South Korea

South Korea

Two dead as South Korea's top court formally removes President Park Geun-hye from office

There have been ugly scenes in South Korea’s capital Seoul after the country’s highest court formally removed President Park Geun-hye from office.

10/03/2017

South Korea

South Korea's scandal-hit president removed from office

The move triggers an election, which must be held within 60 days

10/03/2017

South Korea

Tensions rise as US deploys anti-missile system to South Korea

The US missile deployment, which comes a day after North Korea tested four ballistic missiles, has led to diplomatic tension between China and South Korea.

07/03/2017

South Korea

South Korea: President Park 'colluded with' friend for bribe from Samsung

South Korea’s special prosecutor’s office has found President Park Geun-hye colluded with her friend, businesswoman Choi Soon-sil, to receive bribes from Samsung…

06/03/2017

Sport

Alpine skiing: Goggia highlights breakthrough season with first career win

The 2016/2017 campaign will definitely go down as a breakthrough season for Italy’s Sofia Goggia.

04/03/2017

South Korea

Pro and anti-Park rallies held in South Korea ahead of impeachment ruling

A constitutional court is set to decide Park Geun-hye's fate later this month.

04/03/2017

South Korea

Samsung heir to be indicted on bribery charges

Prosecutors in South Korea say they will charge Samsung group chief Jay Y. Lee with bribery and embezzlement in connection with a corruption scandal.

28/02/2017

South Korea

South Korea declines extending graft probe

The probe into the graft scandal involving South Korean President Park Geun-hye will not be extended after the country’s acting leader said it has served its…

27/02/2017

South Korea

Samsung: the scandal threatening South Korea's behemoth

How did a economic giant that accounts for a fifth of South Korea's GDP get into the position where its top boss was arrested accused of corruption?

20/02/2017

South Korea

Samsung chief Lee is questioned in S. Korea corruption probe

Handcuffed and tied with rope, he arrived for questioning on Saturday after a night in a tiny cell, his bed a mattress on the floor.

18/02/2017

Business Series

South Korean court declares Hanjin Shipping bankrupt

Hanjin Shipping, formerly the world's seventh-largest container shipping line, has been declared bankrupt by a South Korean court.

17/02/2017

Business Series

Samsung boss arrest rocks South Korea's highest levels of power

The arrest of Samsung chief Jay Y. Lee - caught up in the corruption scandal swirling around the president - has sent shock waves through South Korea.

17/02/2017

South Korea

South Korea: Samsung's de facto boss arrested amid corruption scandal

Samsung's de facto chief is arrested on suspicion of involvement in a corruption scandal which has led to the impeachment of South Korea's president.

17/02/2017

Sport

Kot seals status as man to beat after PyeongChang ski jump

Maciej Kot is celebrating his second World Cup victory within a week at the ski jumping World Cup in South Korea.

16/02/2017

Sport

Kraft works wonders at South Korea's inaugural ski jump event

South Korea’s signalled its more than ready to host next year’s Winter Olympics by staging the latest round of the World Cup ski jumping.

15/02/2017

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

U.

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