South Korea

Business Series

Samsung denies bribery as boss questioned again over influence-peddling

Prosecutors have submitted a new request to arrest Samsung's chief Jay Y. Lee over an influence-peddling scandal involving South Korea's president.

13/02/2017

Sport

Countdown to Pyeongchang 2018

The countdown for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic games is on

08/02/2017

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Fighting in the freezer

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29/01/2017

South Korea

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.

25/01/2017

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.

18/01/2017

South Korea

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.

16/01/2017

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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).

15/01/2017

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.

15/01/2017

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.

13/01/2017

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.

11/01/2017

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.

06/01/2017

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…

06/01/2017

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

05/01/2017

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.

02/01/2017

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.

31/12/2016

South Korea

Breakaway South Korean New Conservatives want Ban Ki-moon to topple President Park

Rebel MPs from South Korea's ruling party form New Conservatives, sound out UN's Ban Ki-moon as presidential candidate.

27/12/2016

South Korea

The clock is ticking for Park Guen-hye

South Korea's Constitutional Court has up to 180 days to decide whether to uphold the impeachment of the country's president.

09/12/2016

South Korea

South Korea: Parliament to vote on impeaching President Park Geun-hye

South Korea's Parliament introduces a bill to impeach President Park Geun-hye, setting in motion an historic vote to oust her.

08/12/2016

South Korea

No mercy for South Korea's embattled president

Opposition parties have vowed to push ahead with attempts to impeach President Park Geun-hye, rejecting her offer to resign amid a growing influence-peddling scandal.

30/11/2016

Economy

Samsung set for biggest change in company's history

Samsung fails to address investors' major concerns but announces structural review and a "road map" for the future.

29/11/2016

South Korea

South Korea: Park Geun-hye asks permission to step down

South Korea's embattled president says she is willing to step down in a move opponents have labelled a ploy to avoid impeachment.

29/11/2016

Business Series

Samsung reportedly considering splitting company in two

Samsung's management board meets on Tuesday, reportedly to consider splitting company in two

28/11/2016

South Korea

South Korea sees largest protest in weeks of demos against president Park Geun-hye

A flood of candles in Seoul gives a stunning visual to the peaceful protest and show the scale of anger in South Korea over the corruption scandal surrounding the country’s embattled…

27/11/2016

South Korea

Seoul searching as one million demand President Park Guen's resignation

Public anger over President Park Geun-hye in Seoul

12/11/2016

Cinema

Park Chan-wook's 'The Handmaiden' hits the big screen

‘The Handmaiden’ is the latest movie by South Korean master Park Chan-wook, best known for his 2004 Cannes Grand Prix winner ‘Old Boy’.

08/11/2016

South Korea

Thousands of South Koreans rally in Seoul, calling for embattled president to go

Tens of thousands of South Koreans have joined a candle-lit rally in Seoul, calling on the country’s embattled president to go.

05/11/2016