SEOUL—South Korea’s top court upheld on Thursday a 20-year jail sentence for former President Park Geun-hye on graft charges that led to her downfall, bringing an end to the legal process and so for the first time raising the possibility of a pardon. Park became South Korea’s first democratically elected leader to be thrown out…
South Korea Court Upholds Jail for Ex-President Park, Opening Way to Chance of a Pardon
Leaked Government Documents Show How Chinese Regime Tries to Downplay International Crises
January 11, 2021
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The Epoch Times recently obtained documents from the Chinese government’s foreign affairs offices, unveiling how Beijing handled major incidents involving Chinese citizens abroad or foreign nationals in the mainland. One expert said the documents demonstrate that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is mostly concerned about its own image and political interests. Tragic Bus Accident in…
South Korean Delegation in Iran Over Seized Ship, Frozen Funds
TEHRAN, Iran—A South Korean diplomatic delegation arrived in Iran on Jan. 10 to negotiate the release of a vessel and its crew seized by Iranian forces amid an escalating financial dispute between the countries, Iranian state-run media reported. The South Korean-flagged tanker was seized by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in the crucial Strait of Hormuz as…
South Korea Deploys Warship to Patrol Persian Gulf After Iran Seizes Tanker
A warship has been deployed by a South Korean anti-piracy unit in response to the seizure of a commercial tanker and its 20-member crew in Gulf waters.
Iran Denies Holding South Korean Ship Hostage in Exchange for Frozen Funds
Iran said it wasn’t taking a South Korean oil tanker and its sailors as hostages, a day after its naval unit seized the vessel in the Gulf waters while demanding Seoul release billions of dollars in Iranian money frozen due to U.S. sanctions. Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on Monday intercepted and captured the the…
Groundbreaking Orange County Representatives Sworn In to Congress
SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—Republican Reps.-elect Young Kim and Michelle Steel were sworn in Jan. 3, joining Rep.-elect Marilyn Strickland (D-Washington) as the first Korean-American women elected to Congress. Kim and Steel both ousted Democrats who were in their first terms. Kim and Steel will be the only Republicans in the seven-member Orange County congressional delegation,…
19 Chinese and Russian Warplanes Enter South Korea Air Defense Zone: Officials
South Korea scrambled fighter jets on Tuesday after several Chinese warplanes and more than a dozen Russian aircraft entered its air defense zone. The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said the incident may have been a “joint military drill between China and Russia” but noted that “further analysis” is needed, according to the Reuters news agency….
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