South Korean court jails former president Park for 24 years

Fri, 06 Apr 2018 - 01:01 GMT

A South Korean court jailed former President Park Geun-hye for 24 years on Friday over a scandal that exposed webs of corruption

South Korea media divided over Samsung heir verdict

Mon, 28 Aug 2017 - 09:30 GMT

South Korean media were divided Monday over the jailing of the heir to the Samsung empire, with some newspapers condemning the ruling and others accusing rivals of "kneeling" before the rich.

Top S. Korea prosecutor apologises for abuses of power

Tue, 08 Aug 2017 - 09:34 GMT

South Korea's top prosecutor apologised Tuesday over human rights abuses under past "authoritarian governments"

S. Korea seeks rare talks with North to ease military tensions

Mon, 17 Jul 2017 - 10:44 GMT

South Korea on Monday offered to hold rare military talks with North Korea, aiming to ease tensions after Pyongyang tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile.