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News Archive

2012

• Agence France-Presse:
  'S.Korea parliament speaker charged with bribery', 21 Feb. 2012.
  
  
• The New York Times:
  'South Korea's assembly speaker resigns over bribery scandal', 09 Feb. 2012

• The New York Times:
  'South Korea's assembly speaker resigns over bribery scandal', 09 Feb. 2012

• Associated Press:
  'Korea football chief denies corruption', 03 Feb. 2012

• BBC:
  'South Korea foreign ministry raided in 'diamond scam'', 30 Jan. 2012

• Trust Law:
  'To ally of S.Korea's president quits amid graft scandal', 27 Jan. 2012

• Yonhap News Agency:
  '(LEAD) Seul education chief fined over election bribery', 19 Jan. 2012

• Yonhap News Agency:
  'Election watchdog sweetens rewards for whistle-blowers of bribery', 17 Jan. 2012

• The Wall Street Journal:
  'Third apparent suicide in Korea savings bank scandal', 12 Jan. 2012

• The Wall Street Journal:
  'Cash envelope deals fresh blow to Korea's GDP', 09 Jan. 2012

• The New York Times:
  'South Korea investigates vote-buying scandal', 09 Jan. 2012

• The Korea Times:
  'Unfolding bribery scandal feared to dampen ruling party's reform drive', 06 Jan. 2012

• Reuters:
  'South Korea's SK Group chairman charged with embezzlement', 05 Jan. 2012

2011

• Financial Times Beyondbrics Blog:
  'S Korea: Cheabols vs prosecutors', 08 Nov. 2011

• The Korea Herald:
  'Two colleges ordered to close', 08 Nov. 2011

• Yonhap News Agency:
  '(2nd LD) Prosecutors seek detention warrent for former vice culture minister', 17 Oct. 2011

• The Korea Times:
  'Whistle blowers in jeopardy', 23 Sep. 2011

• Yonhap News Agency:
  'Customs agency detects 2.5 tln won of foreign currency violations', 21 Sep. 2011

• The Economist:
  'K-ola', 26 Jul. 2011

• The Korea Herald:
  'Korea crippled by cronic corruption', 13 Jul. 2011

• Associated Press:
  'Amid scandals, SKorea frets graft will hinder rise', 29 Jun. 2011

• Financial Times Beyondbrics Blog:
  'The pot calling the kettle back? Samsung chief calls time on corruption', 09 Jun. 2011

• Reuters:
  'Graft scandal signals lame duck S.Korea presidency', 30 May 2011

• The Korea Harald:
  'Korea to cut collusion in financial sector', 06 May 2011

• Trustlaw:
  'South Korea govt targets corruption in the arms trade - newspaper', 19 Apr. 2011

• The Korea Herald:
  'Arms procurement chief resign over bribery scandal', 16 Feb. 2011

• The Korea Herald:
  'Ex-police chief faces arrest in bribery case', 10 Jan. 2011

2010

• The Korea Times:
  'President Lee's friend returns home for inquiry', 30 Nov. 2010