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South Korea: President Park Geun-hye's impeachment splits ruling party

South Korea's ruling political party has begun to splinter following President Park Geun-hye impeachment in an overwhelming support from her own party, its spokesman said on Monday.

Ban Ki-Moon’s S. Korea visit fuels speculation on his political career

Ban Ki-Moon will step down from the post of UN Secretary General at the end of the year — 12 months before S Korea's presidential election in December 2017.

S-Korean president names ex-supreme court judge as PM

outh Korean President Park Geun-hye named on Thursday a former supreme court justice as Prime Minister to replace an incumbent who resigned over the government's inadequate response to the April 16 ferry disaster that killed more than 300 passengers.