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First lady Kim Hea Kyung meets with Korean diaspora in Canada

First lady Kim Hea Kyung met with Korean diaspora living in western Canada on Tuesday, marking her first solo diplomatic event since President Lee Jae Myung took office two weeks ago.

2025-06-18

Former first lady Kim faces scrutiny over secure phone calls with senior presidential aide

Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee faces mounting scrutiny after revelations emerged that she used a secure presidential phone line to speak with a top aide just weeks before prosecutors were set to question her.

2025-06-17

First lady Kim Hye-kyung: President Lee's steely 'political partner' seeks to avoid limelight

Kim Hye-kyung, 58, wife of President Lee Jae-myung, often said to officials from the liberal Democratic Party (DP) that she wanted to "stay out of the spotlight as much as possible."

2025-06-04

SC First Bank makes saving pay with ‘First Wealth Saver Account’

SC First Bank launched the “SC First Wealth Saver Account,” offering flexible deposits and withdrawals with interest rates up to 2.8 percent.

2025-05-29

First lady face-off: Who are the women vying for the second-most scrutinized role in Korea?

The role of the first lady in Korea is undefined and fluid, resulting in harsh scrutiny from the public and strong reactions to any number of perceived violations, and certainly real legal ones.

2025-05-28

Prosecutors receive former first lady's mobile phone in renewed Deutsch Motors probe

Prosecutors have obtained the mobile phone of former first lady Kim Keon Hee as part of a renewed investigation into her alleged involvement in the Deutsch Motors stock manipulation case.

2025-05-21

Police launch raids over allged favoritism in Seoul-Yangpyeong Expressway change

The police, investigating allegations of favoritism in the route change of the Seoul-Yangpyeong Expressway involving former first lady Kim Keon Hee, have simultaneously launched compulsory investigations into related agencies.

2025-05-16

Ex-first lady skips prosecutors' questioning over influence-peddling scandal

Former first lady Kim Keon Hee declined to appear before the prosecution on Wednesday, defying a summons for questioning over allegations of influence peddling in the 2022 parliamentary by-elections.

2025-05-14

Prosecutors to question ex-first lady on election interference scandal

Kim Keon Hee was summoned for questioning as part of an election interference investigation involving Myung Tae-kyun.

2025-05-12

U.S. seeks to weaken global development finance efforts, UN document shows

The United States is seeking to weaken a global deal aimed at helping developing countries struggling with the impacts of climate change and other issues, an internal United Nations document seen by Reuters showed.

2025-05-06