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South Korean court orders arrest of wife of jailed ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol

A South Korean court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol as investigators seek ...

South Korea’s Ex-First Lady Is Arrested on Corruption Charges

Kim Keon Hee, accused of accepting Chanel bags and other items as bribes, is the only former first lady in the country to ...

South Korea's former first lady imprisoned after court issues warrant

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee has been arrested after a court late on Tuesday issued a warrant to arrest her ...
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South Korea prosecutors raid party HQ after ex-first lady arrested

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee was arrested late Tuesday over a range of charges including stock manipulation ...

South Korea's Population Crisis Shrinks Military Amid Threat From North

South Korea's military is 20 percent smaller than it was six years ago as the world's lowest birth rate shrinks the pool of ...

HEDGE FLOW Hedge funds pile back into Japan stocks, add shorts on South Korea, Morgan Stanley says

Global hedge funds ramped up risk appetite and added exposure to Japanese equities ahead of the Nikkei's surge to an all-time ...

South Korea's KT doubles profit in second quarter

The leading telecom operator in South Korea, KT, reported the company more than doubled its profit during the second quarter ...

South Korea military shrinks by 20% due to low birthrate

South Korea's military has shrunk to about 450,000 people - a decline of 20% over the last six years, according to a defence ...

Solitary cell with mattress on the floor for South Korea's once powerful ex-first lady

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee will spend her first day in jail on Wednesday in a cell much like the one her ...