North Korea reports on South`s Presidential Election
North Korean state media reported the election of the South`s new left-leaning president Moon Jae-In after a two-day delay but at unusual length.
May 12, 2017, 10:25 AM IST
South Korean court to mull impeachment of President Park Geun-Hye, ruling party split
South Korea's Constitutional Court will tomorrow start hearings into whether to confirm the impeachment of President Park Geun-Hye, with her ruling conservative party deeply split on the issue before a likely fresh election.
Dec 21, 2016, 14:25 PM IST
South Korean ruling party faces split over impeachment of President Park Geun-Hye
More than 30 lawmakers of the Saenuri Party, who have been at odds with Park, have vowed to leave.
Dec 21, 2016, 09:09 AM IST
South Korea Parliament begins historic vote to impeach President Park Geun-hye
There have been mass rallies every Saturday for the past six weeks calling for President Park Geun-hye to quit, and opinion polls show overwhelming public support for her impeachment.
Dec 09, 2016, 12:35 PM IST
South Korean opposition to press on with Park's impeachment
Park Geun-hye, who has lost the support of the people and all political parties, including her own Saenuri Party, left the decision of her resignation to Parliament.
Nov 30, 2016, 14:49 PM IST
South Korea President's office admits to buying 360 Viagra pills
Viagra-style drugs are sometimes prescribed by South Korean doctors to climbers as they are supposed to be effective in preventing altitude sickness.
Nov 23, 2016, 15:03 PM IST
South Korea names new PM, finance minister amid scandal, angering opposition
South Korea`s presidential office on Wednesday named a new prime minister and finance minister, the highest-level shake-up yet since President Park Geun-hye`s administration was rocked by a scandal involving a friend accused of meddling in state affairs.
Nov 02, 2016, 08:47 AM IST
Prosecutors 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 IST
South Korean President `humbly` accepts shock electoral defeat
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye said Monday she "humbly" accepted her ruling party`s shock electoral defeat and vowed to work with the now opposition-controlled national assembly.
Apr 18, 2016, 10:11 AM IST
South Korea`s ruling party reels from shock poll defeat
It marked the first time since 1999 the conservative party has lost control of Parliament in South Korea.
Apr 14, 2016, 10:34 AM IST
S Korea opposition wins surprise victory in parliamentary elections
South Korea`s main opposition party won a surprise victory in Wednesday`s general election, ending the the conservative ruling party`s 16-year parliamentary majority.
Apr 14, 2016, 04:03 AM IST
South Korea's ruling party to lose parliamentary majority: Exit polls
Seoul; South Korea's conservative ruling party may have lost its parliamentary majority in Wednesday's general election, exit polls by three TV channels showed.
Apr 13, 2016, 18:24 PM IST
South Koreans go to polls in Parliamentary Election
South Koreans on Wednesday voted in a Parliamentary Election that many predict will hand President Park Geun-hye's conservative party a decisive win, despite frustrations over a sluggish economy.
Apr 13, 2016, 15:07 PM IST
