Tag
Park Geun-hye
![South Korean President Yoon Sweeping Through Central Asia South Korean President Yoon Sweeping Through Central Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-10-27-132734.jpg)
South Korean President Yoon Sweeping Through Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
Yoon follows in the footsteps of his two predecessors in traveling to Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan this week.
![The Sewol Ferry Disaster, 10 Years Later The Sewol Ferry Disaster, 10 Years Later](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-03-25-174738.jpg)
The Sewol Ferry Disaster, 10 Years Later
By Mitch Shin
Despite two changes in the South Korean presidency, bereaved families say their questions remain unanswered.
![Dynasties’ Daughters and Martyrs’ Widows: Female Leaders and Gender Inequality in Asia Dynasties’ Daughters and Martyrs’ Widows: Female Leaders and Gender Inequality in Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-02-25-163745.jpg)
Dynasties’ Daughters and Martyrs’ Widows: Female Leaders and Gender Inequality in Asia
By Mark R. Thompson
The relatively large number of female leaders in Asia appears surprising given their general paucity globally.
![Impeached President Park, Jailed for Corruption, Pardoned by Moon Impeached President Park, Jailed for Corruption, Pardoned by Moon](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18097354787907.jpg)
Impeached President Park, Jailed for Corruption, Pardoned by Moon
By Hyung-Jin Kim
Moon's liberal government said the pardon of his conservative predecessor is meant to promote national unity.
![7 Years After Sewol Ferry Disaster, Bereaved Families Still Urge Government to Reveal the Truth 7 Years After Sewol Ferry Disaster, Bereaved Families Still Urge Government to Reveal the Truth](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-16-6.jpg)
7 Years After Sewol Ferry Disaster, Bereaved Families Still Urge Government to Reveal the Truth
By Mitch Shin
Four years into a new presidential administration that promised transparency, families say key questions still remain shrouded in mystery.
![South Korea’s Supreme Court Upholds 20-Year Sentence for Former Pres. Park Geun-hye South Korea’s Supreme Court Upholds 20-Year Sentence for Former Pres. Park Geun-hye](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-park_geun-hye_8724400493_cropped.jpg)
South Korea’s Supreme Court Upholds 20-Year Sentence for Former Pres. Park Geun-hye
By Mitch Shin
The 2016 Candlelight Revolution finally ended with the Supreme Court’s final sentence for Park. Now the focus turns to a potential pardon.
![GSOMIA and the Shadow of ‘Lee-Myung-Park-Geun-Hye’ GSOMIA and the Shadow of ‘Lee-Myung-Park-Geun-Hye’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19234583330077.jpg)
GSOMIA and the Shadow of ‘Lee-Myung-Park-Geun-Hye’
By Brian Kim
A tale of political revenge?
![South Korea’s Supreme Court Orders New Trials for Ex-President Park and Samsung Heir South Korea’s Supreme Court Orders New Trials for Ex-President Park and Samsung Heir](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-south-korea-1151149_1280.jpg)
South Korea’s Supreme Court Orders New Trials for Ex-President Park and Samsung Heir
By Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung
The trials will revisit the corruption scandal that saw Park ousted from office.
![South Korea’s Africa Outreach South Korea’s Africa Outreach](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-27044960830_ece2377623_k.jpg)
South Korea’s Africa Outreach
By R. Maxwell Bone and Matthew Minsoo Kim
Tracing South Korea’s approach to the continent under 4 presidents.
![South Korean Conservatives: What Now? South Korean Conservatives: What Now?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18096218820278.jpg)
South Korean Conservatives: What Now?
By Steven Denney
Can South Korea’s once-strong right recover from damaging scandals and infighting?
![The South Korean Presidency Isn’t Cursed. It Just Needs to Be Reformed. The South Korean Presidency Isn’t Cursed. It Just Needs to Be Reformed.](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18143197566015.jpg)
The South Korean Presidency Isn’t Cursed. It Just Needs to Be Reformed.
By Kyle Ferrier
Unless changes are made, Lee Myung-bak won't the the last South Korean president to go to jail for corruption.
![South Korean Supreme Court Caught in Park Geun-hye Scandal South Korean Supreme Court Caught in Park Geun-hye Scandal](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-1200px-south_korea_supreme_court.jpg)
South Korean Supreme Court Caught in Park Geun-hye Scandal
By Troy Stangarone
A chief justice is accused of influencing politically sensitive trials to impress the Park administration.
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