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Ex-UN chief's brother, nephew charged with bribery in US
Jan 11, 2017 06:05Two close relatives of former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon have been charged in a bribery case in the United States that could potentially damage Ban's bid for South Korea’s presidency.
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South Korean monk self-immolates at anti-Park rally
Jan 08, 2017 05:57A Buddhist monk in South Korea has set himself on fire during a mass protest against the country’s impeached President Park Geun-hye over an influence-peddling scandal.
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Japan recalls envoy to South Korea over contentious statue
Jan 06, 2017 11:38Japan has recalled its ambassador to Seoul in protest at the placing of a controversial statue representing victims of wartime sex slaves outside its consulate in the South Korean port city of Busan.
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China reiterates opposition to US deployment of THAAD in South Korea
Jan 05, 2017 13:49A senior Chinese official has reiterated Beijing’s opposition to a US deployment of the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to South Korea.
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South Korea Constitutional Court holds hearings in president’s impeachment trial
Jan 05, 2017 05:33The Constitutional Court in South Korea is continuing hearings in the impeachment trial of the country’s President Park Geun-hye over a major corruption scandal.
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South Korea’s Park refuses to testify in impeachment hearing
Jan 03, 2017 08:30South Korea’s Constitutional Court has delayed the first hearing on the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye after she refused to appear and testify in the trial over a corruption scandal.
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South Koreans rally to demand Park’s ouster
Dec 31, 2016 14:16Hundreds of thousands of people have attended a New Year's Eve rally in South Korea's capital, Seoul, to demand a year 2017 without President Park Geun-hye.
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Head of South Korea’s pension fund arrested in probe
Dec 28, 2016 11:03South Korean authorities have arrested the head of the state-run pension fund as part of an expanding investigation into the alleged involvement of President Park Geun-hye in a fraud scandal.
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Anti-Park lawmakers defect from S. Korea ruling party
Dec 27, 2016 10:16South Korea's ruling party has officially split after scores of supporters of the impeachment of scandal-hit President Park Geun-hye defected and formed their own party.
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South Korea Constitutional Court begins impeachment hearings for president
Dec 22, 2016 09:48South Korea’s Constitutional Court has commenced deliberations on a legislative impeachment vote against the country’s embattled President Park Geun-hye over a major corruption scandal.