Two protestors who supported Park Geun-hye died Friday after sustaining injuries during a pro-Park rally, following the Constitutional Court’s decision to remove the former president from office, the police said.According to the Jongno Police Station in Seoul, 72-year-old Kim Wan-sik was taken to Seoul National University Hospital at around 1 p.m., after being found bleeding from his head near the court in central Seoul.Kim was reportedly struck by a heavy device that had fallen from a vehicle b

Park Geun-hye, South Korea’s first democratically elected leader to lose office through impeachment, now faces possible prosecution as a civilian, just like her jailed friend Choi Soon-sil, over the scandal that has rocked the country since late last year and ultimately brought down her administration Friday.The Constitutional Court’s decision made Park subject to prosecutorial questioning as a criminal suspect, depriving her of the presidential immunity to criminal liability.YonhapThe Seoul Cen

The independent counsel Monday said that President Park Geun-hye received bribes from Samsung Group in a scheme involving nonprofit foundations set up by her longtime friend Choi Soon-sil. “Park, in collusion with Choi, received bribes and illicit solicitation for her support of Samsung Group heir Lee Jae-yong’s succession process,” special counsel Park Young-soo told a news conference to announce the results of his investigation. The counsel’s team -- the largest in South Korean history -- wrap

Tension is rising in South Korea as the nation awaits a court ruling on the fate of the Park Geun-hye presidency, expected to be out as early as this week. 　The Constitutional Court’s eight justices on Sunday continued their closed-door sessions to deliberate on the legality of Park’s parliamentary impeachment on Dec. 9 amid a sharp national divide over what to do with the disgraced leader. The Constitutional Court’s acting Chief Justice Lee Jung-mi enters the court in Jongno, Seoul, Sunday. Yon

The use of toxic chemicals will be banned in dishwashing liquids, reflecting the public’s growing safety concerns, health authorities said Thursday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said it would revise the Public Health Act so to ban the use of chloro-methylisothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinone in dishwashing liquids. The reinforced law is to take effect from the second half of the year. The Ministry of Health and Welfare (Yonhap)The two disputed substances, used in the deadly humidifier

A court specializing in bankruptcy opened Thursday, aiming to respond to the increasing number of bankruptcy and rehabilitation cases.The Seoul Bankruptcy Court is to replace the Seoul Central District Court’s bankruptcy division, to settle all types of both personal and corporate cases regarding bankruptcy, according to officials.Seoul Bankruptcy Court (Yonhap)Consisting of 34 judges, the new court will henceforth deal with corporate bankruptcies and individual rehabilitation cases, both of whi

The student council leader of Seoul National University will step down due to his inappropriate comments about women, following its student government’s decision Thursday. The student government had voted on whether Lee Tak-Kyu should resign, amid growing criticism that he insulted female students before being elected as president last year. Seoul National University (Yonhap)“I sincerely apologize for my comments that made people feel uncomfortable,” said Lee before the vote. “I will abide by th

 진행자: 박세환, Kevin Lee Selzer1. 90일 동안 달려온 박영수 특검팀기사요약: 특검수사가 28일 화요일 모두 마무리가 되면서 이제 남은 수사는 중앙지검 특수본에 이첩되어 계속 진행될 전망이다. 특검팀은 수사기간 동안 모두 30명을  재판에 넘기면서 역대 12차례 특검 중 최고의 기소 수를 기록했다.아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638Independent counsel Park rises to fame[1] It took an exceptional investigation team to handle the corruption scandal involving an incumbent president — a case turning the nation’s politics

State prosecutors are gearing up to reopen a special investigation unit to probe into President Park Geun-hye’s corruption scandal, taking on key investigative findings from the independent counsel team who officially closed up Tuesday. With key charges still pending for further inquiry -- especially the bribery charge of President Park -- the Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office is expected to revive a former special investigation unit for a smooth transition of the remaining cases, its official

The special prosecutor’s team Tuesday named President Park Geun-hye as a suspect in the extensive corruption scandal involving her longtime friend Choi Soon-sil, rounding off its three-month investigation and handing the case back to state prosecutors.It also decided to indict Lee Jae-yong, heir apparent of the nation’s most powerful conglomerate Samsung Group, along with four other executive-level officials of the group, for their connections to Choi. “President Park will be booked as a suspect

The special counsel team looking into President Park Geun-hye’s corruption scandal is expected to indict up to 15 more suspects, including Samsung Group’s de facto boss Lee Jae-Yong, on the final day of its investigation that is scheduled to end Tuesday. Faced with the nearing end of its term, it decided to give up on summoning the suspended president for face-to-face questioning and raiding the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae for further evidence. The independent counsel’s spokesperson Lee Ky

Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said Sunday that he is still reviewing the special probe team’s request to extend its term for investigating the corruption allegations of President Park Geun-hye and her confidante Choi Soon-sil.“I’m currently reviewing opinions from all sides and still contemplating on when to announce my decision on the matter. I have until Tuesday to reply,” Hwang said in a meeting with opposition lawmakers pushing for the extension. Acting President and Prim

Efforts to extend the ongoing special investigation into President Park Geun-hye’s corruption scandal were effectively thwarted Thursday.Having failed to put the extension to a parliamentary vote, opposition parties once again turned to Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, who holds the authority to prolong the investigation upon his right as acting president. Chances, however, remain slim as Hwang has persistently expressed disapproval on granting the extra period to the investigators. Rep. Chung Woo-

The special prosecutor’s team investigating President Park Geun-hye has reportedly secured testimonies that the president secretly received fillers and Botox injections to improve her appearance. In the latest twist of the high-profile probe, Kim Young-jae, a general practitioner who runs an anti-aging clinic in southern Seoul, reportedly confessed that he performed cosmetic treatments on the president, although he is not part of Park’s official medical staff.Kim Young-jae, a general practitione

President Park Geun-hye’s former aide Woo Byung-woo has avoided being arrested, but that does not mean his legal struggles are over. Special counsel Park Young-soo looks likely to indict the former elite prosecutor in the coming days on charges of abuse of power, neglect of duty and perjury, despite the court’s refusal late Tuesday to issue an arrest warrant for him. “Before the deadline, we will continue looking into Woo’s allegations and if the deadline is extended, we plan to request the writ

With just one week to go until the Feb. 28 deadline of its investigation, the independent counsel is pursuing Woo Byung-woo, President Park Geun-hye’s former aide who is said to have wielded influence over the nation’s most powerful agencies, including the prosecution and intelligence service. Woo stood at a court hearing for his possible arrest Tuesday, accused of turning a blind eye to irregularities surrounding Park and her shadowy confidante Choi Soon-sil and abuse of power while serving as

The Ministry of Education said Monday that a trial of the controversial state-authored history textbook will be conducted at only one school. The school -- Munmyeong High School in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province -- is among three that applied for the pilot program, which the ministry sought to promote with cash subsidies. Of the two other schools that signed up for it, Osan High School withdrew its application amid fierce opposition from its students and staff. The other, Gyeongbuk Aviatio

A South Korean special prosecutors’ team Monday questioned former Presidential Secretary Ahn Bong-geun as part of its probe into allegations that President Park Geun-Hye allowed her longtime friend Choi Soon-sil to meddle in state affairs. Ahn, 51, showed up at special counsel Park Young-soo’s office in southern Seoul, appearing in public for the first time in almost three months. While in hiding, the former official had repeatedly ignored summons by the Constitutional Court to attend President

Most of this year’s high school graduates will choose to further their education, but Kim Sung-woo has decided to take a different path. Instead of enrolling in a university, the Steve Jobs wannabe chose to work full-time at a local software developer, hoping to kick-start his career as an IT professional. Apprentices at Yongsan Technical High School in Seoul train how to make SoC, an integrated circuit that combines components of computers or other electronic systems. (Shin Dong-yoon)“I’ve alre

Six-year-old Kim Lyu-hyun has yet to start school, but he is not new to sitting tight for a few straight hours to study. The child is comfortable reading and writing in his mother tongue, can add and subtract below 20 without errors -- and without using his fingers to count -- and claims to understand why one plus infinity is still infinity. He currently attends a thrice-a-week, three-hour intensive course on English, a language he rarely hears or uses outside the classroom. A boy studies at Han