Choi-gate: South Korean president's approval rating tanks at 4%

Park Geun-hye records worst ever polling figures for the country's presidency after friend Choi Soon-sil was charged with corrupt influence over government South Korean President Park Geun-hye's approval rating fell to 4% amid a deepening political crisis, marking an all-time low for any democratically elected leader in the country, according to Gallup Korea polling. Fears of policy paralysis prompted by the political crisis also dealt a blow to consumer confidence, which fell to its lowest in m...