Weekly Brief: Dec. 5th - 11th

Corruption at heart of Presidential scandal In a rare scene [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/9134510e9c8e4d94ad7a0cfe1c425cb6/live-tv-moment-reckoning-s-korean-business-elite] , lawmakers questioned the CEOs of nine major conglomerates [http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/12/116_219589.html] on live television. The CEOs represent the largest companies in the country, each suspected of buying favors from the government through Choi Soon-sil, the President’s confidante. The most common