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World Business Report: First broadcast 25/12/2021 01:06 GMT : South Korea pardons ex-President Park Guen-hye

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First broadcast 25/12/2021 01:06 GMT 

First broadcast 25/12/2021 01:06 GMT : South Korea pardons ex-President Park Guen-hye

South Korea pardons ex-President Park Guen-hye

BBC World Service - World Business Report, South Korea pardons ex-President Park Guen-hye

The 69 year old was serving 22 years for corruption

The former South Korean president, Park Geun-hye, is to be granted a presidential pardon. She was convicted in 2018 for her part in a huge corruption scandal which involved major S Korean conglomerates including Samsung. We find out more from Jen Moon, editor and presenter at Arirang TV in Seoul. Also in the programme, iconic London department store chain Selfridges is sold for £4bn to Thai and Austrian buyers. The BBC's Russell Newlove reports. We also hear about the money making magic behind Harry Potter and as champagne corks pop to celebrate Christmas and the approaching New Year, Anthony Maxwell from Liv-ex tells us how vintage bubbly is back in demand from investors.

(Image: Demonstrators call for the release of Park Guen-hye in 2018, JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images)

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