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South Korea opposition rejects embattled president’s power-sharing offer
Nov 09, 2016 05:15South Korea’s opposition has rejected an offer by embattled President Park Geun-hye to nominate the country’s prime minister, as she attempts to offer concessions meant to save her scandal-hit presidency.
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S Korea deploys 20K police forces for huge rally against president
Nov 05, 2016 04:05Thousands of South Korean police have been deployed in the capital Seoul ahead of a 40,000-strong protest rally demanding the ouster of embattled President Park Geun-Hye over a corruption scandal.
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Scandal is all my fault: South Korea's president
Nov 04, 2016 03:36South Korean President Park Geun-hye says she is solely to blame for an ongoing crisis involving an old friend of hers who allegedly meddled in state affairs despite having no formal position.
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South Korea coast guard opens fire on Chinese fishing boats
Nov 02, 2016 12:48South Korean coast guard vessels have opened fire on Chinese trawlers allegedly fishing illegally off South Korea’s coast, prompting Beijing to censure Seoul.
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South Korea announces new premier, finance minster amid Park scandal
Nov 02, 2016 05:38South Korea has named a new prime minister and finance minister amid a political scandal concerning President Park Geun-hye allegedly letting a close friend meddle in state affairs.
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Thousands protest in S Korea, demand president resignation over leaking scandal
Oct 29, 2016 16:49Thousands of people in South Korea have staged a protesting rally against President Park Geun-hye, calling on her to resign over allegations that she leaked important official documents to a close friend and allowed her to interfere in important state affairs.
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South Korea’s Park wants constitution reform to allow more than single presidential term
Oct 24, 2016 03:06South Korean President Park Geun-hye has proposed changes to the country’s constitution to allow presidents to serve more than a single term.
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South Korea complains to China over sinking of coast guard vessel
Oct 10, 2016 10:56Seoul says it has lodged a formal complaint with Beijing over the alleged sinking of a South Korean coast guard vessel by Chinese fishermen.
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South Korean president urges North Koreans to defect
Oct 01, 2016 17:39South Korean President Park Geun-hye has urged North Koreans to defect to the South, two days after a North Korean soldier crossed the heavily protected border into the southern neighbor's territory.
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China urges US, South Korea to cancel THAAD deployment
Sep 30, 2016 14:15Beijing has urged Washington to cancel the imminent deployment of a controversial missile system to South Korea, saying that militarization of the Korean Peninsula could “seriously harm the strategic interests of China.”