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Actor Kim Sae-ron, 24, found dead
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'IU is a commie.' List of politicians, celebrities spreads online with NewJeans, Han Kang
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Acting president calls for swift pension reform
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Cabinet approves 3 years of combined parental leave
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Speculations mount of Yoon Suk Yeol's resignation
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49% favor opposition-led power shift, 45% back ruling party: poll
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Actor Kim Sae-ron, 24, found dead
South Korean actor Kim Sae-ron was found dead at her home in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, police said Sunday. Kim was 24. Kim's friend discovered her body at her house and called the police at around 4:50 p.m. Sunday. The police are investigating the cause of her death, but said they had not discovered a sign of a break-in as of press time. Born in 2000, Kim debuted as a child actor in 2009. She rose to fame with her appearances in the 2010 film "The Man from Nowhere" and the 2012 thriller "The Neighbor
Feb. 16, 2025
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Estranged former ruling party leader hints at return to politics
Han Dong-hoon, former ruling party leader who resigned after President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached last December, resumed social media activities for the first time this year in an apparent show of interest in returning to politics. "Reflecting on people's advice in the past two months, I had opportunities for soul-searching," Han said on his Facebook account Sunday. "I will see you in the near future," he told some 29,000 followers, adding that he was authoring a book -- a customary practice am
Feb. 16, 2025
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Troops cut off power at National Assembly during martial law, lawmakers say
Lawmakers of the main opposition party suggested that armed troops who infiltrated the National Assembly building late in the night after martial law was declared on Dec. 3, 2024, managed to cut off its power for over five minutes, in the latest indication that President Yoon Suk Yeol attempted to employ military power to block the parliament from annulling the declaration. Rep. Han Byung-do of the Democratic Party of Korea on Sunday revealed seven minutes of surveillance footage in which seven
Feb. 16, 2025
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Speculations mount of Yoon Suk Yeol's resignation
Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing growing speculation over the likelihood that he may voluntarily resign from his position before the Constitutional Court's verdict officially determines whether he is to be ousted. Such speculations do not appear to be dying down, even as Yoon's lawyers ruled out any possibility of his resignation and South Korean law indicates that resignation is not a viable option for an incumbent president who is accused of leading a self-coup and faces both a crim
Feb. 16, 2025
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'IU is a commie.' List of politicians, celebrities spreads online with NewJeans, Han Kang
A handwritten list by an anonymous individual accusing prominent political figures and artist groups of being "China-friendly," "pro-North Korea followers," "communist party" or "commies" is spreading online. Rep. Jung Chung-rae, a four-term lawmaker of the main opposition liberal Democratic Party of Korea, shared a post on Facebook on Monday that his name had been included on the handwritten list totaling 107 names, without clarifying the origin of the list. Jung, who had shared the post of for
Feb. 11, 2025
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Acting president calls for swift pension reform
Acting President and Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on Tuesday called on legislators swiftly to reach a bipartisan compromise on national pension reform, calling it "the most urgent" priority. Without the agreement of both parties, South Korea's universal pension system -- which had 1,185.2 trillion won ($814.4 billion) in its reserve as of November -- will no longer remain sustainable, as South Korea is experiencing population ageing at an unprecedently fast pace, Choi said. "In order to avoid
Feb. 11, 2025
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Cabinet approves 3 years of combined parental leave
South Korean employees will be eligible to apply for up to three years of shared parental leave beginning on Feb. 23, in the latest move to encourage workers to give birth and help overcome the nation's population crisis. At a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, presided over by acting President and Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok, the government approved enforcement decrees allowing employees to conditionally take up to 1 1/2 years of parental leave, increased from the current one year. For dual-income
Feb. 11, 2025
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49% favor opposition-led power shift, 45% back ruling party: poll
Ruling party narrowly leads in voters' party support The proportion of South Koreans in favor of a transition of power to an opposition figure has grown slightly, a poll suggested Monday. Realmeter's poll of 1,002 people conducted Thursday and Friday showed 49.2 percent of respondents supported a transition of power away from the ruling People Power Party if Yoon's impeachment leads to a snap election. That marked a rise of 0.1 percentage point from two weeks prior. Those who opposed a power tra
Feb. 10, 2025
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Pro-Moon Jae-in liberal stalwart returns to main opposition party
The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea on Friday approved the return of Kim Kyoung-soo, the former governor of South Gyeongsang Province, over three years after he was expelled from the party following a jail sentence in connection to online opinion rigging. The 57-year-old liberal figure, who is considered a potential presidential candidate and to be close to former liberal President Moon Jae-in, was one of seven figures whose return to the party was approved, according to party spokespe
Feb. 7, 2025
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Ruling party, government to push for law after death of MBC weathercastser
The ruling People Power Party and the government agreed to introduce a new bill to tackle workplace harassment, in the wake of MBC weathercaster Oh Yo-anna's suicide last year that prompted a backlash against the broadcaster. Rep. Kim Sang-hoon, policy chief of the ruling party, told reporters after his meeting with the government officials to review the national policy direction, that the party will float a special bill to prevent freelancers and on-demand workers from being harassed regardless
Feb. 7, 2025