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  • Friday, 24 December, 2021
    South Korea Politics & Policy
    South Korea’s former president Park Geun-hye receives pardon

    Impeached leader is serving a prison term for corruption and abuse of power

  • Monday, 11 February, 2019
    South Korea
    South Korea indicts former chief justice on abuse of power

    Yang Seung-tae is accused of exerting his influence to win favour from the government

  • Friday, 5 October, 2018
    South Korea Society
    South Korea ex-president Lee Myung-bak jailed for 15 years

    Fourth former leader imprisoned as Moon regime cracks down on graft and cronyism

  • Thursday, 27 September, 2018
    South Korea Economy
    Samsung Electronics chairman indicted for alleged union sabotage

    Prosecutors act against 32 group officials in blow to image rehabilitation push

  • Friday, 24 August, 2018
    World
    South Korean court increases punishment on former president
  • Tuesday, 15 May, 2018
    Corporate culture
    Samsung arrest casts fresh doubt on group’s reform commitment

    Action comes amid probe of union busting at one of world’s most profitable groups

  • Thursday, 3 May, 2018
    Corporate governance
    S Korean prosecutors to examine Elliott deal with Samsung C&T

    Investigation follows activist fund’s claim for compensation from Seoul

  • Friday, 6 April, 2018
    World
    S Korea’s former president Park Geun-hye to serve 24-year prison term

    Impeached leader convicted on 16 counts after year-long corruption trial

  • Friday, 6 April, 2018
    World
    South Korean former president Park Geun-hye sentenced to 24 years in prison
  • Friday, 23 March, 2018
    Corporate governance
    Samsung shake-up addresses ‘emperor’ image problems

    Korean group appoints a woman to its board and splits CEO and chair roles

  • Thursday, 15 March, 2018
    News in-depthWorld
    South Korea judiciary accused of favouring rich and powerful

    Critics say efforts to tackle graft are hamstrung by lenient prison sentences for wealthy

  • Wednesday, 14 March, 2018
    World
    South Korea anti-graft probe snares former president Lee Myung-bak

    Prosecutors question former leader over several corruption allegations

  • Tuesday, 27 February, 2018
    World
    S Korean prosecutors seek 30-year sentence for former president
  • Wednesday, 21 February, 2018
    Asia-Pacific companies
    Lotte’s chair resigns Japanese CEO role after bribery conviction
  • Tuesday, 13 February, 2018
    South Korea Society
    ‘Shaman adviser’ jailed in South Korea corruption scandal

    Confidante of ousted president convicted of bribery and abuse of power

  • Monday, 5 February, 2018
    Technology sector
    Samsung’s Lee Jae-yong freed from jail by appeals court

    Ruling enables de facto leader to return to work amid trend of white-collar leniency

  • Monday, 5 February, 2018
    Technology sector
    Samsung heir freed with suspended sentence from appeals court
  • Tuesday, 9 January, 2018
    House & Home
    Seoul faces slowdown after years of buoyant growth

    Steps to restrain the South Korean capital’s property market could bring price falls

  • Thursday, 14 December, 2017
    Asia-Pacific companies
    S Korean prosecutors seek 4-year jail term for Lotte chair Shin Dong-bin
  • Monday, 20 November, 2017
    World
    South Korea’s sweeping anti-corruption campaign divides country

    Crackdown ensnaring politicians and former aides prompts claims of ‘political revenge’

  • Saturday, 18 November, 2017
    News in-depthSport
    South Korea’s Winter Olympics risk skidding off-piste

    Fears of empty seats and provocation from Pyongyang chill hopes for Pyeongchang 2018

  • Thursday, 12 October, 2017
    World
    Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong begins appeal over corruption sentence
  • Monday, 28 August, 2017
    The FT ViewEmerging markets
    Democracy and business move on in South Korea

    Trials of a former president and Samsung’s leader are a first step

  • Friday, 25 August, 2017
    News in-depthSouth Korea Economy
    Samsung faces long-term challenge as chief gets five-year stretch

    Pressure is on Korean conglomerate to change after trial

  • Friday, 25 August, 2017
    South Korean business & finance3 min
    Samsung head sentenced to 5 years in jail

    Lee Jae-yong found guilty of corruption in ‘trial of the century’

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