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Ex-UN boss Ban Ki-moon won't run for South Korea presidency

Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that he would not be standing for the presidency of his native South Korea, despite once being considered the front-runner for the…

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Top North Korean defector says Kim Jung-un's days "are numbered"

North Korea's most highly-ranked defector in years says Kim Jung-un's regime is crumbling

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South Korea corruption scandal: president's friend protests innocence

Choi Soon-sil, the woman at the heart of South Korea's corruption scandal, insists she's been forced to confess.

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Samsung blames faulty batteries for Galaxy Note 7 fires

Faulty batteries have been blamed by South Korean tech giant Samsung for fires that forced the withdrawal of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone.

South Korea

Samsung top boss faces arrest

The head of the Samsung group has been questioned behind closed doors about his alleged role in a corruption scandal that has led parliament to impeach President Park Guen-hye.

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South Korea: arrest warrant sought for Samsung's de facto chief

South Korea's special prosecutors' office seeks the arrest of Samsung's de facto leader, Lee Jae-yong on allegations of corruption.

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South Korea: a fish out of water

Locals and tourists braved below freezing temperatures to take part in South Korea’s Sancheoneo ice fishing festival on Saturday (January 14).

South Korea

South Korea prosecutor to decide on Samsung leader's arrest warrant

Samsung's vice chairman Jay Y Lee may be the next head to roll in the influence-peddling scandal which led to the impeachment of South Korea's president.

South Korea

Ban Ki-moon to decide 'soon' on South Korea presidency bid

The former UN chief has arrived back in his home country amid speculation he may run if President Park is forced from office.

South Korea

Samsung chief becomes suspect in South Korea political scandal

The heir apparent of tech giant Samsung has become a criminal suspect in a widening corruption probe engulfing South Korean president Park Geun-Hye.

Business Series

South Korean Volkswagen executive jailed over emissions-test cheating scandal

A South Korean court has jailed a local Volkswagen executive for 18 months for falsifying documents to get import certificates for vehicles.

Business Series

Note 7 disaster barely dents Samsung's profit

Samsung says its fourth-quarter profit likely leapt 50 percent from a year earlier to its highest level in more than three years.

South Korea

Japan recalls South Korean ambassador over 'comfort women' statue

Japan has temporarily recalled its ambassador to South Korea over this statue commemorating Korean women forced to work as sex slaves for the Japanese in World War…

South Korea

Impeachment trial against South Korean leader goes ahead without her

The Constitutional Court in Seoul has pushed ahead with the start of an impeachment trial against Park Geun-Hye, despite her refusal to attend

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Shipbuilder STX France's future hangs in the balance

Italian shipyard Fincantieri has been approved as the preferred bidder for cruise-ship builder STX France, but politics could yet scupper the deal.

Korea

Park snubs impeachment hearings as South Korea's highest court begins scrutiny

South Korea's President Park stayed away from the Constitutional Court's first day of hearings into her possible impeachment.

South Korea

Daughter of South Korean queen of scandal arrested in Denmark

The daughter of Choi Soon-sil, the friend of South Korea's president who could bring down the government on corruption charges, is arrested in Denmark.

South Korea

Tenth successive weekend protest against South Korea's president

New Year's Eve did not prevent thousands of people to rally in Seoul against Park Geun-hye, demanding the president's resignation over a corruption scandal.

Japan

Inada visit to military shrine "deplorable" says South Korea

Japan's defence minister visits controversial military shrine hours after historic Pearl Harbour ceremony.

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