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Arrested Samsung Heir Appears Handcuffed For Questioning

Handcuffed and bound with ropes, the heir of electronics giant Samsung appeared for questioning Saturday over his...

International

Mentor of Samsung Scion Seen Stepping Up After Lee Arrest

The arrest of Samsung Group scion Jay Y. Lee on bribery charges could hamper decisions on strategic investments and...

International

Samsung Chief Questioned Behind Closed Doors In Arrest Warrant Hearing

A South Korean judge questioned Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee and another executive behind closed doors on Thursday...

International

Samsung Chief Appears For Second Round of Questions In Graft Probe

Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee appeared at the South Korean special prosecutor's office for questioning on Monday as...

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Samsung Chief In Second Grilling Over Corruption Claims

Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong is being questioned for a second time as a suspect in South Korea’s biggest political...

Headlines

Samsung Scion Summoned Again Over Corruption Scandal

Prosecutors summoned the scion of South Korean giant Samsung again on Monday in connection with a corruption scandal...

Headlines

Samsung Heir To Be Quizzed Again Over Corruption Scandal

South Korean prosecutors said on Sunday they would question the Samsung heir again as part of a probe into a corruption...

Opinion

Rival Protests Over S. Korea President Park Jam Seoul

Hundreds of thousands of people took part in rival rallies in Seoul Saturday, protesting for and against the...

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Court Denies Arrest Warrant For Samsung Chief

A court in South Korea has refused a request by prosecutors to issue an arrest warrant for Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong....

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Samsung Boss Questioned In South Korea Corruption Probe

Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong has been questioned at the prosecutor’s office in Seoul as a suspect in South Korea’s...

International

S Korea Monk Self Immolates In WW2 Japan Sex Slavery Protest

A Buddhist monk is critically ill after setting himself on fire in protest at South Korea's deal with Japan over its...

International

Ban Ki-Moon Bids A Fond Farewell

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon joked that he feels like Cinderella, as he prepares to step down at midnight on 31...

International

UN Chief Could Run For S Korea Presidency

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has hinted that he may shortly run for the presidency of his native South Korea. Mr...

International

South Korea’s President Park Faces Historic Impeachment Vote

President Park Geun-hye faces an impeachment vote in parliament on Friday over an influence peddling scandal that could...

International

S. Koreans Protest Embattled President Park, Opposition Seeks Impeachment

Around 1.8 million people are attending protests in South Korea calling for scandal-plagued President Park Geun-hye to...

International

South Korea Opposition To File Motion To Impeach Park

South Korea's three opposition parties have agreed to submit a motion to impeach President Park Geun-hye, saying they...

Politics

South Korea’s President ‘willing To Resign’

South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye has said she has asked parliament to help her find a way to stand down. Ms Park...

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Thousands Protest Against South Korea President

Hundreds of thousands rallied in central Seoul on Saturday for a fifth week of protests against President Park...

International

S Korea Braces For ‘largest’ Protests Against President

Some two million people are expected to join nationwide protests in South Korea to demand the resignation of President...