South Korea Scandal

• South Koreans vote for new leader after months of political vacuum

  South Koreans go to the polls on Tuesday to elect a new leader, looking to move on from a corruption scandal that brought down former President Park Geun-hye and shook the political and business elite to the core.

  May 8, 2017
  
• Former South Korea President Park Guen-hye leaves palace after impeachment

  Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye left the presidential palace on Sunday evening, two days after the country's constitutional Court removed her from office over a massive corruption scandal.

  World

  Mar 12, 2017
  
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• South Korea court officially removes President Park from office over scandal

  In a historic, unanimous ruling Friday, South Korea's constitutional Court formally removed impeached President Park Geun-hye from office over a corruption scandal.

  Money

  Mar 9, 2017
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• Head of Samsung faces arrest in South Korean president bribery scandal

  In a departure from the leniency typically given South Korean big businesses, prosecutors on Monday requested the arrest of the de facto head of Samsung Electronics, the country's most valuable company, in an influence-peddling scandal that has toppled the country's president.

  Money

  Jan 16, 2017
• Samsung’s boss to sweat it out a bit longer while waiting for legal decisions

  South Korea's special prosecutor said on Sunday it will take into account the economic impact of whether to arrest Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee in connection with an influence-peddling investigation involving the president.

  Tech

  Jan 15, 2017