From all reports, Park has been quite comfortable in the “Blue House,” Korea’s presidential palace. When Park seized power in a coup in 1961, one of his first actions was to revise the ...
the U.S. military commander occupied the place until it became South Korea’s official presidential office and residence upon the country’s foundation in 1948. The Blue House opening is part of ...
SEOUL--The Blue House, for decades a symbol of power in South Korea, is now the country’s latest tourist hot spot after new President Yoon Suk-yeol made good on a campaign pledge to open the ...