by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korean President Park Geun-hye has decided to replace her health minister after the government was criticized for its poor handling of the Middle […]
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South Korean Court Orders New Trial for Convicted Ex-Spy Chief
Pictured above: Former spy chief Won Sei-hoon. (Screenshot via Arirang/YouTube) by HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a new […]
President Park Geun-hye Named 11th Most Powerful Woman in the World
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com On Tuesday, Forbes named South Korean President Park Geun-hye as the 11th most powerful woman in the world, just one notch below United States […]
President Park Geun-hye to Visit White House on June 16
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korean President Park Geun-hye will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama on June 16 during a visit to Washington, the White House announced […]
President Park and Saenuri Party Snubbed at Sewol Ferry Memorials
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Grief and fury marked the one-year anniversary of the Sewol ferry disaster on Thursday, as hundreds of South Koreans mourned for the 304 […]
South Korean President Considers Raising the Sunken Sewol Ferry
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korean President Park Geun-hye pledged Monday to consider salvaging the Sewol ferry that sank off Jindo Island last year and killed more […]
Nancy Pelosi Urges Abe to Apologize for Japan’s Wartime Sex Slavery
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi urged Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday to acknowledge and apologize for the sexual slavery committed […]
President Park Geun-hye Visits Injured U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday made a surprise visit to the hospital to see U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert, who was knifed […]
Former South Korean Dictator’s Family Forfeits $1.2M to U.S.
Pictured above: President Chun, Republic of South Korea, and his wife Lee SoonJa prepare to depart after their visit to Washington D.C. in 1981. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) […]
Former South Korean Spy Chief Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korea’s former spy chief has been sentenced to three years in prison for interfering in the 2012 presidential election in support of […]
President Park Offers to Meet Kim Jong-un Without Pre-Conditions
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Monday that she is open to holding a summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un […]
Forbes Names Park Geun-hye 46th Most Powerful Person in the World
by REERA YOO On Wednesday, South Korean President Park Geun-hye was named the 46th most powerful person in the world by Forbes magazine, one notch behind World Bank President […]
South Korea Indicts Japanese Journalist on Charges of Defaming President Park
by REERA YOO South Korean prosecutors indicted a Japanese reporter Wednesday on charges of defaming President Park Geun-hye by reporting rumors about her personal life and whereabouts during the […]
SKorean President Dismantles Coast Guard Over Ferry Disaster
by STEVE HAN South Korean President Park Geun-hye announced Monday that she will scrap the country’s coast guard as a “reform and a great transformation” after hundreds of teenagers […]
