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Five Points of Contention For Park Impeachment

South Korea's parliament impeached President Park Geun-Hye in December on 13 separate counts stemming from a...

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Samsung Chief Goes On Trial For Bribery

The trial of Samsung’s de facto head Lee Jae-Yong on a string of corruption charges including bribery and...

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Samsung Heir Denies Charges At Preliminary Hearing

The heir to the Samsung business empire denies all charges in connection with a wide-ranging corruption scandal, his...

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Samsung Chief Lee Jae-Yong On Trial For Bribery

Samsung’s de facto head Lee Jae-Yong has gone on trial in South Korea on charges of bribery. The case is linked to a...

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Pressure Mounts On S.Korea’s Chaebols

Once a driver of growth and a source of national pride, South Korea's family-led conglomerates are becoming instead...

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Samsung Heir Charged With Bribery and Embezzlement

South Korean prosecutors charged the de facto chief of Samsung, Lee Jae-yong, with bribery and embezzlement on Tuesday,...

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Samsung Heir Lee Jae-Yong To Be Indicted On Bribery Charges

Samsung's heir apparent Lee Jae-yong is to be formally indicted on multiple charges including bribery and embezzlement,...

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Samsung Heir Indicted For Bribery, Embezzlement

The heir to the Samsung empire and four other top executives from the world's biggest smartphone maker were indicted...

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South Korea Prosecutors To Charge Samsung Group Chief and Four Other Executives

Samsung Group chief, Jay Y. Lee arrives at the office of the independent counsel team in Seoul South Korea's special...

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South Korea Special Prosecutors’ Corruption Probe To End

Special prosecutors investigating the swirling corruption scandal that has embroiled South Korea's impeached President...

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S. Korea Court ‘sets Date For President’s Final Impeachment Hearing’

South Korea's Constitutional Court will hold its final impeachment hearing to rule on the fate of President Park...

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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...

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Billionaire Samsung Heir Arrested In $40m Corruption Probe

The billionaire South Korean heir to the Samsung empire has been arrested over $40million bribery claims - and is being...

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Samsung’s History Tainted By Run-Ins With the Law

Starting off as a humble grocery store 79 years ago, South Korean giant Samsung has a checkered history, with its...

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Samsung Heir Lee Jae-Yong Facing South Korea Arrest

A court in South Korea has approved the arrest of Samsung's heir apparent Lee Jae-yong, accused of bribery and other...

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Samsung Heir Arrested In Corruption Probe

The heir of South Korean giant Samsung was arrested Friday as part of a probe into corruption and influence-peddling...

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S. Korea Court Mulls Fresh Bid To Arrest Samsung Heir

The scion of South Korean giant Samsung appeared in court Thursday as judges deliberate a second attempt by prosecutors...

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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...