Impeached S Korea President Park Geun-hye cancels questioning over scandal
Prosecutors say South Korea's impeached president has canceled plans to undergo questioning to protest leaks to the media about her investigation.
Feb 09, 2017, 13:59 PM IST
South Korean President to undergo questioning at her office
South Korean President Park Geun-hye is expected to undergo face-to-face questioning over a string of corruption allegations later this week possibly at the presidential office, her aide said on Monday.
Feb 06, 2017, 13:55 PM IST
South Korean prosecutors raid anti-trust body, financial regulator
South Korean prosecutors investigating the scandal involving impeached President Park Geun-hye on Friday raided the offices of an anti-trust body and a financial regulator, a media report said.
Feb 03, 2017, 13:31 PM IST
South Korea President's office block prosecutors' searches
Prosecutors want to question President Park Geun-hye and search her presidential Blue House for more information about events that led to her impeachment in December.
Feb 03, 2017, 09:12 AM IST
Former UN chief Ban Ki-moon won't run for South Korea presidency
Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday that he won't run for South Korea's presidency, a surprise announcement that removes a well-known figure from contention and further stirs the country's already tumultuous politics.
Feb 01, 2017, 12:47 PM IST
South Korea unveils controversial state history textbooks
South Korea`s government on Tuesday unveiled the final version of state-issued school history textbooks despite criticism that they are a throwback to the country`s authoritarian past.
Jan 31, 2017, 13:55 PM IST
South Korea, US defence chiefs back anti-missile system
The North`s leader Kim Jong-Un boasted early this month that the country was in the "final stages" of developing an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Jan 31, 2017, 09:26 AM IST
South Korea ruling party to change its name
Saenuri said most of its members supported a change of name, calling it the only way to give the party a "new life".
South Korean prosecutors seek arrest of Samsung heir Lee Kun-Hee
South Korean prosecutors on Monday sought the arrest of the heir to giant conglomerate Samsung for bribery in connection with a political scandal that has seen President Park Geun-Hye impeached.
Jan 16, 2017, 14:57 PM IST
Ban Ki-Moon returns to South Korea after hinting at presidency run
Retired UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon returned to South Korea Thursday as momentum builds around his possible run in elections to succeed impeached President Park Geun-Hye.
Jan 12, 2017, 16:09 PM IST
South Korean court warns against delays in Park Geun-hye's trial
South Korea`s constitutional court, which is deliberating a motion to impeach President Park Geun-hye, on Tuesday warned against a possible delay of trial on the impeachment bill.
Jan 10, 2017, 15:02 PM IST
Japan PM Shinzo Abe urges South Korea to remove 'comfort woman' statue
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called on South Korea to remove a statue of a "comfort woman" which has reignited a diplomatic row over Tokyo's wartime sex slavery.
Jan 08, 2017, 15:42 PM IST
S Korean president refuses to testify in impeachment trial
South Korean President Park Geun-hye has refused to testify in a case that will decide her future following her impeachment over a corruption scandal, forcing the Constitutional Court to delay the start of oral arguments.
Jan 03, 2017, 13:35 PM IST
Daughter of South Korean leader's friend arrested in Denmark amid graft probe
The daughter of one of the central figures in a South Korean influence-peddling scandal that led to President Park Geun-hye`s impeachment will face extradition proceedings in Denmark after Danish police arrested her on an Interpol request from Seoul.
Jan 02, 2017, 23:52 PM IST
South Koreans demand president's removal on New Year's Eve
Even on New Year's Eve, large crowds of South Koreans were expected to join another rally demanding the ouster of impeached President Park Geun-hye, who's determined to restore her powers through a court trial.
Dec 31, 2016, 11:51 AM IST
South Korean envoy to France grilled over Park censorship
South Korea`s ambassador to France was grilled by investigators Thursday over allegations that the government blacklisted thousands of cultural figures deemed critical of impeached President Park Geun-Hye.
Dec 29, 2016, 15:59 PM IST
South Korea`s detained `Rasputin` snubs lawmakers from jail cell
Choi Soon-Sil denied new allegations that she had stashed around 10 trillion won ($8.3 billion) abroad.
Dec 26, 2016, 08:24 AM IST
South Koreans to march against President Park Geun-hye on Christmas Eve
Large crowds of South Koreans were expected to march in the streets today, calling for the permanent removal of impeached President Park Geun-hye and extending the historically biggest protest movement in the country to Christmas Eve.
Dec 24, 2016, 08:12 AM IST
South Korean court holds first hearing on Park's impeachment case
South Korean President Park Geun-hye`s popularity has sunk to near record lows since the influence-peddling scandal blew up.
Dec 22, 2016, 13:00 PM IST
South Korean court to mull impeachment of President Park Geun-Hye, ruling party split
South Korea's Constitutional Court will tomorrow start hearings into whether to confirm the impeachment of President Park Geun-Hye, with her ruling conservative party deeply split on the issue before a likely fresh election.
Dec 21, 2016, 14:25 PM IST
