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South Korea Faces Worst Aviation Disaster Amid Political Leadership Crisis
The Jeju Air plane crash at South Korea's Muan, in which 179 of the 181 people on board are feared dead, came at a time when the Asian country's government is in the middle of a full-blown political crisis.
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What's Next For South Korea's Political Crisis?
South Korean lawmakers impeached the acting president on Friday as the country struggles to shake off political turmoil sparked by his predecessor's declaration of marital law.
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Who Is Choi Sang-Mok, South Korea's Second Acting President In Weeks?
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok became on Friday South Korea's second acting president in two weeks, as lawmakers voted to impeach the current acting leader, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, fuelling political uncertainty in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
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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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Scandal 'My Fault And Mistake': South Korea President
In an extraordinary display of abject apology during a moment of supreme crisis, South Korean President Park Geun-hye took sole blame Friday for a "heartbreaking" scandal amid rising suspicion that she allowed a mysterious confidante to manipulate power from the shadows.
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South Korean Man Rams Office: 'I Came Here To Help Her Die'
South Korean police detained a man who rammed a gate with a large excavator on Tuesday near the office where prosecutors questioned a woman at the center of a scandal that threatens the country's president. The woman had earlier said she "deserves death" and the detained man said he "came here to help her die."
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South Korea Task Force To Probe Scandal Over Park Geun-Hye's Aide
South Korean prosecutors on Thursday set up a high-powered "task-force" to probe a widening scandal involving alleged influence-peddling by a close confidante of President Park Geun-Hye.
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South Korea Faces Worst Aviation Disaster Amid Political Leadership Crisis
The Jeju Air plane crash at South Korea's Muan, in which 179 of the 181 people on board are feared dead, came at a time when the Asian country's government is in the middle of a full-blown political crisis.
-
What's Next For South Korea's Political Crisis?
South Korean lawmakers impeached the acting president on Friday as the country struggles to shake off political turmoil sparked by his predecessor's declaration of marital law.
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Who Is Choi Sang-Mok, South Korea's Second Acting President In Weeks?
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok became on Friday South Korea's second acting president in two weeks, as lawmakers voted to impeach the current acting leader, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, fuelling political uncertainty in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
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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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Scandal 'My Fault And Mistake': South Korea President
In an extraordinary display of abject apology during a moment of supreme crisis, South Korean President Park Geun-hye took sole blame Friday for a "heartbreaking" scandal amid rising suspicion that she allowed a mysterious confidante to manipulate power from the shadows.
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South Korean Man Rams Office: 'I Came Here To Help Her Die'
South Korean police detained a man who rammed a gate with a large excavator on Tuesday near the office where prosecutors questioned a woman at the center of a scandal that threatens the country's president. The woman had earlier said she "deserves death" and the detained man said he "came here to help her die."
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South Korea Task Force To Probe Scandal Over Park Geun-Hye's Aide
South Korean prosecutors on Thursday set up a high-powered "task-force" to probe a widening scandal involving alleged influence-peddling by a close confidante of President Park Geun-Hye.
