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30 years jail sought for ex-president

SEOUL"•South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday demanded a 30-year-jail sentence for former president Park Geun-hye, who was sacked over a wide-ranging corruption scandal that exposed...

Why Samsung’s Lee must do his time

By Michael Schuman HISTORY was made in a Seoul court on Friday when Jay Y. Lee, scion of the family that founded the giant Samsung...

Samsung heir jailed 5 years

SEOUL"•The heir to the Samsung business empire, which includes the world’s biggest smartphone maker, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for bribery...

S. Korea prosecutors demand 12 years jail for Samsung heir

SEOUL"•South Korean prosecutors on Monday demanded the heir to the Samsung empire be jailed for 12 years over his role in the corruption scandal...

Ex-president’s friend gets 3-year jail term

SEOUL"•The woman at the center of South Korea’s corruption scandal, Choi Soon-Sil, was handed a three-year jail term for bribery Friday in the first...

Duterte congratulates South Korea’s new leader

President Rodrigo Duterte sends his congratulations to new South Korean President Moon Jae-In. Moon has just taken his oath of office after a landslide victory...

South Koreans go to polls to vote for new president

SEOUL"•South Koreans went to the polls Tuesday to choose a new president after Park Geun-Hye was ousted and indicted for corruption, against a backdrop...

Next S. Korea leader seen to rein in Trump

SEOUL"•When South Korea fills a presidential vacuum next month, the first order of business for its new leader will be to tame Donald Trump’s...

Park appears in court over corruption case

SEOUL"•South Korea’s ousted president Park Geun-Hye appeared in court Thursday at a hearing to decide whether she should be arrested over the corruption and...

Prosecutors to summon Park

SEOUL"•South Korean prosecutors will summon former president Park Geun-Hye, whose impeachment was confirmed by the country’s highest court last week, for questioning as a...

South Korea does impeachment right

By Noah Feldman South Korea’s president Park Geun-hye was officially  removed from office  Friday after the constitutional court affirmed her impeachment by the national assembly. It’s a...

Park slammed for defiance

SEOUL"•Ousted South Korean leader Park Geun-Hye was assailed by newspapers and politicians Monday for her defiance over the court ruling that ended her tenure...

Park’s ouster lets South Korea move on

By Bloomberg Editorial Now that a court has ousted her from office, former South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s troubles are only beginning: She could face...

South Koreans split over Park’s sacking

SEOUL"•The rival crowds outside South Korea’s constitutional court Friday for the verdict on impeached president Park Geun-Hye epitomized the opposing passions and generational splits...
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