tag Park Geun-hye

South Korean opposition vows justice as Park prepares Blue House exit

EghtesadOnline: The South Korean politician likely to emerge as the next president promised justice and common sense on Sunday as workers renovated the home of ousted leader Park Geun-hye to prepare for her departure from the presidential Blue House.
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Publish Date:12/March/2017 | 05:45

South Korea will stabilize markets if needed: vice finance minister

EghtesadOnline: South Korea's vice finance minister on Saturday said the government will take measures to stabilize markets as needed against any volatility that could arise from the Constitutional Court's ruling to remove President Park Geun-hye from office.
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Publish Date:11/March/2017 | 24:26

South Korea prosecutors summon another Samsung executive

EghtesadOnline: South Korea's special prosecutor's office said on Friday it summoned a Samsung Electronics Co Ltd executive for questioning as it investigates a widening influence-peddling scandal that has embroiled President Park Geun-hye .
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Publish Date:20/January/2017 | 15:39

South Korea Prosecutor Seeks Arrest of Samsung’s Jay Y. Lee

EghtesadOnline: Prosecutors are seeking a warrant to arrest Samsung Group’s Jay Y. Lee for allegations including bribery and embezzlement, a stunning turn for the scion of South Korea’s richest family groomed for decades to take over the company from his father.
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Publish Date:16/January/2017 | 15:39

South Korea's Park emerges from seclusion, denies wrongdoing in scandal

EghtesadOnline: South Korea's impeached President Park Geun-hye on Sunday broke a month-long silence over her alleged role in a corruption scandal, publicly denying charges of wrongdoing and saying that the accusations against her were "fabrication and falsehood."
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Publish Date:01/January/2017 | 11:49

Friend of South Korea's impeached Park 'says sorry' for scandal

EghtesadOnline: The detained friend of impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye , at the center of a corruption scandal engulfing Park's administration, said she was sorry on Monday when questioned by a special parliamentary committee, an opposition MP said.
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Publish Date:26/December/2016 | 15:16

South Korea prosecutor says it might raid presidential office

EghtesadOnline: South Korea's special prosecutor investigating a corruption scandal involving President Park Geun-hye said on Sunday it was considering whether to raid the presidential offices and if it did so, it had no choice but to do so publicly.
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Publish Date:25/December/2016 | 11:29

South Koreans protest for ninth straight weekend for Park to step down

EghtesadOnline: A large crowd of South Koreans took to the streets of central Seoul on Saturday for the ninth weekend in a row to demand the immediate resignation of President Park Geun-hye , who has been impeached by parliament over a corruption scandal.
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Publish Date:24/December/2016 | 14:40

After impeachment of South Korean president, anti-Park rallies resume

EghtesadOnline: Protesters demanding that South Korean President Park Geun-hye step down marched on Saturday for a seventh straight weekend, a day after parliament voted overwhelmingly to impeach her and put the fate of her presidency in the hands of a nine-judge court.
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Publish Date:10/December/2016 | 13:29

South Korea's President Park faces crucial week amid impeachment push

EghtesadOnline: South Korea's embattled President Park Geun-hye faces a pivotal week, with an effort to impeach her gaining support from within her own party and the heads of the country's biggest business groups set to give testimony to a parliamentary committee.
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Publish Date:05/December/2016 | 10:56

Trump pledges commitment to defend South Korea, Yonhap says

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump pledged his commitment to defend South Korea under an existing security alliance during a phone call with South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Thursday, Yonhap news agency said, citing diplomatic sources.
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Publish Date:10/November/2016 | 07:07

South Korea's Park indicates willing to relinquish some power amid crisis

EghtesadOnline: South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Tuesday she will withdraw her nominee for prime minister if parliament recommends a candidate and is willing to let the new premier control the cabinet, seeking to defuse a crisis rocking her presidency.
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Publish Date:08/November/2016 | 07:18

South Korea names new PM, finance minister amid scandal, angering opposition

EghtesadOnline: South Korea's presidential office on Wednesday named a new prime minister and finance minister, the highest-level shake-up yet since President Park Geun-hye 's administration was rocked by a scandal involving a friend accused of meddling in state affairs.
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Publish Date:02/November/2016 | 05:15

South Korean prosecutors arrest woman at center of political crisis

EghtesadOnline: The woman at the center of a scandal that has plunged the South Korean presidency into crisis was held for a second day on Tuesday after being detained overnight to answer allegations of exerting inappropriate influence in state affairs.
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Publish Date:01/November/2016 | 24:26