its biggest scandal in years. At the center is Choi Soon-sil, a cult leader’s daughter with a decades-long connection […]
South Korean Protestors Call For President To Step Down
SEOUL — South Korean President Park Geun-hye has ordered 10 of her senior secretaries to resign amid an investigation that she let an old friend, the daughter of a […]
Lakers release Yi Jianlian before season opener
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Metta World Peace and Thomas Robinson both went into training camp with only a small chance of making the Los Angeles Lakers’ roster. They seized that […]
China launches manned mission to experimental space station
BEIJING — China launched a pair of astronauts into space Monday on a mission to dock with an experimental space station and remain aboard for 30 days in preparation […]
Jia Jia, world’s oldest-ever panda in captivity, dies at 38
HONG KONG — The world’s oldest-ever panda in captivity was euthanized Sunday at the Hong Kong theme park where she lived because her health had deteriorated. Ocean Park said […]
Thai king, world’s longest-reigning monarch, dies at 88
BANGKOK — King Bhumibol Adulyadej, revered in Thailand as a demigod, a humble father figure and an anchor of stability through decades of upheaval at home and abroad, died […]
Filipino president on US alliance: ‘Do you really think we need it?’
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he will not abrogate a defense treaty with the United States but questioned its importance and that of joint combat […]
Samsung stops making Galaxy Note 7s as new problems emerge
SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics said Tuesday that it is stopping production of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones permanently, a day after stopping global sales of the ill-fated devices […]
Pulitzer-winning Nguyen longlisted for National Book Award
Viet Thanh Nguyen, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction last spring for his novel “The Sympathizer,” is now in the running for a nonfiction National Book Award. Nguyen’s […]
Seoul says North Korea is capable of next nuclear test anytime
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea is capable of detonating another nuclear device at its main atomic test site any time it chooses, Seoul officials said Monday, as the […]
