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[News Focus] Sejong an alternative to overcrowded, overly expensive Seoul?

PoliticsAug 3, 2020

Decentralization has been an important yet neglected issue in S. Korea, where half of the country’s population of 51.8 million people live in Seoul and the surrounding metropolitan area, which accoun...
Thousands evacuate as heavy rains trigger flood, landslides

Social affairsAug 2, 2020

Torrential rains pounded South Korea’s central regions over the weekend, leaving at least five dead, several missing and thousands forced to evacuate their homes. North Chungcheong Province and Gyeo...
Ruling party, government jointly push for powerful agencies revamp

Social affairsJul 30, 2020

Cheong Wa Dae, the government and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea announced a reformation plan Thursday that will check and balance the power of investigative and intelligence authorities. The ...
[Feature] Do you trust your surgeon?

Social affairsJul 29, 2020

Debate has resurfaced over the need for surveillance cameras in hospital operating rooms, with strong support from the ruling party for the mandatory use of cameras to protect the rights of patients....
Ice pack use may triple as deliveries surge during pandemic

Social affairsJul 29, 2020

A surge in demand for cold and frozen food parcel deliveries is driving up the use of gel packs, sparking concerns over environmental and health risks of microplastic pollution. “As the use of ice p...
Outside experts recommend probe into journalist, end probe on prosecutor

Social affairsJul 24, 2020

A panel of outside experts on Friday recommended that the probe into the journalist in a suspected case of collusion with a prosecutor be continued, while ending the investigation into the prosecutor...
[Herald Interview] Assembly panel chief Song suggests Trump invite NK leader’s sister to US

North KoreaJul 24, 2020

US President Donald Trump could try for a breakthrough in the stalemated talks with North Korea by inviting the sister of the North’s leader Kim Jong-un to Washington, a senior Seoul politician verse...
Ruling party’s by-elections dilemma: Seoul and Busan ‘too big to let go’

PoliticsJul 21, 2020

The two vacant mayoral seats left behind by disgraced heavyweights from the ruling Democratic Party of Korea have put the party in a bind. To field candidates for the posts in Seoul and Busan in by-...
Ruling party floor leader proposes relocation of Cheong Wa Dae to Sejong

PoliticsJul 20, 2020

Ruling Democratic Party of Korea Floor Leader Kim Tae-nyeon on Monday proposed relocating the National Assembly and the presidential office, Cheong Wa Dae, from Seoul to the administrative city of Se...
Seoul’s plan to probe mayor harassment case stumbles

Social affairsJul 19, 2020

The Seoul Metropolitan Government’s plan to investigate sexual harassment allegations against late Mayor Park Won-soon has faced a setback, as the city failed to recruit outside experts to join the i...
Seoul city to set up joint probe team to look into mayor’s alleged sex harassment

Social affairsJul 15, 2020

The Seoul City government, law enforcement agencies and a rights watchdog on Wednesday vowed to leave no stone unturned on the sexual harassment allegations against late Mayor Park Won-soon and specu...
[Newsmaker] Calls grow for investigation into Seoul mayor’s harassment allegations

Social affairsJul 14, 2020

The controversy over the #MeToo allegations against late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon is showing no signs of abating, with calls for an investigation growing Tuesday. Opposition parties, women’s groups...
[Newsmaker] Park’s former secretary adds detail to sexual abuse accusation

Social affairsJul 13, 2020

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon sexually harassed his female secretary over four years, making unwanted physical contact and sending inappropriate text messages, claimed a lawyer and a women’s group repres...
Seoul mayor laid to rest amid lingering controversy

Social affairsJul 13, 2020

The official funeral ceremony for Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon was held at City Hall on Monday morning, with eulogists honoring his pioneering work in civic movements and his citizen-centric policies wh...
Mourning of Park marred by controversy

Social affairsJul 12, 2020

Thousands continued to mourn the death of former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon on Sunday, but the somber mood was marred by controversy over his alleged sexual misconduct. A solemn ceremony will be held...