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Shin Ji-hye

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Articles by Shin Ji-hye

Lee Jun-seok urges supporters to be wary of YouTubers

PoliticsSept 17, 2021

In a press briefing that marks 100 days in office, People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok called on the opposition party and its supporters to be wary of false and misleading videos on YouTube. To w...
Overseas voters call for postal voting; ruling party seeks legislation

Social affairsSept 16, 2021

The ruling Democratic Party is seeking to revise election laws to allow South Korean expatriates to vote by mail, upon growing calls from overseas Koreans who want that option. Overseas Koreans with...
LGBT students face bullying, discrimination: report

Social affairsSept 14, 2021

Young lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in South Korea experience isolation and mistreatment in schools, a report showed Tuesday. Human Rights Watch and the Allard K. Lowenstein Internat...
[Newsmaker] Yoon Seok-youl allegations threaten to push political arena

PoliticsSept 13, 2021

The allegations surrounding conservative presidential hopeful Yoon Seok-youl are expanding, with Yoon accusing the head of the National Intelligence Service of meddling in a presidential election. O...
NK calls US war in Afghanistan ‘human rights crime’

North KoreaSept 12, 2021

North Korea’s Foreign Ministry called the US war in Afghanistan a “human rights crime” and said the US should pay the price for it. On Sunday, the ministry posted a message titled “Human rights crim...
Assembly speaker returns after parliamentary summit diplomacy

PoliticsSept 12, 2021

National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug returned Saturday after meeting with his counterparts at the fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Vienna. They agreed to cooperate on issues ...
Law unfair to foreign performers: lawmaker

Social affairsSept 9, 2021

South Korea’s regulations on foreign performers are unfair and may violate freedom of expression, a lawmaker said Thursday. Rep. Lee Sang-hun of the ruling Democratic Party said Korea unfairly regul...
Yoon Seok-youl denies alleged political meddling

PoliticsSept 8, 2021

Presidential hopeful Yoon Seok-youl on Wednesday denied involvement in snowballing allegations that he had tried to meddle in politics. Speculation has swirled around him for a week after online new...
Three cases of mu variant found in Korea

Social affairsSept 3, 2021

Three cases of the new coronavirus variant mu have been found in South Korea, officials said Friday. The mu variant was first identified in Colombia in January and has since been detected in about 4...
Gathering rules are slightly eased from Monday: PM

Social affairsSept 3, 2021

Slightly eased social distancing rules will take effect starting Monday to alleviate the difficulties of small-business owners and the self-employed hit hard by the prolonged pandemic. On Friday, Pr...
Police reveal details of ex-con arrested for double murder

Social affairsSept 2, 2021

The personal information of Kang Yoon-sung, 56, the suspect in the murder of two women, was disclosed by police on Thursday. Under the law, police can disclose a suspect’s face, name and age online ...
1m Moderna doses arrive Thursday

Social affairsSept 2, 2021

Some 1 million doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine arrived Thursday. But concerns remain that if more shipments do not come in on schedule, the nation’s vaccination plan could face setbacks ahea...
[Newsmaker] A majority of Koreans support ban on raising dogs on short leash

Social affairsSept 1, 2021

Dogs living outside on a short leash are a common sight in Korea, but the majority of people here feel such practices should be banned by law, a survey shows. Private animal welfare research institu...
[Newsmaker] 'It is regrettable that I failed to kill more'

Social affairsAug 31, 2021

The Seoul court issued an arrest warrant for a 56-year-old sex offender surnamed Kang, who is suspected of murdering two women, saying he could flee. Kang with 14 prior criminal convictions, includi...
Korea to dole out relief funds to 88% of Koreans

Social affairsAug 30, 2021

South Korea plans to provide 250,000 won ($214) for each individual in a disaster relief fund to help revive the sagging economy hit by the prolonged pandemic, officials said Monday. Subsidies worth...

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