Korea

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.

03/01/2017

Korea

South Korea's ex-health minister detained in widening corruption probe

South Korea’s former health minister Moon Hyung-pyo was detained on Wednesday as part of a widening investigation into the corruption scandal that already brought down President Park…

28/12/2016

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Underwater Santa treats fish

A South Korean scuba Santa held an underwater performance on Saturday to bring Christmas cheer to the residents of the Coex Aquarium in Seoul.

18/12/2016

Korea

Pro- and anti- Park rallies staged in Seoul

Supporters of South Korean President Park Guen-hye have rallied to call for her reinstatement.Opponents have gathered to repeat their demands that the leader, impeached over a corruption scandal, shou

17/12/2016

Korea

South Korea: the woman at the heart of President Park's impeachment

Choi Soon-sil is the woman at the heart of the political scandal that has rocked South Korea and ensnared Park Geun-hye.

09/12/2016

Korea

South Korea's parliament votes to impeach President Park Guen-hye

South Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach president Park Guen-hye over a corruption scandal, immediately suspending her powers.

09/12/2016

Korea

The clock is ticking for South Korean President Park Geun-hye

Tens of thousands of protesters gather in Seoul

03/12/2016

Korea

South Korean officials raid Samsung

The South Koran headquarters of Samsung Group have been raided by prosecuters along with the offices of country’s National Pension Service (NPS).

23/11/2016

Korea

South Korea's president 'refuses' prosecutors' demands in corruption probe

A lawyer for President Park Geun-hye has said she will not make herself available for questioning after her friend and former aides are charged.

20/11/2016

Korea

Huge protest against South Korean president as influence scandal intensifies

A huge demonstration has been held in the South Korean capital Seoul as people called on the president to resign.

19/11/2016

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Protesters demand resignation of South Korea's president

Tens of thousands of South Koreans rallied in Seoul on Saturday demanding the ousting of President Park Geun-hye, one of the biggest protests in the country since its democratisation about 30 years…

13/11/2016

Korea

South Korean president to face prosecutors in political scandal probe

South Korean prosecutors question president

13/11/2016

Business Series

Samsung to compensate suppliers over Note 7 disaster

Samsung is to help its component suppliers hit by the canceling of the Galaxy Note 7 with compensation for unused parts and unfinished components.

18/10/2016

Business Series

Note 7's burning battery problem slams Samsung's profits

Samsung has revealed it is going to take an initial two billion euro hit from scrapping the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone.

12/10/2016

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South Korea: typhoon Chaba causes severe flooding

Typhoon Chaba has hit the southern South Korean city of Ulsan, causing heavy flooding and widespread damage.

06/10/2016

Business Series

South Korea: Volkswagen boss questioned over emissions scandal

The man who oversees Volkswagen’s emissions certification – Detlef Stendel – has been questioned by the authorities in South Korea over the so-called dieselgate…

22/09/2016

Korea

South Korea urges the world to put pressure on Pyongyang in wake of nuclear test

South Korea has called on the world to pressure Pyongyang into giving up its nuclear programme.

10/09/2016

Korea

Hanjin Shipping collapse strands cargo worth billions

Hanjin Shipping's largest shareholder, Korean Air Lines, has again delayed a decision on a rescue plan, adding to uncertainty about cargo stranded at sea following the container carrier's collapse.

09/09/2016

Business Series

Samsung hit by exploding phone battery problem

Samsung has delayed shipping of its new flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone following reports of exploding batteries as it investigates the cause.

01/09/2016

Business Series

Banks pull the plug on South Korea's Hanjin Shipping

One of the world's biggest container shipping firms, South Korea's Hanjin Shipping, is headed for bankruptcy after the lenders it has borrowed money from pulled the plug.

30/08/2016

Cult

South Korean soldiers swap their military boots for ballet shoes

After a heavy day patrolling the Demilitarised Zone that divides the Korean peninsula, South Korean soldiers swap their military boots for a pair of ballet…

10/08/2016

Korea

North Korea fires ballistic missile

North Korea fired a ballistic missile from a submarine on Saturday but it appears to have failed soon after launch, South Korea’s military said.

09/07/2016

Korea

Reckitt Benckiser apologises over South Korea deadly disinfectant

No sooner had the company boss in South Korea taken the stage to apologise, than he was promptly struck by an angry relative of one of the firm’s

02/05/2016

Korea

North Korea 'fires ballistic missile from submarine'

North Korea looks to have fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile on Saturday off its east coast. The reports come from South Korea’s military

23/04/2016

Culture news

Sitgimgut, the Jindo art of cleansing the soul of the dead

The sitgimgut ceremony is a shamanist ritual for cleansing a dead person’s soul that comes from Jindo, a tiny island off the coast of South Korea

21/04/2016

Korea

Two years since South Korean ferry tragedy

Thousands gather to pay tribute to the victims of the Sewol as the families accuse the government of a "lack of transparency"

16/04/2016