Her downfall paved the way for the rise to power of liberal Moon Jae-in, who Park had narrowly defeated in the 2012 presidential election... READ MORE›
South Korea's presidential residence, the Blue House, issued a statement after the verdict calling it a heartbreaking event for the nation ... READ MORE›
Park, daughter of late dictator Park Chung-Hee, was brought up in Seoul's presidential Blue House... READ MORE›
A legal partner at a major Seoul law firm said he expected Park to get 25-30 years, based on the 20-year sentence handed down to Choi... READ MORE›
Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye's confidante found guilty of using her ties for personal gain... READ MORE›
The Seoul Central District Court said Choi Soon-sil was convicted on abuse of power, bribery and other charges... READ MORE›
But South Korean media have uncovered evidence that, they claim, shows that Choi Soon-sil wielded undue influence over the president... READ MORE›
The scandal engulfing Park is focused on a close personal friend, Choi Soon-Sil, who is currently under arrest on charges of fraud and abuse of power... READ MORE›
Samsung is South Korea's largest business group and its revenue is equivalent to about a fifth of the country's GDP... READ MORE›
South korea president gathers support for us missile defence after north's nuclear test... READ MORE›
Jeong Yeon-guk, a spokesman for the presidential office, announced on Sunday that three long-time Park aides had also stepped down... READ MORE›
South Korea Seoul rally urges Park Geun-hye to resign... READ MORE›
INSIDE STORY Will South Korea's president be forced out of office?... READ MORE›
Ms. Park's father, Park Chung-hee, was a military dictator who ruled South Korea from 1961 until he was assassinated in 1979... READ MORE›
Choi Soon-sil returned to South Korea early on Sunday from Germany, where she had been staying, her lawyer told reporters... READ MORE›
South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Sunday reshuffled her secretariat amid growing public outcry over a scandal surrounding her longtime confidante Choi Soon-sil... READ MORE›
Masses of South Koreans descend on downtown Seoul for fourth time, urging President Park quit over political scandal... READ MORE›
Some reports have also suggested that Choi was still involved in marginal religious group created by her father and that Park had fallen under its influence... READ MORE›
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The opposition also says Ms. Park caused people in the government to be demoted or fired for trying to draw attention to Ms. Choi's activities... READ MORE›
The merger has been criticised by some investors for strengthening the founding family's control of Samsung Group, South Korea's largest "chaebol", or conglomerate, at the expense of other shareholders... READ MORE›
South Korea's Park Geun-hye is at the center of a political firestorm and under attack on multiple fronts over a devastating corruption scandal... READ MORE›
Park earlier promised to answer prosecutors' questions - making her the first South Korean president to be quizzed by prosecutors while in office... READ MORE›
Prosecutors are planning to soon question Park, who has immunity but can be investigated, said Lee Young-ryeol, chief prosecutor of the Seoul Central Prosecutors' Office... READ MORE›
Here are four examples of Choi's influence that help explain why South Koreans are so angry... READ MORE›
South Korean presidents serve only a single term and none have failed to make it through their full five years in the Blue House... READ MORE›
Choi Soon-Sil, a long-time friend of the president, has repeatedly snubbed a parliamentary committee probing a corruption scandal that triggered Park's impeachment earlier this month... READ MORE›
Park has immunity from prosecution as long as she is in office even though her powers have been suspended since parliament voted to impeach her... READ MORE›
He was referring to two presidential aides who also were formally charged Sunday for allegedly helping Choi... READ MORE›
Choi Soon-sil, a secretive adviser to former President Park Geun-hye, was sentenced on charges of abusing her influence to get her daughter into a prestigious university... READ MORE›
Hundreds of thousands gather in south korea to protest president park geun-hye... READ MORE›
In the capital's Mapo district, underclassmen lined the entrance outside of Seoul Girls' High School to cheer on the test-takers... READ MORE›
South Korea's pension fund head has been arrested in a probe into alleged corruption involving electronic firm Samsung and the country's president... READ MORE›
Shares in group flagship Samsung Electronics extended losses on Monday and were down 2.3 percent... READ MORE›
Samsung said that Park Sang-jin, a president at the flagship Samsung Electronics, had also stood down... READ MORE›
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