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Solitary cell with mattress on the floor for South Korea's once powerful ex-first lady

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee will spend her first day in jail on Wednesday in a cell much like the one her ...

Wife of South Korea’s jailed ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol arrested over corruption allegations

Investigators are seeking to charge Kim over alleged crimes in one of three probes launched under Seoul’s new liberal ...

South Korea’s Ex-First Lady Is Arrested on Corruption Charges

Kim Keon Hee, accused of accepting Chanel bags and other items as bribes, is the only former first lady in the country to ...

South Korean court orders arrest of wife of jailed ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol

A South Korean court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol as investigators seek ...

South Korea's former first lady imprisoned after court issues warrant

Kim Keon Hee joins her husband, ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol, in jail following accusations of graft that she denies.

Putin reaffirms 'friendship' with North Korea ahead of Trump talks

Kim Jong Un provides Moscow with artillery, missiles - and as a BBC investigation shows, labourers working in 'slave-like' ...

Can South Korea build a sovereign AI?

South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT shortlisted five teams this month to take charge of the sovereign AI project, also ...

South Korea, Vietnam leaders pledge closer ties as US tariffs shake up trade

South Korea and Vietnam's leaders pledged to deepen economic cooperation on Monday as their export-dependent countries try to ...