Asia-Pacific 🇰🇷 Republic of Korea Thread

[Zachowon]

Remember when Moon pardoned former Korean President Park Geun-hye in late December ?

I betcha Moon must've known the inevitable was coming on him facing criminal prosecution

Maybe, so perhaps a sign of good will?

 

[49ersfootball]

Maybe, so perhaps a sign of good will?

Also because PGH is having bad health problems lately. She just turned 70 on February 2nd.

 

[Zachowon]

Also because PGH is having bad health problems lately. She just turned 70 on February 2nd.

Oh wow.
Definitely a good reason to pardon

 

[49ersfootball]

Oh wow.
Definitely a good reason to pardon

Yet LMB still in prison. He's 80 years old & gotta think Yoon will pardon him soon once he takes office as Korea's 20th President on May 10th.

 

[Zachowon]

Yet LMB still in prison. He's 80 years old & gotta think Yoon will pardon him soon once he takes office as Korea's 20th President on May 10th.

I sure hope so

 

[49ersfootball]

I sure hope so

Economic policy: Yoon will need to be aggressive in improving Korea's economic situation & get the budget under control.

I'll post some videos of the election night coverage tomorrow.

 

[Buba]

@49ersfootball - thanks for the heads up.
A good day for Freedom and Democracy, then!

 

[49ersfootball]

@49ersfootball - thanks for the heads up.
A good day for Freedom and Democracy, then!

Meanwhile in Cheong Wa Dae (Residence of the Korean President): Moon is realizing he might get criminally prosecuted soon once he leaves office on May 10th.

 

[49ersfootball]

YTN News:

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KBS News coverage:

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[Bacle]

Edit:
And the Nork's just did another ICBM test:

 

[49ersfootball]

Incoming Korean President Yoon Seok-youl, who takes office as the country's 20th President on May 10th, plans on NOT moving into Cheong Wa Dae (the Blue House: Residence of the Korean President) & will be working at the Defense Ministry HQ:
Good move? S.Korean president's home stirs feng shui furore

 

[49ersfootball]

More details on Yoon's changes & plans; he plans on opening Cheong Wa Dae to the public:
South Korea's Yoon to work from defense ministry, not Blue House

 

[49ersfootball]

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Former Korean President Park Geun-hye left the hospital after three months to return home for good:
South Korea's disgraced ex-president Park returns home after prison

Ex-president Park Geun-hye finds new home in Daegu

Ex-President Park discharged from hospital

 

[49ersfootball]

Here's the new residence of former Korean President Park Geun-hye in Daegu:

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[Captain X]

An interesting story:

 

[49ersfootball]

An interesting story:

That kickstarted PGH's downfall.