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  A political scandal linking South Korea’s President Park Geun-Hye to a charismatic cult leader has led to her impeachment.  (Wall Street Journal / YouTube)

Mar 07, 2017 AM EST - Luigi Joson

President Park Geun-hye Impeachment Might Be Sustained; South Korea Prosecutor Confident

The impeachment probe has directly linked the South Korean president to multiple charges.

President Park Geun-hye

Mar 01, 2017 AM EST - Luigi Joson

President Park Geun-hye Supporters And Opponents Might Collide Amid Rising Tensions

Both the critics and defenders of South Korea’s current president will hold simultaneous rallies on a public holiday.

Lee Jae Yong joins Samsung Board, officially appointed as member of the Board of Directors.

Feb 16, 2017 PM EST - Mia Lorenzo

Samsung Heir Lee Jae Yong Faces Possible Arrest, Eldest Daughter Lee Boo Jin To Succeed?

Samsung is preparing for another possible arrest and this could change the company's line of succession. Based on reports, Lee Boo Jin, the eldest daughter, could be the next heir.

Yoo Jae Suk

Jan 01, 2017 PM EST - Chiqui Guyjoco

Yoo Jae Suk Attacked By President Park Supporters Over Acceptance Speech

The comedian was all serious when he connected his work at MBC's popular variety show "Infinity Challenge" and the country in general.

South Korean Political Thriller “The King” Sets Record-Breaking Movie Trailer

Dec 10, 2016 AM EST - regrec

South Korean Political Thriller “The King” Sets Record-Breaking Movie Trailer

Political thriller film "The King" rides on the trend of South Korea's current scandal involving President Park Geun-hye, breaking the record for the most viewed movie trailer.

South Korea’s all three opposition parties agreed to propose Park’s impeachment’s motion.

Nov 17, 2016 AM EST - Allan

President Park Geun-Hye Used Ha Ji Won’s Name in ‘Secret Garden’ To Get Free Hospital Services?

President Park Geun-Hye is facing another controversy and it includes actress Ha Ji Won. The president is reported to be using the actress' character name to get free services in the hospital.

President Park Promises To Strengthen Earthquake Preparations in South Korea

Sep 13, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

President Park Promises To Strengthen Earthquake Preparations in South Korea

South Korean president Park Geun-hye promised to strengthen earthquake preparations by equipping key facilities with nuclear reactors that will withstand earthquakes.

President Park Says North Korea Provocations Challenge Seoul-Beijing Ties

Sep 05, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

President Park Says North Korea Provocations Challenge Seoul-Beijing Ties

South Korea President Park Geun-hye said that North Korea’s provocations brought a challenge to the South Korea and China ties.

Director Shin Dong-yeob is planning to make a Choi Soon-sil scandal movie satire based on the ongoing political hullabaloo, revealed Thor Company, a local moviemaker.

Aug 17, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

South Korea President Park Geun-hye Replaces 3 Ministers

South Korea President Park Geun-hye replaced the three ministers and four vice minister-level officials on Tuesday.

A statue of a girl symbolizing the issue of 'comfort women' in front of the Japanese Embassy (Photo by Chung Sung Jun/Getty Images)

Dec 28, 2015 PM EST - Czarelli Tuason

South Korea And Japan Reaches Deal To End The Issue On ‘Comfort Women’

South Korea and Japan has finally come to an irreversible deal that would put an end to the issue on comfort women, or sexually enslaved South Korean women by Japanese soldiers during the World War II.

Lee Wan Koo Appears Before The Prosecutor's Office in Seoul in May amid allegations of a 30-million-won bribery. (Photo by Chung Sung Jun/Getty Images)

Dec 28, 2015 PM EST - Czarelli Tuason

South Korean Government To Remove Corrupt Officials From Office

Following the bribery scandal that broke out in April involving South Korea's former prime minister, the government has decided to impose stricter rules, expelling any government official who will be proven corrupt.

South Korean former comfort woman Lee Yong Soo | By: Jung Yeon Je | Getty Images

Nov 05, 2015 PM EST - Czarelli Tuason

Director And Producer Christopher H.K. Lee’s Comfort Women Documentary ‘The Last Tear’ Earns Film Fest Invitations And Award Nominations

Director and producer Christopher H.K. Lee released a documentary on South Korean comfort women during the World War II tiled "The Last Tear."

Oct 30, 2015 AM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

Bronze Statues Representing Comfort Women During WWII Unveiled In Seoul

Two bronze statues of South Korean and Chinese girls were unveiled in Seoul on Wednesday in honor of Asia's "comfort women" during the WWII.

South Korean President Park Geun Hye announces on Saturday that the country will donate $200 million in aid to poor countries. (Photo by Pool / Getty Images News)

Oct 25, 2015 PM EDT - Diana Tomale

South Korean President Park Geun Hye Donates $200 Million To Contribute to U.N.'s New Global Agenda

South Korea continues to improve its contributions toward United Nations' new global agenda. South Korean President Park Geun Hye also calls on countries to execute the new global agenda in good faith.

Residential buildings in South Korea | By: Bloomberg | Getty Images

Oct 01, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

South Korean Government's 'New Stay' Housing Sytem To Offer 8-Year Lease With Rent Hike Cap

The government of South Korea offers a New Stay housing project to help the country's local housing market amid increases in rental rates.

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