World May 01 PHOTOS: May Day protests mark turbulent times Workers and activists around the world marked May Day with protests Wednesday over the pressure of rising prices and calls for greater labor rights. Pro-Palestinian sentiments were also on display.
World Apr 11 South Korean officials resign following ruling party’s defeat in parliamentary elections The results of Wednesday’s elections mean the liberal opposition forces will prolong their control of parliament until after Yoon completes his single five-year term in 2027.
World Apr 10 Exit polls suggest a big win by South Korea’s liberal opposition parties in parliamentary election The joint exit polls by South Korea's three major TV stations show the main opposition Democratic Party and its satellite party are forecast to win up to 197 seats in the 300-member National Assembly.
World Mar 25 North Korea says Japan’s prime minister offered to meet with leader Kim Jong Un soon Some experts say North Korea is seeking to weaken the partnership Japan has with the U.S and South Korea while Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants to boost his declining approval rating at home.
Politics Mar 20 North Korea claims progress in developing a hypersonic missile designed to strike distant U.S. targets It's seen as claiming a progress in developing a more powerful, agile missile designed to strike faraway U.S. targets in the region.
World Mar 03 South Korean doctors hold mass protest against government’s medical school admissions plan Thousands of senior doctors rallied in the South Korean capital, Seoul, on Sunday to express their support for junior doctors who have been on strike for nearly two weeks over a government plan to sharply increase the number of medical school admissions.
World Feb 29 Young South Korean doctors resist back-to-work orders, risking prosecution The government says it aims to add up to 10,000 new doctors by 2035 to cope with the country’s fast-aging population. But many doctors reject the plan, arguing that universities aren’t ready to provide quality education to that many new…
World Jan 09 Production and sales of dog meat banned by South Korea’s parliament The National Assembly passed the bill by a 208-0 vote. It will become law after being endorsed by the Cabinet Council and signed by President Yoon Suk Yeol, considered formalities since his government supports the ban.
World Jan 06 North and South Korea conduct firing drills near sea border in breach of 2018 agreement North Korea conducted a new round of artillery drills near the disputed sea boundary with South Korea on Saturday, officials in Seoul said, a day after the North’s similar exercises prompted South Korea to respond with its own firing drills in the…
World Jan 04 Young daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is likely successor, South Korea says The National Intelligence Service's assessment is the first of its kind regarding the preteen, who is reportedly aged 10 and named Ju Ae.