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Former South Korean Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook was acquitted Friday of bribery charges by the Seoul Central District Court. Han was accused of accepting $50,000 from former Korea Express CEO Kwak Young-wook in 2007...

South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday charged former prime minister Han Myeong-sook with bribery. Han is accused of accepting USD $50,000 from former Korea Express CEO Kwak Young-wook in 2007 in exchange for helping him become president of Korea South-East...

A South Korean court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for former prime minister Han Myeong-sook on bribery charges. Han is accused of accepting USD $50,000 from former Korea Express CEO Kwak Young-wook in 2007 in exchange for helping...

Bruce Klingner : "North Korea has repeatedly been cited by the US government, United Nations, and independent human rights groups as one of the most egregious violators of human rights. North Korean citizens...

Hoon Lee : "South Korea is now almost at the end of a 7-day national mourning period for its former (16th) president, Roh Moo Hyun, who had abruptly ended his life by jumping off a...

Former South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun apparently committed suicide Saturday by leaping off a 30-foot cliff. Roh and members of Roh's family were under investigation by the Republic of Korea's Supreme Prosecutor's...

The South Korean Ministry of Justice on Monday said that 75 politicians and businessmen would receive amnesty as part of President Roh Moo-hyun's last round of presidential pardons. Among those granted amnesty is former chairman of the...

South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun filed a petition at the Constitutional Court of South Korea Thursday, challenging a ruling by the National Election Commission that Roh violated election neutrality...

South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun criticized South Korea's election laws Sunday, saying that the country's political system with a single five-year presidential term was "underdeveloped" and should be reformed. Roh also criticized the country's political neutrality laws...

South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-Suk was indicted Friday on charges of fraud, embezzling research funds and breaching bioethics laws. Hwang announced in 2005 that his research team had created patient-specific stem cell lines along with...