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How A Dior Handbag Caused One Of South Korea's Biggest Political Scandals
Amid talks of his impeachment, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is battling a series of blunders, including the brief but controversial imposition of martial law, to save his political career.
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South Korean Court Jails Former President Park Geun-Hye For 24 Years Over Bribery
A South Korean court jailed former President Park Geun-hye for 24 years on Friday over a scandal that exposed webs of corruption between political leaders and the country's conglomerates.
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South Koreans Vote For New Leader After Months Of Political Vacuum
South Koreans began voting 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.
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South Korea Ousted President Probed For 14 Long Hours Over Graft Charges
Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye left prosecutors' offices early on Wednesday after being questioned in an investigation into a corruption scandal that brought an early end to her political career.
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South Korea Prosecutors Seek Arrest Of Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-Hee
South Korean prosecutors on Monday asked for the heir to giant conglomerate Samsung to be arrested for bribery in connection with a political scandal that has seen President Park Geun-Hye impeached.
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Samsung Heir Becomes Suspect In South Korea Political Scandal
Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong has become a criminal suspect in a widening probe into the corruption and influence-peddlingscandal engulfing impeached South Korean President Park Geun-Hye, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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South Korea Seeks Extradition From Denmark Of Daughter Of Park's Friend
South Korean authorities said on Tuesday they will proceed with steps to extradite Chung Yoo-ra, the daughter of a central figure in a South Korean political scandal that has led to a parliamentary vote to impeach President Park Geun-hye.
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South Korea Pension Fund Chief Detained By Special Prosecutor
A South Korean special prosecution team investigating the widening influence-peddling scandal that has engulfed the presidency said it had placed the chairman of the National Pension Service (NPS) under emergency arrest early on Wednesday.
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Impeached South Korean President's 'Rasputin' Appears In Court
The woman at the centre of a corruption scandal that triggered the biggest political crisis for a generation in South Korea appeared in court on Monday for a preliminary hearing in her trial on fraud charges.
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South Korea Prosecutors Say President Park Geun-hye Was Accomplice In Corruption Scandal
South Korean prosecutors said on Sunday that they believed President Park Geun-hye was an accomplice in a corruption scandal that has rocked her administration, in a heavy blow to her fight for political survival.
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How A Dior Handbag Caused One Of South Korea's Biggest Political Scandals
Amid talks of his impeachment, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is battling a series of blunders, including the brief but controversial imposition of martial law, to save his political career.
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South Korean Court Jails Former President Park Geun-Hye For 24 Years Over Bribery
A South Korean court jailed former President Park Geun-hye for 24 years on Friday over a scandal that exposed webs of corruption between political leaders and the country's conglomerates.
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South Koreans Vote For New Leader After Months Of Political Vacuum
South Koreans began voting 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.
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South Korea Ousted President Probed For 14 Long Hours Over Graft Charges
Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye left prosecutors' offices early on Wednesday after being questioned in an investigation into a corruption scandal that brought an early end to her political career.
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South Korea Prosecutors Seek Arrest Of Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-Hee
South Korean prosecutors on Monday asked for the heir to giant conglomerate Samsung to be arrested for bribery in connection with a political scandal that has seen President Park Geun-Hye impeached.
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Samsung Heir Becomes Suspect In South Korea Political Scandal
Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong has become a criminal suspect in a widening probe into the corruption and influence-peddlingscandal engulfing impeached South Korean President Park Geun-Hye, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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South Korea Seeks Extradition From Denmark Of Daughter Of Park's Friend
South Korean authorities said on Tuesday they will proceed with steps to extradite Chung Yoo-ra, the daughter of a central figure in a South Korean political scandal that has led to a parliamentary vote to impeach President Park Geun-hye.
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South Korea Pension Fund Chief Detained By Special Prosecutor
A South Korean special prosecution team investigating the widening influence-peddling scandal that has engulfed the presidency said it had placed the chairman of the National Pension Service (NPS) under emergency arrest early on Wednesday.
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Impeached South Korean President's 'Rasputin' Appears In Court
The woman at the centre of a corruption scandal that triggered the biggest political crisis for a generation in South Korea appeared in court on Monday for a preliminary hearing in her trial on fraud charges.
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South Korea Prosecutors Say President Park Geun-hye Was Accomplice In Corruption Scandal
South Korean prosecutors said on Sunday that they believed President Park Geun-hye was an accomplice in a corruption scandal that has rocked her administration, in a heavy blow to her fight for political survival.
