Scandal-rocked South Korean president Park Geun-Hye replaces PM, aims at setting up cross-party ‘neutral’ cabinet
The new premier was named as Kim Byong-Joon, a former top aide to the late liberal president Roh Moo-Hyun.
Nov 02, 2016, 06:59 AM ISTProsecutors detain woman at core of South Korea political crisis
The woman at the centre of the snowballing political scandal engulfing President Park Geun-Hye has been put under emergency detention after prosecutors said she was "unstable" and a flight risk.
Nov 01, 2016, 09:20 AM ISTSouth Korean President Park Geun apologises for document leaks
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye was forced into a public apology on Tuesday for the leak of official documents to a family associate involved in a growing corruption scandal.
Oct 25, 2016, 14:46 PM IST