Presidents of South Korea
Court Ousts South Korea’s Scandal-Hit President
South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye has become the country’s first democratically elected leader to be forced...
South Korean Court Throws President Park Out of Office Over Scandal
South Korea's Constitutional Court removed President Park Geun-hye from office on Friday over a graft scandal involving...
S. Korea’s Longtime ‘princess’ Dethroned In Disgrace
The corridors of power have been home to South Korea's Park Geun-Hye as a child, de facto first lady, and president....
S. Korea Constitutional Court Dismisses President
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye was fired by the country's top court on Friday, as it upheld her impeachment by...
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...
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...
Mass S. Korea Rallies As Final Park Impeachment Ruling Looms
Thousands of South Korean protesters held rival mass rallies Saturday over the impeachment of President Park Geun-Hye...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
South Korean Prosecutors Are Denied Park Scandal Probe Extension
South Korean special prosecutors investigating impeached President Park Geun-hye were denied permission to extend their...
Impeached S. Korea President Tells Court of ‘regret’
South Korea's president expressed "belated regret" Monday over the scandal that triggered her impeachment, as the...
South Korea Special Prosecutors’ Corruption Probe To End
Special prosecutors investigating the swirling corruption scandal that has embroiled South Korea's impeached President...
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...
Arrested Samsung Heir Appears Handcuffed For Questioning
Handcuffed and bound with ropes, the heir of electronics giant Samsung appeared for questioning Saturday over his...
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...
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...
North Korea’s State Killings
The Cold War-style assassination of Kim Jong-Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, is the latest in...