A former floor leader of the ruling Saenuri Party said Tuesday the political breakup will take some time as the ultimate goal of such a move is to strive for a "balanced conservatism" in the country and not independence itself.
President Park Geun-hye's attorney on Monday said she will not respond to prosecutors' request for face-to-face questioning on the influence-peddling scandal that has rocked her presidency.
South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday stormed the suspected hideout, where the de facto owner of a sunken ferry Sewol is believed to be inside, without any opposition, local media reported.
South Korea's prosecutors said Tuesday they would summon the suspected owner of the sunken ferry Sewol's operator, Chonghaejin Marine, later this week over allegations of corruption.
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