China organizes forced repatriation and likely prospect of family’s imprisonment and possible execution in North Korea
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Former South Korean President refuses questioning in prison
Former President Park Geun-hye refused to be questioned in prison by prosecutors, Tuesday, over allegations she received bribes from the National Intelligence Service (NIS) while in office. Senior prosecutor Yang Suk-jo and three other investigators from the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office visited Seoul Detention Center at 8:30 a.m. to question Park, who allegedly received […]
VIDEO: South Korea Celebrates 30 Years of Democracy
Violent protests in 1987 eventually paved the way for the transition from military rule
Finding Aggressive Patriotism at the World’s Militant Theme Parks
Patriot Park is the physical manifestation of aggressive patriotism added to a cult of personality centered on Vladimir Putin, both popular in Russia lately. It was opened by President Putin himself last year.
South Korean Text Bomb is a New Tool For Political Expression
Some politicians now consider “text bombs” a legitimate way to express their political opinions
Trial of Ousted South Korean President Begins
Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye denied all charges against her in court
South Korea Makes Peace Gesture For North Korean Athletes
North Korean athletes allowed through demilitarized zone to compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics
Ousted South Korean President Charged with Bribery
South Korean prosecutors on Monday indicted ex-president Park Geun-hye on high-profile corruption
South Korean Parties Try to Move on from Ex-President’s Scandal
Reaction in South Korea to the arrest of impeached President Park Geun-hye has been relatively restrained
How Corruption Brought Down South Korea’s Queen of Elections
Impeached South Korean President Park Geun Hye has now lost her title of “queen of elections”