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Main opposition party ends protest against govt.

Liberty Korea Party Chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn returned to the National Assembly over the weekend after holding an 18 day-long rally nationwide in protest against the liberal government for fast-tracking...

May 26, 2019
Politics
[Herald Interview] Customers must be punished for harassment: Seoul Emotional Labor Center CEO

South Korea has traditionally been known as “the courteous country in the East,” meaning Koreans prioritize politeness above other values. The country’s service industry, however, reveals a striking...

May 26, 2019
Social affairs
Moon lauds Bush’s visit as strong Korea-US alliance

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday said former US President George W. Bush’s attendance at a memorial service to commemorate the late South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun reflects strong a...

May 23, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Hanwha Total’s chemical leak affects 650 people

Two massive leaks of chemical vapor at Hanwha Total Petrochemical’s factory in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province, have affected around 650 people, local authorities said Tuesday. The company, a 50:...

May 21, 2019
Social affairs
Officials to introduce police reform measures aimed at preventing power abuse

Officials of South Korea’s legislative and executive branches as well as Cheong Wa Dae on Monday agreed on the need to prevent abuse of power by police, who will be given greater authority under a po...

May 20, 2019
Politics
Ruling, opposition parties to discuss normalizing parliament over beer

Floor leaders of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, the main opposition Liberty Korea Party and the minor opposition Bareunmirae Party are expected to convene Monday over beer to discuss ways to r...

May 19, 2019
Politics
[Feature] We saw helicopters firing in Gwangju: US missionary

GWANGJU -- Gwangju streets at this time of the year are full of banners on events related to the May 1980 Democratic Uprising as the city remembers the brutal military crackdown on protesting citizen...

May 15, 2019
Social affairs
‘Former President Chun Doo-hwan was present in Gwangju on May 21, 1980’

Former US military intelligence specialist Kim Yong-chang, one of the four experts dispatched to Gwangju during the May 1980 Gwangju Democratization Movement, on Monday reiterated that former Preside...

May 13, 2019
Social affairs
One dead, 12 injured, as car drives into crowd at Tongdosa Temple on Buddha’s Birthday

One person died and 12 were injured after a man drove into a crowd at a temple in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang Province, police said Sunday. The incident happened at around 12:50 p.m. on a road near th...

May 12, 2019
Social affairs
[Exclusive] Former Peace Corps member Courtright recollects Gwangju Uprising

It has been 39 years since the May 18, 1980, Gwangju Democratization Movement -- or Gwangju Uprising -- where hundreds of citizens in the city, located some 330 kilometers south of Seoul, were killed...

May 12, 2019
Politics
Democratic Party elects Rep. Lee In-young as new floor leader

Ruling Democratic Party of Korea on Wednesday elected Rep. Lee In-young as its new floor leader to navigate through the political impasse with main opposition Liberty Korea Parry and carry the party ...

May 8, 2019
Politics
Democratic Party floor leader race heats up

The race to become the next floor leader of the ruling Democratic Party is heating up, with all eyes on who will be selected to lead the party through multiple tasks and next year’s general election....

May 7, 2019
Politics
Prosecution chief to cut short trip amid escalating tensions with police

Amid heightening tension between the country’s police and prosecution, Prosecutor-General Moon Moo-il is to cut short an overseas official trip and return home over the weekend, the prosecution said ...

May 3, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Seoul mayor condemns Liberty Korea Party sit-in plans

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon on Wednesday said he will “not stand idly by” as the main opposition Liberty Korea Party plans to set up tents at Gwanghwamun plaza in central Seoul as part of its protest a...

May 1, 2019
Politics
North Korea seeks support amid worst food shortage in a decade: IFRC

Struck with a severe food shortage due to frequent droughts, North Korea is considering requesting emergency disaster relief, said a report released by the International Federation of Red Cross and R...

May 1, 2019
North Korea

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