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by Jung Ha-Won Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean lawmakers on Friday voted to impeach President Park Geun-Hye, stripping away her sweeping executive powers over a corruption scandal and opening a new period of national uncertainty. The National Assembly ballot immediately transferred Park’s authority to the prime minister, pending a decision by the Constitutional Court on whether to ratify the decision and permanently remove the president from office. A ruling […]
by Jung Ha-Won SEOUL, South Korea | AFP | — South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Friday agreed to be questioned in a formal corruption probe, portraying herself as an over-trusting, “lonely” leader who dropped her guard with a close friend arrested for fraud. In a highly personal televised address to the nation, Park said the scandal involving her long-time confidante Choi Soon-Sil was “all my fault”, but denied reports linking her and Choi […]
(REUTERS) North Korea said on Sunday a push for further sanctions following its fifth and biggest nuclear test was “laughable”, and vowed to continue to strengthen its nuclear power. The isolated state on Friday set off its most powerful nuclear explosion to date, saying it had mastered the ability to mount a warhead on a ballistic missile, ratcheting up a threat that its rivals and the United Nations have been powerless to contain. A […]
(REUTERS) North Korea conducted its fifth nuclear test on Friday, South Korea and Japan said after meteorological agencies reported a surface-level seismic tremor near the North’s known test site that indicated it was its most powerful yet. The U.S. Geological Survey and European agencies measured the quake, which was recorded at 0030 GMT, with a magnitude of 5.3. Agencies in China, reclusive North Korea’s main diplomatic ally, also recorded the tremor. South Korean President […]
(REUTERS) North Korea fired three ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on Monday, said South Korea, as the leaders of the Group of 20 major economies held a summit in China, the North’s main diplomatic ally. The missiles were fired from a western region south of the capital Pyongyang, just after noon local time (0300 GMT), South Korea’s Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. The missile […]
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Thursday (July 21) the move to deploy a THAAD missile defense system was “inevitable” because of a growing threat from North Korea and that division in the South over its deployment is what Pyongyang seeks. North Korea’s launch of three ballistic missiles on Tuesday (July 19) was the latest evidence that the anti-missile system is needed, Park said at a National Security Council […]
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (Reuters) — European and Asian leaders continued to arrive in Ulaanbaatar on Thursday (July 14) ahead of the 11th ASEM summit hosted by Mongolia. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and South Korean President Park Geun-hye are both attending the two-day summit, which runs from July 15-16 and focuses on politics, the economy and culture. Ahead of the meeting, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi briefed EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on plans to set […]
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — South Korean President Park Geun-hye condemned North Korea’s threat to test a nuclear warhead on Tuesday (March 15), saying the North will lead itself to self-destruction unless it changes. “North Korea will lead itself to self-destruction if it does not change and continues to make excessive provocations and confrontation with the international community,” said Park at a cabinet meeting in Seoul. “I think North Korea’s threat shows that it is […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Thursday welcomed tough new UN sanctions on North Korea, saying they sent a powerful message to Pyongyang to discard its nuclear weapons ambitions. “I sincerely hope that the North will now abandon its nuclear development programme and embark on a path of change,” said Park, who has taken an increasingly hardline stance with Pyongyang following its nuclear test in January and last month’s […]
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — Seoul will not shut the door to dialogue with North Korea, South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Tuesday (March 1), but warned that Pyongyang, facing new U.N. sanctions, would be subject to even greater pressure as long as it stuck to its nuclear programme. The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote soon on a resolution drafted by the United States and backed by China, the North’s main ally, […]
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday (February 16) pledged further “strong” measures against North Korea, after suspending operations at a jointly-run industrial park as punishment for the North’s recent long-range rocket launch and nuclear test. The North’s recent actions and vows to conduct more “extreme acts of provocation” demonstrate that it has no interest in peace, Park said in a speech to parliament. “The suspension of the Kaesong industrial […]
South Korean President Park Geun-hye called on Friday (January 22) for a meeting of five countries, excluding North Korea, to discuss that country’s nuclear program alongside long-stalled “six-party talks” that include Pyongyang. Park’s comments on Friday come amid a flurry of diplomatic exchanges involving Washington and Beijing as the international community seeks to impose fresh sanctions on North Korea for its fourth nuclear test on January 6. “In the past, six-party talks had usefulness as […]
