Park Geun-hye – Page 3

The inter-Korean flag has irked both Japanese and local conservatives. Photo: Andrew Salmon

AT Finance, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea

Anticipation high as ‘Peace Olympics’ kicks off in South Korea

by Andrew Salmon February 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Lee Jae-young, the de facto head of Samsung and grandson of the corporation’s founder who was jailed for five years last August, is now free. Photo: Reuters / Kim Hong-ji

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Court upholds Samsung heir’s guilty verdict but lets him walk free

by Andrew Salmon February 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Hyon Song Wol, head of North Korea's Samjiyon Orchestra, arrives at the South's CIQ (Customs, Immigration and Quarantine) as she heads back to North Korea, on January 22, 2018. Photo: Yonhap via Reuters

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Sensitivities flare in South Korea over North Korean visit

by Andrew Salmon January 23, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Trump’s surprise turnaround on North Korea

by John Burton January 17, 2018

A boy (looks at a statue of a teenage girl symbolizing "comfort women" on a bus running through downtown Seoul on August 14, 2017.Photo: AFP / Jung Yeon-Je

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Japan’s Abe returns fire from Korea’s Moon on ‘comfort women’

by Andrew Salmon January 12, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-Wha finishes up a briefing on the 2015 South Korea-Japan agreement over South Korea's "comfort women" issue at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, on January 9, 2018. Photo: Reuters: Jung Yeon-Je

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Seoul opts not to overturn 2015 comfort women deal with Tokyo

by Andrew Salmon January 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Flowers are laid on a statue of a girl that represents the wartime sexual victims by the Japanese military, during a rally in front of Japanese Consulate in Busan, South Korea, on December 30, 2016. Photo: Reuters

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Probe casts shadow over ‘comfort women’ deal

by Andrew Salmon December 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong arrives at Seoul Central District Court to hear the bribery scandal verdict on August 25, 2017. Photo: AFP / Seung-il Ryu/NurPhoto)

North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Does Samsung need ‘royal family’ leadership to prosper?

by Andrew Salmon November 25, 2017February 18, 2020

FILE PHOTO - Choi Soon-sil, the woman at the centre of the South Korean political scandal arrives for a hearing in South Korean President Park Geun-hye's impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

European Union, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Confidante of former South Korean president gets jail term

by Heekyong Yang June 23, 2017February 18, 2020

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

China, European Union, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Can an Asian Ostpolitik ease tension on the Korean Peninsula?

by Yoon Young-kwan May 30, 2017

South Korean ousted leader Park Geun-hye arrives at a court in Seoul, South Korea, May 23, 2017. Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji

Northeast Asia, South Korea

South Korea’s Park makes first court appearance in corruption trial

by Asia Times and Reuters May 23, 2017February 18, 2020

South Korean director Bong Joon-ho, director of the film Okja.
Cannes. Photo: AFP/Jung Ha-won

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From blacklist to blockbuster: Bong Joon-ho bounces back at Cannes

by Jung Ha-won May 18, 2017February 18, 2020

A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is seen in Seongju, South Korea on April 26, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Key foreign issues facing South Korea’s new leader Moon Jae-in

by Xuan Loc Doan May 12, 2017

Moon Jae-in on the campaign trail earlier in 2017. Photo: Reuters

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Son of North Korean refugees poised to be next South Korean president

by Asia Unhedged May 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Samsung Electronic's Galaxy S8 and S8+ are displayed at its store in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-ji

Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Samsung posts biggest quarterly net profit since 2013

by Agence France-Presse April 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Samsung Group chief Jay Y Lee rides on an elevator as he arrives at the office of the independent counsel in Seoul, February 16, 2017. Koo Yoon-sung/News1 via Reuters

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Samsung faces the crisis that could reinvent Samsung

by Andreea Zaharia April 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Park's prison regime will mean rising at about 6:30 a.m. and going to bed at around 9 p.m, and being allowed to watch television during the day but only a single channel with pre-recorded programmes authorised by the Justice Ministry. File photo: Reuters

Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Korea

From presidential palace to prison privileges, life inside for Korea’s political princess

by Reuters April 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye leaves the prosecutors' office as she is transferred to a detention house in Seoul, South Korea March 31, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea

South Korea’s ousted President Park Geun-hye arrested

by Agence France-Presse March 31, 2017February 18, 2020

South Korea's ousted president Park Geun-Hye was grilled for nearly nine hours in court on March 30 as a judge deliberated whether she should be arrested over the corruption and abuse of power scandal that brought her down. Photo: AFP, Ahn Young-joon

Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye arrested

by Asia Unhedged March 31, 2017February 18, 2020

Moon Jae-in, who may be South Korea's next president, appears in Seoul on March 14, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

AT Finance, Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

South Korea at a crossroads as pro-China policy looms

by Edward Oh March 23, 2017March 23, 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches a ground test of a high-thrust engine for his country's missile program. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

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North Korea: The really serious options on the table

by Pepe Escobar March 23, 2017February 18, 2020

South Korea's ousted leader Park Geun-hye arrives at a prosecutor's office in Seoul, South Korea, March 21, 2017. Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

South Korea’s Park apologizes, promises cooperation in graft probe

by Reuters March 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Protesters supporting South Korean President Park Geun-hye scuffle with riot policemen near the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea March 10, 2017. Yonhap/via REUTERS

China, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

What next after Korea’s presidential impeachment?

by Agence France-Presse March 10, 2017February 18, 2020

People take care of a protester who fainted during a march supporting South Korean President Park Geun-hye near the Constitutional Court in Seoul. Photo: Yonhap via Reuters

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea

South Koreans jubilant, or stunned by president’s sacking

by Agence France-Presse March 10, 2017February 18, 2020

France, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Long-time ‘Princess Park’ dethroned in political disgrace

by Agence France-Presse March 10, 2017February 18, 2020

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye speaks during an address to the nation, at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, 29 November 2016. Photo: Reuters/Jeon Heon-kyun

Northeast Asia, South Korea

South Korea court removes President Park Geun-hye from office

by Agencies March 10, 2017February 18, 2020

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye speaks during an address to the nation on November 29, 2016. Photo: AFP/Jeon Heon-Kyun

Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea

South Korea prosecutor says president involved in Samsung bribe

by Reuters March 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Culture Minister Cho Yoon-sun arrives at the Seoul Central District court in Seoul, South Korea, January 20, 2017. Picture taken on January 20, 2017. Yoo Seung-kwan/News1 via Reuters

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South Korean government accused of blacklisting 9,000 artists— Here’s what you need to know

by Poo Yee Kai February 20, 2017February 20, 2017

Protesters gather on downtown Seoul demanding President Park's resignation. Photo: Reuters

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South Korea’s candlelight protests a peaceful force

by Sun-Chul Kim February 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Same old song: Samsung Group's Jay Y. Lee leaves a Seoul court hearing. Public outrage at the latest scandal involving the country's chaebol may finally force real reforms... or not. Photo: Reuters

Northeast Asia, South Korea

Samsung chief escapes arrest, but not fully in the clear yet

by John Power January 19, 2017February 18, 2020

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Anticipation high as ‘Peace Olympics’ kicks off in South Korea

Court upholds Samsung heir’s guilty verdict but lets him walk free

Sensitivities flare in South Korea over North Korean visit

Trump’s surprise turnaround on North Korea

Japan’s Abe returns fire from Korea’s Moon on ‘comfort women’

Seoul opts not to overturn 2015 comfort women deal with Tokyo

Probe casts shadow over ‘comfort women’ deal

Does Samsung need ‘royal family’ leadership to prosper?

Confidante of former South Korean president gets jail term

Can an Asian Ostpolitik ease tension on the Korean Peninsula?

South Korea’s Park makes first court appearance in corruption trial

From blacklist to blockbuster: Bong Joon-ho bounces back at Cannes

Key foreign issues facing South Korea’s new leader Moon Jae-in

Son of North Korean refugees poised to be next South Korean president

Samsung posts biggest quarterly net profit since 2013

Samsung faces the crisis that could reinvent Samsung

From presidential palace to prison privileges, life inside for Korea’s political princess

South Korea’s ousted President Park Geun-hye arrested

Impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye arrested

South Korea at a crossroads as pro-China policy looms

North Korea: The really serious options on the table

South Korea’s Park apologizes, promises cooperation in graft probe

What next after Korea’s presidential impeachment?

South Koreans jubilant, or stunned by president’s sacking

Long-time ‘Princess Park’ dethroned in political disgrace

South Korea court removes President Park Geun-hye from office

South Korea prosecutor says president involved in Samsung bribe

South Korean government accused of blacklisting 9,000 artists— Here’s what you need to know

South Korea’s candlelight protests a peaceful force

Samsung chief escapes arrest, but not fully in the clear yet

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