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[Newsmaker] ‘Yoon shouldn’t run for president’

PoliticsJul 8, 2021

Former prime minister and presidential hopeful of the ruling party Rep. Lee Nak-yon said on Thursday it doesn’t make sense that former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl is running for president given...
[Newsmaker] Opposition talks about scrapping Ministry of Gender Equality

PoliticsJul 7, 2021

Presidential hopefuls and the leader of the main opposition party have begun talking about scrapping the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, saying all it does is carry out campaigns and make gen...
[Newsmaker] Lee Jae-myung says ‘shall I pull down my pants’ on TV

PoliticsJul 6, 2021

Gyeonggi Province governor and presidential front-runner Lee Jae-myung asked in a televised debate “shall I pull down my pants again?” when asked to explain his scandal with an actor. During the deb...
[Newsmaker] Cyworld comes alive again

TechnologyJul 5, 2021

Cyworld, the dominant social networking site here before the era of Facebook throughout the 2000s, was set to reopen Monday evening, with many in their 30s and 40s ripe with anticipation to revisit t...
[Newsmaker] Seoul education chief admits 'naeronambul'

Social affairsJul 1, 2021

Seoul’s Education Superintendent Cho Hee-yeon admitted hypocrisy in pushing to get rid of elite private high schools while having sent his own kids to such schools. “(I) admit it was ‘naeronambul’ t...
[Newsmaker] Jailed ex-president worries about nation in letter

PoliticsJun 30, 2021

Jailed former President Lee Myung-bak said it was a shame that the country has come to its current state in a letter to a fellow university alumnus, which was disclosed on an alumni website. On the ...
[Newsmaker] Choo slammed for saying she ‘opposes feminism’

PoliticsJun 29, 2021

Former Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae got herself in trouble by saying she opposes feminism in an interview on YouTube. Among those who criticized her remarks was Rep. Sim Sang-jung of the minor Justic...
[Newsmaker] High school senior found dead after 6-day search

Social affairsJun 28, 2021

A high school student was found dead on a hill in Bundang in Gyeonggi Province, Monday morning, six days after he went missing on June 22. Police suspect that Kim Hwi-seong, 18, took his own life. H...
[Newsmaker] ‘Thanks for saving me’: Suspected child molester’s words could be play for leniency, experts say

Social affairsJun 25, 2021

Choi Chan-wook, 26, who is accused of using boys aged between 11 and 13 to produce videos of sexual exploitation, and in some cases molesting them himself, said he was “grateful that adults saved” hi...
Haeundae vows to stop social distancing violations by US soldiers

Social affairsJun 23, 2021

The district office of Busan’s Haeundae-gu said on Wednesday it will crack down on the violation of social distancing rules on Haeundae beach with local police and US military police over the period ...
[Newsmaker] Pollution from Coupang fire kills fish, harms locals’ health

Social affairsJun 22, 2021

Dust, fire-flakes and contaminated water from the massive fire at a Coupang warehouse in Icheon last week have been killing fish, damaging farms and causing health problems among local residents. Mo...
[Newsmaker] Most victims of military sexual violence are low-ranking personnel

DefenseJun 21, 2021

Most female victims of sexual violence in the military were soldiers and civilian workers of less than five years in service, government data showed. A majority of the perpetrators were non-commissi...
NK hackers attacked S Korean atomic energy think tank

North KoreaJun 18, 2021

An opposition lawmaker claimed on Friday that a hacking unit of the North Korean intelligence agency attacked the internal network of a South Korean state-funded atomic energy think tank which holds ...
Small modular reactors can help supply energy to NK: DP chief

PoliticsJun 16, 2021

Small modular reactors currently under development can help supply energy to North Korea which suffers from chronic power shortage, ruling Democratic Party leader Song Young-gil said on Wednesday. “...
[Newsmaker] Opposition leader says ex-chief prosecutor must show ability to run state affairs

PoliticsJun 15, 2021

The new leader of the main opposition party said Tuesday that former chief prosecutor Yoon Seok-youl, who has topped polls on presidential preference, should start talking about his ability to run st...