South Korea’s disgraced former President Park Geun-hye was arrested and jailed Friday over the corruption allegations that already ended her tumultuous four-year rule and prompted an election to find […]
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South Korea Ousts President Park Geun-hye For Corruption
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s Constitutional Court removed impeached President Park Geun-hye from office in a unanimous ruling Friday over a corruption scandal that has plunged the country […]
South Korean President Refuses To Attend Impeachment Trial
Nearly a month following a legislative vote of impeachment, South Korean President Park Geun-hye is refusing to attend and testify at her impeachment trial that began Tuesday. The fate […]
How Do You Impeach A President In South Korea?
SEOUL — South Korean lawmakers could vote this Friday on a bill to impeach President Park Geun-hye. She has been accused by state prosecutors of colluding in the criminal activities […]
South Korean President Offers Conditional Resignation
SEOUL — South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Tuesday that she’ll resign — if parliament arranges the technical details — in her latest attempt to fend off impeachment efforts […]
South Korean President’s Concession Could Spell End Of Power
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 […]
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 […]
The Irrational Downfall of Park Geun-hye
President Park Geun-hye is in deep trouble. The stories have been out for a few days now, and even the English-language papers have caught on. Park’s confidant has been […]
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 […]
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 […]
North and South Korea Find a Way to Avoid Disaster, Reach Deal
Above photo: South Korean National Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin addresses reporters in Seoul shortly after 2 a.m. following three days of “marathon talks” with North Korea. (Reuters) by HYUNG-JIN […]
President Park Geun-hye Pardons SK Group Chairman
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com To commemorate the 70th anniversary of Korea’s independence from Japanese colonial rule, South Korea’s President Park has pardoned 6,527 people, including the chairman of SK […]
South Korea Declares Aug. 14 as Temporary Holiday for Independence Day Festivities
by ALEX HYUN| @ahyundarkb4dawn editor@charactermedia.com This year, the South Korean government has temporarily labeled Aug. 14 as an extra public holiday in conjunction with the country’s 70th Liberation Day holiday […]
