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[Eye Plus] Tigers find new home at Baekdudaegan National Arboretum

TravelJun 15, 2018

At the center of the mountain range Baekdudaegan, southeast of the North Gyeongsang province, lies the Baekdudaegan National Arboretum in an area of 5,179 hectares. (Photographed by Park Hyun-koo) ...
[Newsmaker] Former NIS chiefs guilty on transfers to Park

Social affairsJun 15, 2018

Former National Intelligence Service chiefs were sentenced to prison terms of three to 3 1/2 years Friday for regularly making secret money transfers to former President Park Geun-hye’s aides when sh...
Democratic Party of Korea to normalize parliament next week: floor leader

Social affairsJun 14, 2018

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea will soon set up a task force to carry out the election campaign promises made by the party‘s candidates, its floor leader Hong Young-pyo said Thursday. Democrat...
[Newsmaker] Rise and fall of presidential hopefuls

PoliticsJun 14, 2018

The June 13 local elections ended with a sweeping victory by the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, and now the focus is on how it may benefit the next potential presidential candidates. Newly electe...
[2018 Local Elections] Liberal educators re-elected for Seoul, Gyeonggi superintendents

PoliticsJun 13, 2018

The June 13 local elections determined 17 new education chiefs across the country where education is a big focus, along with other administrative and legislative posts. Seoul’s superintendent hopefu...
[From the scene] S. Korean voters flock to polls amid peace mood with NK

Social affairsJun 13, 2018

In a queue at a polling center in Yongsan District, northern Seoul, Park Jung-sook, 54, was finally nearing the voting booth, sure of which candidate she would cast her ballot for. For the long-time...
South Korea’s local elections kicks off day after US-NK summit

PoliticsJun 12, 2018

South Korea’s quadrennial local elections will kick off Wednesday at 6 a.m. across 14,134 polling centers nationwide, one day after the historic meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US...
Controversies heat up as local elections nears

PoliticsJun 11, 2018

With two days to go before South Korea’s local elections, controversies started heating up Monday, surrounding political scandals. Former spokesman for the major conservative opposition Liberty Kore...
How Trump-Kim summit will affect local elections in South Korea

PoliticsJun 11, 2018

South Korea’s quadrennial local elections this year come at an extraordinary time: The historic meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump takes place Tuesday, just...
Seoul tops world’s carbon footprint list: Norwegian researchers

Social affairsJun 10, 2018

Seoul’s carbon emissions are the worst in the world, according to researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology who surveyed the carbon footprints of global cities. Namsan Seou...
Democratic Party of Korea files complaint against Liberty Korea Party over alleged online rigging

Social affairsJun 7, 2018

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea on Thursday filed a complaint with the prosecution against the main conservative opposition party over allegations that it had engaged in online opinion rigging c...
[2018 Local elections] Early voting begins Friday

PoliticsJun 7, 2018

Early voting for the June 13 local elections and parliamentary by-elections begins on Friday and runs until Saturday, according to the National Election Commission. During the two-day advance voting...
[2018 Local elections] Daegu offers a preview of future S. Korean politics

PoliticsJun 6, 2018

DAEGU -- Just a week before South Korea’s upcoming local elections, Daegu mayor hopeful Kwon Young-jin of the major conservative opposition Liberty Korea Party running for re-election was campaigning...
[2018 Local elections] Political hate crimes spike as elections near

PoliticsJun 5, 2018

A series of attacks on politicians have taken place in South Korea, heightening concerns about a rise in hate crimes as local elections close in. Rep. Kwon Young-jin of the Liberty Korea Party falls...
'Seoul fell behind in fourth industrial revolution era': Ahn Cheol-soo

Social affairsJun 4, 2018

The next Seoul Metropolitan Government should pay closer attention to the “fourth industrial revolution” as part of measures to create more jobs, Seoul mayoral candidate Ahn Cheol-soo said Monday at ...