Park Geun-hye
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South Korea prosecutors say President Park was accomplice in corruption scandal
EghtesadOnline: 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…
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South Korea prosecutors question heads of conglomerates in probe over political scandal: Yonhap
EghtesadOnline: South Korean prosecutors have questioned the heads of some large conglomerates, including the chairman of Hyundai Motor, and plan to question the de factor head of Samsung Group…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Rouhani congratulates S.Korea on National Foundation Day
EghtesadOnline: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a message congratulated South Korea National Foundation Day (Gaecheonjeol) to his Korean counterpart Park Geun-hye.
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After North Korea launch, Japan, South Korean leaders agree to cooperate
EghtesadOnline: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday agreed with South Korean President Park Geun-hye to closely cooperate regarding North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch, the…
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South Korea's president calls on Russia, others, to pressure Pyongyang over nuclear program
EghtesadOnline: South Korean President Park Geun-hye called on Russia and other major global players on Saturday to increase pressure on North Korea to abandon its nuclear program which could…