Monthly Archives: January 2017

Special Prosecutor is looking to question Pres. Park in person in early February The investigative team of Special Prosecution is coordinating with President Park Geun-hye on a schedule for in-person questioning, it was confirmed on Jan. 24. The team also...
Court denies arrest warrant for Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong 이재용 삼성전자 부회장의 사전구속영장이 기각됐습니다. On Jan. 19, a South Korean court denied a request for an arrest warrant against Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, who is suspected of...
Free Movie Screening: The Truth Shall Not Sink with Sewol “다이빙벨” 무료 영화 상영 In remembrance of the 3rd anniversary of the sinking of motor vessel Sewol, SEGIMON organizes a free movie screening. The movie presented is “The Truth Shall...
Danish police is about to question Choi Soon-sil’s daughter. 덴마크 검찰이 16일부터 사흘간 정유라를 조사합니다. Danish police will question the daughter of President Park Geun-hye’s longtime crony Choi Soon-sil starting Jan. 16. Chung Yoo-ra was arrested in the northern Danish...
Culture Minister admitted existence of blacklist offering apology. 조윤선 문화부 장관이 블랙리스트 존재를 시인했습니다. South Korean Culture Minister Cho Yoon-sun admitted for the first time on Jan. 9, the existence of a Park administration blacklist of cultural figures considered critical...
Ice-fishing Festival Opens with Lamp Lighting Last Saturday a ceremony to light thousands of lamps was held in Hwacheon, inaugurating the annual Sancheoneo ice-fishing festival. The city designed 27,000 lamps in the shape of Sancheoneo, which is a type of...
Koreans held anti-president rallies on New Year’s Eve 박근혜 대통령 퇴진 시위가 새해 전야에도 이어졌습니다. South Koreans came out in droves across the nation on Dec. 31, for a rally to call for beleaguered President Park Geun-hye to resign amid...