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South Korea's President Refuses To Testify At Impeachment Trial Hearing

11:01am January 03, 2017

by Jason Slotkin

Park Geun-hye was absent from a hearing Tuesday in a case that will decide her political future. She has been facing intense scrutiny over a corruption scandal involving a close friend and adviser.

South Korean President Park Geun-hye is shown during a Nov. 29 televised address. The country's first female leader was impeached on Friday.

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South Korean Lawmakers Vote Overwhelmingly To Impeach President

10:48am December 09, 2016

by Elise Hu

The vote against President Park Geun-hye follows a corruption scandal that has paralyzed the political system. A constitutional court will now decide whether to formally remove her from office.

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South Korean President Park Geun-Hye bows during an address to the nation, at the presidential Blue House in Seoul. South Korea's scandal-hit president said Tuesday she was willing leave office before the end of her term and would let parliament decide on

S. Korean President Says She's Open To Stepping Down, But Doesn't Resign

5:36am November 29, 2016

by Elise Hu

In an opaque move that likely lengthens South Korea's domestic political drift, embattled President Park Geun-hye put her fate in the hands of lawmakers.

South Koreans fill the streets of Seoul's city center Sunday, demanding President Park Geun-Hye step down.

S. Korean President Named As A Criminal Suspect In Cronyism Scandal

9:19am November 21, 2016

by Elise Hu

Prosecutors in South Korea will question President Park on allegations of corruption and cronyism. The move comes in the wake of massive protests calling for the president to step down.

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Samsung Offices Raided In An Investigation Involving A Dressage Horse

9:18pm November 08, 2016

by Elise Hu

The manufacturer is suspected of giving as much as $3 million in secret to support the equestrian training and Olympic dreams of the daughter of a close adviser to President Park Geun-hye.

Opening credits of the South Korean television show, "The Fourth Republic." The actors pictured portray a shadowy cult figure (left) and Korea's future president.

S. Korean President's 'Rasputin' Was Once Part Of A Soap Opera Storyline

10:10pm November 07, 2016

by Elise Hu

A 1990s' "K-Drama" now seems oddly prescient.

Choi Soon-sil appears at the Seoul Central Prosecutors' Office on Monday.

Her Job At Risk, S. Korea President Reshuffles Cabinet As Scandal Widens

11:11pm November 02, 2016

by Elise Hu

President Park Geun-hye replaced her prime minister and finance chief amid a growing scandal that involves a secret adviser with ties to a mysterious religious cult.

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Anti-government protesters demonstrate as Choi Soon-sil, a confidante of South Korean President Park Geun-hye, appears at the Seoul Central Prosecutors' Office on Monday.

Pressure Mounts On S. Korean President Over Her Spiritual 'Puppetmaster'

11:16am November 01, 2016

by Elise Hu

President Park Geun-hye's approval rating has plummeted to 10 percent as investigators dig deeper into her ties with a woman whose family claimed to channel voices from the leader's dead mother.

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Hundreds of police officers outside Jogyesa, Seoul's top Buddhist temple, as a deadline passed for a labor leader holed up inside to turn himself in.

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In Seoul, A Showdown Between Police And Buddhist Monks

9:18am December 09, 2015

by Elise Hu

Monks at the top Buddhist temple in Seoul are trying to prevent South Korean police from forcibly entering to arrest a wanted labor organizer who's holed up inside.

U.S. and South Korean soldiers of the combined 2nd Infantry Division train at Camp Red Cloud in Uijeongbu, South Korea.

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For South Korea-U.S. Summit, The Big Question Is Still North Korea

12:05pm October 15, 2015

by Elise Hu

President Obama is hosting South Korea's president at the White House to reaffirm one of America's longest running alliances in Asia. The long-vexing question on the agenda: North Korea.