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Prosecutors Clear South Korea 1st Lady in Dior Bag Probe

South Korea Prosecutors Drop Charges Against First Lady Over Luxury Bag, Yonhap Reports

SEOUL (Reuters) - Prosecutors in South Korea have decided not to charge first lady Kim Keon Hee over allegations of inappropriately accepting gifts last year, including a Christian Dior handbag, the Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday, citing the Seoul prosecutors' office.

Bloomberg L.P. · 7h

Prosecutors Clear South Korea First Lady in Dior Bag Probe

South Korean prosecutors have decided not to charge the country's First Lady over the receipt of a Dior handbag under questionable circumstances, ending an investigation that had rattled the ruling party.

South China Morning Post on MSN · 6h

South Korean prosecutors drop charges against first lady over ‘unwise’ luxury bag saga

She received the handbag and gifts but they did not relate to her official duties and no favours were given in return, prosecutors concluded Prosecutors in South Korea have decided not to charge first lady Kim Keon-hee over allegations of inappropriately accepting gifts last year,

The Korea Times on MSN · 8h

Prosecution drops charge against first lady over luxury bag scandal

Prosecutors decided to drop charges against first lady Kim Keon Hee, Wednesday, over her acceptance of a luxury handbag from a Korean American pastor in 2022.

South Korea inflation cools more than expected

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North Korea Expected To Formalize Enemy Relations With South

North Korea is likely to formalize further Kim Jong Un's "hostile" stance toward the South next week when its legislature meets to revise the country's constitution, according to a new assessment out of Seoul.

Reuters on MSN · 16h

South Korea inflation cools more than expected as rate cut talk grows

South Korea's consumer inflation cooled more than forecast in September and below the central bank's target for the first time since early 2021, amid growing expectations of an imminent policy easing.

U.S. News & World Report · 16h

South Korea Sept Consumer Inflation +1.6% Y/y, Way Below Forecast

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's consumer inflation cooled more than expected in September and hit the weakest level since early 2021, official data showed on Wednesday. The consumer price index rose 1.6% in September from a year earlier, after a rise of 1.9% in August, according to Statistics Korea.

Miss Universe, South Korea

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Is this S Korea's most glamorous granny? Miss Universe judges think so

For Choi Soon-hwa, it was a no-brainer. This week, the 81-year-old took to the stage with women a quarter of her age for Miss Universe South Korea, hoping to make it to the finals in Mexico later this year.

Yahoo · 19h

Meet the 80-year-old Miss Universe Korea contestant

South Korean model Choi Soon-hwa, 80, is making headlines for being the oldest person ever to compete in a Miss Universe pageant. After the Miss Universe Organization lifted the upper limit of its age restriction this year — originally only allowing contestants aged 18 to 28 — Miss Universe Korea followed suit,

Dagens.com (UK) on MSN · 4h

Trailblazing Grandmother Shocks the World in Miss Universe Korea 2024

At over 80 years old, Choi Soon-hwa has made history by advancing to the final rounds of the 2024 Miss Universe Korea competition. Choi’s participation comes after the pageant’s rules were recently changed,

South Korea to Send Military Aircraft to Evacuate Citizens From Middle East

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered on Wednesday military aircraft to be deployed immediately to ...

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South Korea grapples with one of world’s longest medical strikes

Junior doctors have been protesting since February against a government plan to increase the medical school admission quota - ...

South Korea's Yoon, Japan's Ishiba agree united response needed against North Korea

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held his first telephone call with Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on ...

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South Korea unveils its most powerful missile, which could reach North Korea’s underground bunkers

South Korea has unveiled its most powerful ballistic missile that could target North Korea. It did so during an Armed Forces ...

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South Korea's Yoon, Japan's Ishiba agree to continue 'shuttle diplomacy'

In his first phone call with the South Korean leader, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stressed the importance of the two ...

South Korea unveils 'monster missile' at revived annual military parades

South Korea will hold a military parade in Seoul on Tuesday that could include, for the first time, a flypast by a U.S. B-1B ...

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South Korea Sends Kim's North a New Nuclear Warning

South Korea said it and the U.S. will respond resolutely and overwhelmingly to any use of nuclear weapons by the North.

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South Korea sets a compensation plan for dog meat farmers before the 2027 ban

South Korea has announced plans to compensate farmers and others in the country’s dwindling dog meat industry before a formal ...

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