Former President Park Geun-hye is expected to leave the presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae on Sunday, political sources said, two days after the Constitutional Court upheld her impeachment.An official from the presidential office said Park will leave Cheong Wa Dae before 6:00 p.m.Park is set to re
Former President Park Geun-hye arrived at her private home in southern Seoul on Sunday, two days after the Constitutional Court ruled to dismiss her over a massive corruption scandal that triggered a leadership crisis and left the nation sharply divided.Upon arrival, the ousted leader apologized to
Ousted President Park Geun-hye's dishonorable departure from the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Sunday laid bare a sharply divided nation and poor scorecards on a range of her policy initiatives.Two days after the Constitutional Court ruled to dismiss her over a massive corruption scandal,
The following is the chronology of the major events in the life of Park Geun-hye, the former South Korean president who was ousted over a scandal that involved her longtime friend Choi Soon-sil and other close associates. Feb. 2, 1952: Born in Daegu, South KoreaDec. 17, 1963: Father Park Chung-hee s
Former President Park Geun-hye left the presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae on Sunday evening, two days after the Constitutional Court upheld her impeachment.Ending a some four-year stay in the presidential mansion, Park headed back to her private residence in Samseong neighborhood, southern Seoul.
South Korea's liberal parties and activists on Sunday lambasted ousted President Park Geun-hye after she struck a defiant tone over corruption allegations surrounding her, as she arrived at her private home after leaving Cheong Wa Dae.Park left the presidential office in the evening two days aft
Moon Jae-in, former head of the Democratic Party, stood as the most favored presidential hopeful among the supporters of the liberal party, a poll showed Monday.According to the survey conducted by Realmeter, 68.7 percent of the respondents who claim to be supporters of the Democratic Party picked M
Moon Jae-in, former head of the Democratic Party, emerged as the most favored presidential contender in most South Korean regions, including the traditionally conservative North Gyeongsang Province, a poll showed Monday.According to the poll conducted on Saturday and Sunday by the Korea Research Cen
Former President Park Geun-hye arrived at her private residence after leaving the presidential office on Sunday, two days after the Constitutional Court upheld her impeachment.In a statement read by her former spokesman, she apologized to the nation and vowed to clarify the truth behind the corrupti
Former President Park Geun-hye will likely move to her private home in southern Seoul on Monday morning, three days after the Constitutional Court ruled to dismiss her over a massive corruption scandal, a presidential official said Sunday."Basic preparations at her Samseong-dong home are expected t
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is to visit South Korea later this week for meetings with senior government officials to discuss issues of mutual concern including the growing nuclear and missile threats from North Korea, officials said Sunday.U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will stay in
The South Korean government is making its best efforts to stably manage state affairs after the ouster of President Park Geun-hye, the government spokesman said in a letter addressed to foreign correspondents in Korea and over 400 journalists who have visited the country.Park was dismissed from the
Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans took to the streets in Seoul on Saturday in rival rallies which exposed a sharply divided nation over the ouster of President Park Geun-hye.Park's critics held their last and 20th candlelight demonstration in Gwanghwamun Square in the city center in the eve
South Korean duty-free operators are holding back from expanding their businesses on grim prospects that the intensifying trade spat between South Korea and China over the U.S. anti-missile system will further weigh down sales, industry sources said Sunday.HDC Shilla Co., a latecomer in the local du
The ouster of former South Korean President Park Geun-hye from office showed the strength of the country's democratic institutions, U.S. Senator John McCain said, reaffirming the alliance with Seoul."Under the most difficult circumstances, South Korea has demonstrated the strength of its democr
The United States is closely monitoring developments in South Korea, including its upcoming presidential election, the White House said Friday as it reaffirmed the alliance with Seoul in the wake of the ouster of President Park Geun-hye from office."I believe they have to have an election within 60
Two people died Friday from injuries they presumably sustained during a violent street rally in central Seoul in protest of the Constitutional Court's decision to dismiss Park Geun-hye as president, police said.A 72-year-old man, identified only by his last name Kim, was found bleeding from his
South Koreans who took to the streets over the past months demanding Park Geun-hye's impeachment welcomed the Constitutional Court's decision Friday to oust her with acclamation and tears.Anti-Park protesters, who gathered in the early morning near the Constitutional Court in central Seoul,
Just-dismisseed President Park Geun-hye presently stated that she fully accepts the decision of the Constitutional Court which dismissed her as the President of the Republic of Korea this morning.