(Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images) As the newly elected president of South Korea, Park Geun-hye has made history by becoming the first female president of her country. The daughter of the former ...

Former President Park Geun-hye (C) visits a convention center in Gumi, 260 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Nov. 14, 2024, to attend a cultural event marking the 107th birth anniversary of her ...

A tearful and apologetic South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Friday her "heart was breaking" over a political scandal that has engulfed her administration, adding she will cooperate with ...

Harrison Kim said. Park Geun-hye was the country’s first female president and the daughter of President Park Chung-hee, who was assassinated. She was impeached in 2016 and arrested in 2017 on ...

The South Korean Ministry of Justice has indicated that it will grant a pardon to former President Park Geun-hye, who is imprisoned on corruption charges. The pardon was announced on Friday.

SEOUL--South Korea said Friday it will grant a special pardon to former President Park Geun-hye, who is serving a ... from grace for the country’s first female president and conservative icon.

Reporter Jang Ah-young summarized how the situation is different and the same with the impeachment of President Park Geun Hye in 2016. [Reporter] The reasons for former President Park Geun Hye's ...

In an interview with WSJ Editor in Chief Gerard Baker, the South Korean leader discussed rising tensions in the region, economic reform and reunification of North and South Korea.