Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison and fine of about $11.5 million on a range of corruption allegations.
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Appeals Court Sentences Former S. Korean President Park To 25 Years
South Korean appeals court sentenced ex-President Park to 25 years in jail Friday, in a case arising from a corruption scandal that toppled her in 2017.
South Korea Pledges Bold Step with North in Ending War
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will in the upcoming summit take a “bold step” to end the war between the two side.
Expect an Inter-Korean Tourism Surge if Peace Prevails
Inter-Korean tourism and key infrastructure surge expected if relations between the two Koreas and between Pyongyang and the U.S prevail
South Korean Basketballers Arrive in North for Sports Diplomacy
A group of male and female South Korean basketball players will play their North Korean counterparts
North Korea Drops Major Demand in Potential Move to Denuclearize
North Korea has expressed its desire for “complete denuclearization” of the Korean Peninsula
South Korea embroiled in DR Congo voting machine controversy
South Korea’s government has officially distanced itself from a firm providing electronic voting machines to the Congo
North Korea Meets K-Pop in Pyongyang Concert
Concert of South Korean singers, commonly called K-pop, is a rare event in North Korean capital Pyongyang
Considering the weakening of South Korean presidential power
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday proposed weakening the powers of his office and lowering the voting age
Reviewing the rich history of South Korea’s criminal presidents
Every living former head of state has now been convicted, charged or investigated for criminal offences