Choi's lawyer, Lee Kyung-jae, said she would appeal. At her final court hearing in December, Lee called the accusations a complete fabrication by politicians, civic groups, media and politically motivated prosecutors who wanted to overthrow Park's government, according to Yonhap News agency.
Date: Feb 13, 2018
Category: World
Source: Google
Dollar, global shares up in Asia on relief at North Korea inaction
Its too early to say the (North Korean) risks are gone, but one thing for sure is that market players now think the situation wont get worse as it did some weeks ago, said Lee Kyung-min, a stock analyst at Daishin Securities in Seoul.
Date: Sep 11, 2017
Category: Business
Source: Google
Park Under Growing Pressure to Allow Probe Over Korean Scandal
Choi apologized on Monday after arriving at a Seoul prosecutors office for questioning. She didnt say what she was apologizing for. Her lawyer, Lee Kyung-jae, said earlier that she admitted to some wrongdoing.
Date: Nov 03, 2016
Category: World
Source: Google
Woman at center of South Korea presidential scandal says she 'deserves death'
Choi has previously said she helped Park but didn't know if she was seeing confidential information. Choi's attorney, Lee Kyung-jae, told reporters earlier that Choi "apologizes deeply for causing the people humiliation and despair."
Date: Oct 31, 2016
Category: World
Source: Google
Park Struggles to Curb South Korea Crisis as Allies Urge Action
Choi, who returned to Seoul on Sunday from Germany, apologized to the public and agreed to cooperate with investigators after resting a day because she was not in good health and also tired after a long flight, her lawyer Lee Kyung-jae told reporters in a televised briefing. He said she changed he
Date: Oct 30, 2016
Category: World
Source: Google
APNewsBreak: South Korea-backed app puts children at risk
Some South Korean parents may soldier on with Smart Sheriff regardless. Lee Kyung-hwa, a mother of two whose Cyber Parents Union On Net endorses child surveillance, says all the app needs is an upgrade.
Date: Sep 20, 2015
Category: Sci/Tech
Source: Google
China, S.Korea and Japan hold meetings before forthcoming trilateral FM meeting
Before the meeting, bilateral meetings were held separately. The first bilateral meeting was between South Korean Deputy Minister for Political Affairs, Lee Kyung-soo, and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhen Min. Lee went on to meet Japanese Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sugiyama Shinsuke,
Date: Mar 11, 2015
Category: World
Source: Google
Top diplomats set to meet to discuss China, South Korea, Japan summit
"If the trilateral foreign ministers meeting is held soon, it will undoubtedly give us the opportunity to re-establish the groundwork for trust-building and common prosperity," South Korea's deputy foreign minister Lee Kyung-soo said.