South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Friday he will pardon his chief conservative rival and predecessor, Park Geun-hye, who is serving a lengthy prison term for bribery and other crimes. Moon’s ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Park Geun-hye, South Korea’s impeached and ousted president, was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison, as an appeals court convicted her of collecting more bribes than ...

SEOUL, South Korea — The government of South Korea said Friday it will grant a special pardon to former President Park Geun-hye, who is serving a lengthy prison term for bribery and other crimes. The ...

Park Geun-hye the daughter of the late dictator Park Chung-hee, has become South Korea’s first female president. Park, the 60-year-old leader of the conservative Saenuri Party, defeated 59-year-old ...

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye on Friday, removing her from office over a graft scandal that has gripped the country for months.

Jang Si-ho, niece of Choi Seo-won, formerly known as Choi Soon-sil, walks out of Seoul High Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul on July 24, 2020. [YONHAP] Jang Si-ho, 46, the niece of Choi ...

Updated 2:10 a.m. ET The rather swift downfall of South Korea's first female president is complete. A panel of judges has ruled unanimously that a December impeachment by lawmakers should be upheld, ...

Park Geun-hye is headed back to the Blue House. On Wednesday, South Koreans chose the daughter of South Korea’s Cold War strongman Park Chung-hee as the country’s next President. Park, the 60-year-old ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Geun-hye Park was a President for South Korea with eight videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2013 News Conference. The year with the most videos was ...

SEOUL (Reuters) - Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye was waiting on Thursday for a court's decision on whether she will be arrested in a corruption scandal that has cost her the presidency ...