SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – An increasing number of private businesses including restaurants, stores, and hotels have begun hanging up banners calling for embattled South Korean President Park Geun-Hye to step down, with some even offering goods or services for free or at big discounts. The owner of a tuna restaurant in Gwangju put [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday called on the National Assembly to determine her fate, saying she will step down in line with a timetable and procedures reached by political parties that can minimize any confusion arising from the unexpected transition of government. During Park’s third address to the nation [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s opposition parties said Tuesday they tentatively agreed to put the impeachment motion against President Park Geun-hye up for a vote later this week. “We will quickly move to complete the impeachment this week,” Woo Sang-ho, the floor leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, said during a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – President Park Geun-hye’s approval rating fell further to a record-low 4 percent this week while 93 percent expressed discontent on her job performance amid an influence-peddling scandal, Gallup Korea said Friday. Park’s approval rating, which remained at a 5-percent range for the past three weeks, began to fall again [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party said Thursday it will speed up drafting a legislative motion to impeach President Park Geun-hye, aiming to have it pass parliament early next month. Floor leader Rep. Woo Sang-ho also said it will put the issue of forming a national unity government led [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The leader of the main opposition Democratic Party on Monday said her party will immediately review the timing and ways for impeaching President Park Geun-hye, who the prosecution has listed as a suspect in a corruption scandal involving her confidante. Rep. Choo Mi-ae also said her party will set [...]