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Carrying signs and candles and blowing horns, people packed a boulevard in front of an old palace gate that has been the center of massive but peaceful protests in recent weeks. (Photo: AP)

S Koreans demand leader's removal in New Year's Eve protest

Protest organizers estimate that nearly 9 million people took part in anti-Park rallies nationwide in the previous nine...

31 Dec 2016 6:50 PM IST

Choi Soon-sil, center, the jailed confidante of disgraced South Korean President Park Geun-hye, arrives for questioning into her suspected role in political scandal at the office of the independent counsel in Seoul. (Photo: AP)

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

Park has immunity from prosecution as long as she is in office even though her powers are suspended.

26 Dec 2016 7:34 PM IST

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye. (Photo: AFP)

Impeached South Korean leader rejects accusations against her

Park's meeting with a selected group of reporters was the first time she spoke to the media since lawmakers impeached...

1 Jan 2017 3:12 PM IST

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye. (Photo: AFP)

South Korean ex-president's senior advisers offer to resign

Nine senior presidential advisers tendered their resignations to acting leader Hwang Kyo-ahn.

13 March 2017 11:46 AM IST

The likely winner -- by a distance -- is the liberal former Democratic Party leader Moon Jae-In who enjoys 36 percent of popular support. (Photo: AP)

S Korea's Moon Jae-In vows new history' after Park's impeachment

A presidential election is to be held within 60 days of the ruling, with local media suggesting May 9 as the most likely...

13 March 2017 10:31 AM IST

Protestors with an effigy of former President Park Geun-hye. (Photo: AFP)

South Korean anti-Park protestors demand ex-president's arrest

Thousands of riot police were deployed as some 50,000 anti-Park protesters took to the streets to celebrate the verdict.

11 March 2017 5:11 PM IST

South Korean President Park Geun-hye. (Photo: AP)

People watch presidential Blue House, Park's reaction to impeachment...

The court's verdict on her impeachment stripped her of all powers and privileges, except for her security.

11 March 2017 11:20 AM IST

Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye. (Photo: AP)

South Korean court removes Park from office over graft scandal

The ruling sparked protests from hundreds of Park's supporters, two of whom were killed in clashes with police outside...

11 March 2017 9:46 AM IST

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye. (Photo: AFP)

South Korea's long-time 'princess' dethroned in disgrace

She leaves them in disgrace, crippled by a corruption scandal that made her the country's first head of state to be...

10 March 2017 11:06 AM IST

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye. (Photo: AFP)

South Korea's president Park Geun-hye formally ousted by court

Park's "acts of violating the constitution and law are a betrayal of the public trust," acting Chief Justice Lee Jung-mi...

10 March 2017 10:38 AM IST

Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye. (Photo: AP)

North Korea vows to execute former South Korean president

KCNA accused Park of pushing forward a secret operation to ;replace the supreme leadership' of the North beginning in...

28 Jun 2017 7:45 PM IST

Samsung is trying to court shareholders and improve its corporate structure as the cause of the fires in its Galaxy Note 7 cellphones remains a mystery.

Samsung to sell refurbished Galaxy Note 7s post battery humiliation

They will be priced below 700,000 won (USD 616) and sales are slated to start July 7.

27 Jun 2017 12:31 PM IST