Apr 10 Exit polls suggest a big win by South Korea’s liberal opposition parties in parliamentary election By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Mar 03 South Korean doctors hold mass protest against government’s medical school admissions plan By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Feb 29 Young South Korean doctors resist back-to-work orders, risking prosecution By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Feb 02 North Korea tests more missiles as Kim calls for war readiness By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korea on Friday extended a provocative series of weapons tests by firing cruise missiles into the sea, as leader Kim Jong Un called for his military to step up war preparations and toured a shipyard. Continue reading
Jan 24 North Korea says it tested a new cruise missile in the latest example of its expanding capabilities By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The test was reported in state media Thursday a day after South Korea's military said it detected the North firing cruise missiles into waters off its western coast. Continue reading
Jan 16 North Korea will no longer pursue reconciliation with South, Kim Jong Un says By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The historic step discards a decades-long pursuit of peaceful unification based in a sense of national homogeneity shared by the Koreas. Tensions have risen as the pace of Kim's weapons development and the South's military exercises with the United States… Continue reading
Jan 15 North Korea scraps agencies managing relations with South as Kim Jong Un cites hostility with rival By Associated Press North Korea has abolished key government organizations tasked with managing relations with South Korea, state media said Tuesday, as authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un said he would no longer pursue reconciliation with his rival. Continue reading
Jan 09 Production and sales of dog meat banned by South Korea’s parliament By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jan 06 North and South Korea conduct firing drills near sea border in breach of 2018 agreement By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Jan 02 South Korean opposition leader injured in knife attack By Hyung-Jin Kim, Jiwon Song, Associated Press The attacker approached Lee, saying he wanted his autograph, then stabbed him in the left side of his neck, senior Busan police officer Sohn Jae-han said in a briefing. Continue reading