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Impeached South Korean President Defies Second Summon Over Martial Law
South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol did not respond on Wednesday to a second summons by anti-corruption authorities who, along with prosecutors, are investigating his short-lived martial law decree issued early this month.
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Indictment Details Former Samsung Executive's Plan to Steal Company Secrets for Foxconn China Chip Factory
When former Samsung executive Choi Jinseog won a contract with Taiwan's Foxconn in 2018, he tapped his former employer's supplier network to steal secrets to help his new client set up a chip factory in China, an indictment by South Korean prosecutors alleges.
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Former Samsung Executive Indicted Over Alleged Company Data Theft to Build Chip Factory in China
South Korean prosecutors said they indicted a former Samsung Electronics executive on Monday on suspicion of stealing the company's technology to build a chip factory in China. The defendant, who also formerly worked at SK Hynix as a vice president, is accused of illegally acquiring Samsung data to build a factory in the Chinese city of Xian betwee...
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South Korea Asks KuCoin, OKX to Freeze Bitcoin Tied to Terra's Do Kwon: All Details
South Korean prosecutors have sent requests to crypto exchanges KuCoin and OKX, asking them to freeze Bitcoin linked to Terra's Do Kwon, who is wanted by the authorities after his Terra stablecoin ecosystem collapsed in May, wiping out an estimated $60 billion (roughly Rs. 4,89,000 crore). A total of 3,313 Bitcoins, which are worth around $67 milli...
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South Korean Court Issues Warrant Against Terra's Do Kwon, Five Other Affiliates: Report
South Korean prosecutors investigating the collapse of Terra-LUNA have issued an arrest warrant for Terraform Labs cofounder and chief executive officer Kwon Do-hyung, also known as Do Kwon.
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South Korea Hits Dozens With Travel Bans Amid Terraform Labs Crypto Probe
South Korean prosecutors have barred dozens of people connected to Terraform Labs from leaving the country as they expand an investigation into a $40 billion collapse of the company’s cryptocurrency that devastated traders around the world.
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Samsung Heir Charged With Fraud Over Succession-Linked Deal
South Korean prosecutors indicted the heir to the Samsung empire Tuesday over a controversial merger of two business units seen as a key step towards his succession, in the latest legal blow to the sprawling conglomerate.
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Seoul Opens Probe Into Kim Yo Jong For Inter-State Liaison Office Blow Up
Seoul prosecutors have opened an unprecedented probe into North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister over Pyongyang's blowing up of a liaison office last month, officials said Thursday.
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South Korean Prosecutors Seek Arrest Warrant For Samsung Heir
South Korean prosecutors have asked for an arrest warrant for Samsung vice-chairman and heir Lee Jae-yong as part of an investigation into a controversial 2015 merger of two Samsung units, their office said Thursday.
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South Korean City Seeks Murder Charges Against Sect Founder Over Coronavirus
Seoul's city government has asked prosecutors to press charges, including murder, against the founder of a secretive religious sect for failing to cooperate in containing the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
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South Korea Ousted President Probed For 14 Long Hours Over Graft Charges
Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye left prosecutors' offices early on Wednesday after being questioned in an investigation into a corruption scandal that brought an early end to her political career.
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South Korea's Park Geun-Hye Apologises, Promises Cooperation In Graft Probe
Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye apologised to the country on Tuesday as she arrived at prosecutors' offices for questioning as a criminal suspect in a widening corruption investigation that has already cost her the presidency.
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South Korea's President Park Geun-hye Colluded With Friend To Receive Samsung Bribe: Prosecutor
South Korea's President Park Geun-Hye colluded with her friend Choi Soon-sil to receive bribes from Samsung Group aimed at cementing Samsung Chief Jay Y. Lee's control of the company, a special prosecutor said in a statement on Monday.
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Samsung Heir Indicted For Bribery, Embezzlement: Prosecutors
The heir to the Samsung empire and four other top executives from the world's biggest smartphone maker were indicted Tuesday on multiple charges including bribery and embezzlement, South Korean prosecutors said.
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South Korean Minister Arrested Over Artist Blacklist Allegation
South Korean prosecutors on Saturday arrested President Park Geun-hye's culture minister and her former top presidential adviser over allegations that they blacklisted artists critical of the government. Culture Minister Cho Yoon-sun and ex-presidential chief of staff Kim Ki-choon allegedly drew up the list of thousands of artists and cultural figu...
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Impeached South Korean President Defies Second Summon Over Martial Law
South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol did not respond on Wednesday to a second summons by anti-corruption authorities who, along with prosecutors, are investigating his short-lived martial law decree issued early this month.
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Indictment Details Former Samsung Executive's Plan to Steal Company Secrets for Foxconn China Chip Factory
When former Samsung executive Choi Jinseog won a contract with Taiwan's Foxconn in 2018, he tapped his former employer's supplier network to steal secrets to help his new client set up a chip factory in China, an indictment by South Korean prosecutors alleges.
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Former Samsung Executive Indicted Over Alleged Company Data Theft to Build Chip Factory in China
South Korean prosecutors said they indicted a former Samsung Electronics executive on Monday on suspicion of stealing the company's technology to build a chip factory in China. The defendant, who also formerly worked at SK Hynix as a vice president, is accused of illegally acquiring Samsung data to build a factory in the Chinese city of Xian betwee...
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South Korea Asks KuCoin, OKX to Freeze Bitcoin Tied to Terra's Do Kwon: All Details
South Korean prosecutors have sent requests to crypto exchanges KuCoin and OKX, asking them to freeze Bitcoin linked to Terra's Do Kwon, who is wanted by the authorities after his Terra stablecoin ecosystem collapsed in May, wiping out an estimated $60 billion (roughly Rs. 4,89,000 crore). A total of 3,313 Bitcoins, which are worth around $67 milli...
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South Korean Court Issues Warrant Against Terra's Do Kwon, Five Other Affiliates: Report
South Korean prosecutors investigating the collapse of Terra-LUNA have issued an arrest warrant for Terraform Labs cofounder and chief executive officer Kwon Do-hyung, also known as Do Kwon.
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South Korea Hits Dozens With Travel Bans Amid Terraform Labs Crypto Probe
South Korean prosecutors have barred dozens of people connected to Terraform Labs from leaving the country as they expand an investigation into a $40 billion collapse of the company’s cryptocurrency that devastated traders around the world.
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Samsung Heir Charged With Fraud Over Succession-Linked Deal
South Korean prosecutors indicted the heir to the Samsung empire Tuesday over a controversial merger of two business units seen as a key step towards his succession, in the latest legal blow to the sprawling conglomerate.
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Seoul Opens Probe Into Kim Yo Jong For Inter-State Liaison Office Blow Up
Seoul prosecutors have opened an unprecedented probe into North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister over Pyongyang's blowing up of a liaison office last month, officials said Thursday.
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South Korean Prosecutors Seek Arrest Warrant For Samsung Heir
South Korean prosecutors have asked for an arrest warrant for Samsung vice-chairman and heir Lee Jae-yong as part of an investigation into a controversial 2015 merger of two Samsung units, their office said Thursday.
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South Korean City Seeks Murder Charges Against Sect Founder Over Coronavirus
Seoul's city government has asked prosecutors to press charges, including murder, against the founder of a secretive religious sect for failing to cooperate in containing the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
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South Korea Ousted President Probed For 14 Long Hours Over Graft Charges
Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye left prosecutors' offices early on Wednesday after being questioned in an investigation into a corruption scandal that brought an early end to her political career.
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South Korea's Park Geun-Hye Apologises, Promises Cooperation In Graft Probe
Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye apologised to the country on Tuesday as she arrived at prosecutors' offices for questioning as a criminal suspect in a widening corruption investigation that has already cost her the presidency.
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South Korea's President Park Geun-hye Colluded With Friend To Receive Samsung Bribe: Prosecutor
South Korea's President Park Geun-Hye colluded with her friend Choi Soon-sil to receive bribes from Samsung Group aimed at cementing Samsung Chief Jay Y. Lee's control of the company, a special prosecutor said in a statement on Monday.
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Samsung Heir Indicted For Bribery, Embezzlement: Prosecutors
The heir to the Samsung empire and four other top executives from the world's biggest smartphone maker were indicted Tuesday on multiple charges including bribery and embezzlement, South Korean prosecutors said.
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South Korean Minister Arrested Over Artist Blacklist Allegation
South Korean prosecutors on Saturday arrested President Park Geun-hye's culture minister and her former top presidential adviser over allegations that they blacklisted artists critical of the government. Culture Minister Cho Yoon-sun and ex-presidential chief of staff Kim Ki-choon allegedly drew up the list of thousands of artists and cultural figu...
