South Korea’s obsession with designer handbags
October 1, 2024
Choi Jae in asian news
South Korea probes pastor over alleged stalking of Yoon’s wife linked to handbag scandal
National Office of Investigation chief Woo Jong-soo said police completed a legal review of the case involving Korean-American Choi Jae-young who was accused of tailing Kim last year.
South Korea’s Yoon defends wife over Dior handbag scandal, rejects China policy concerns in rare interview
In a rare interview, the normally media-shy Yoon said first lady Kim Keon-hee was in effect a victim of politically motivated entrapment aimed at hurting the couple’s reputation ahead of crucial parliamentary elections set for April.
South Korea’s Yoon faces pressure to apologise over wife’s Dior bag scandal as polls loom
The episode came to light after a video emerged online showing Kim Keon-hee receiving a US$2,200 Dior handbag by a US pastor, who said he had secretly filmed the incident to prove that she was corrupt.
South Korea: First lady's Dior bag shakes country's leadership
The controversy over South Korean First Lady Kim Keon Hee allegedly accepting a luxury bag gift has thrown its ruling People Power Party (PPP) into disarray.