[%%IMAGE1%%]<p>  Ex-president Lee Myung-bak attended his first trial on May 23. It was his first public appearance since being arrested by authorities for corruption charges on Mar. 22. Charged with various counts of bribery, embezzlement and tax evasion, Lee is suspected of accepting bribes of over 11 billion won (US$10.2 million) and embezzling over 35 billion won (US$32.45 million). The above photo shows Lee being escorted by authorities to his first trial at Seoul Central District Court in Seoul’s Seocho District.</p>

english_edition

e_national

[Photo] Ex-president Lee Myung-bak attends first corruption trial

After an era of pax globalization, we’re returning to a system where state actors are central, making their policies all the more important

[Column] The state is back — but is it in business?

We are not impotent, but, quite on the contrary, omnipotent, without being able to determine the scope of our powers

[Column] Life on our Trisolaris

Six times thus far state commissions have slapped broadcasters with penalties for making reference to stock price manipulation allegations faced by Kim Keon-hee

[Editorial] Penalties for airing allegations against Korea’s first lady endanger free press

Spending millions on SM-3 interceptor missiles will not protect South Korea

[Editorial] Yoon must halt procurement of SM-3 interceptor missiles

Questions remain as to whether a population decline necessarily dictates a pessimistic future for a country

[Guest essay] Maybe Korea’s rapid population decline is an opportunity, not a crisis

Humbled in his domestic policy by an election defeat, Yoon should use this opportunity to reflect on his administration’s diplomacy as well

[Column] Can Yoon steer diplomacy with Russia, China back on track?

An independent probe into the death of a Marine could expose manipulation of state affairs

[Column] Season 2 of special prosecutor probe may be coming to Korea soon

Park Geun-hye’s experience is a cautionary tale for Yoon

[Column] Park Geun-hye déjà vu in Yoon Suk-yeol

The extreme confrontation unfolding now between South and North is one where even a small mistake could lead to disaster

[Editorial] New weight of N. Korea’s nuclear threats makes dialogue all the more urgent

Even Rhee himself insisted that the government established in 1948 was “reconstructing” the government established in 1919 by independence activists

[Guest essay] The real reason Korea’s new right wants to dub Rhee a founding father

[Column] Why Korea’s hard right is fated to lose

Amid US-China clash, Korea must remember its failures in the 19th century, advises scholar

60% of young Koreans see no need to have kids after marriage

South Korea officially an aged society just 17 years after becoming aging society

AI is catching up with humans at a ‘shocking’ rate

전체

‘김건희 명품백’ 수사팀에 특수부 검사 3명 투입…뇌물죄 가능할까

김건희 여사 출석 조사? 주가조작 의혹도 함께? 검찰의 특검 견제용?

공수처, ‘VIP 격노설’ 김계환 재소환키로…윗선 향하는 ‘채상병’ 수사

무책임 의사, 무대책 정부…법원 결정만 기다린다, 그 이후는?

‘찐윤’ 이철규 빠졌지만…국힘 원내대표 선거 ‘친윤’ 3파전

연휴 마지막 날도 비바람, 내일까지 비…‘어버이날’ 8일 갠다

연이율 최대 5.5% ‘아이 적금’ 들까…60살 이상 최대 10% 상품도

이스라엘, 라파흐 민간인 대피 요구…지상전 개시 눈앞

2천만원대도 유찰…‘법원경매’ 서울 연립·다세대 18년 만에 최다

푸틴, 전술핵 훈련 명령…미군 미사일 전진배치에 대응

hankyoreh

Links to other country sites 다른 나라 사이트 링크

[Photo] Ex-president Lee Myung-bak attends first corruption trial

Editorial・opinion

Most viewed articles