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Seoul mayor's self-test kit plan faces widespread oppositionSocial affairsApr 13, 2021Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon’s idea of using self-test kits as part of a “Seoul-type social distancing” is facing opposition from medical experts, the ruling party and the central government, who question ... -
Seoul mayor faces bumpy road ahead to stabilize housing marketSocial affairsApr 11, 2021New Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, whose main pledge was to stabilize the city’s housing market, faces a difficult task of winning support from a ruling party-led government and lawmakers, on top of having ... -
Oh Se-hoon returns as Seoul mayor after 10 yearsPoliticsApr 8, 2021Oh Se-hoon, the new mayor of Seoul, who returned to the post Thursday 10 years after stepping down, has vowed to take care of citizens suffering as a result of the prolonged pandemic and to push for ... -
Ruling party suffers mayoral election debacle in Seoul, BusanPoliticsApr 8, 2021The term for the new mayor will be about a year and three months, until June 30, 2022. The new mayors, including former Seoul mayor Oh, can serve up to three consecutive terms. For both ruling and o... -
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[#WeFACE] ‘Seoul needs more forests, parks’Social affairsApr 7, 2021While politicians make real estate development in Seoul their top priority, environmental campaigners say the next mayor must pay more attention to climate and environmental issues for the sake of fu... -
Main opposition crushes ruling bloc in by-electionsPoliticsApr 7, 2021Oh Se-hoon, a former mayor and the sole candidate from the main opposition People Power Party, won the by-election for Seoul mayor by a landslide. Oh won the race, taking 57.5 percent of the votes, ... -
Public opposes Chinatown in Gangwon provinceSocial affairsApr 5, 2021Amid growing anti-China sentiment in South Korea, people are calling for the withdrawal of the construction of a tourist-focused Chinatown in Gangwon province. As of Monday, more than 410,000 people... -
Confirmed cases drop to 400s due to fewer tests; around 1m vaccinatedSocial affairsApr 5, 2021With the number of new COVID-19 cases hovering in the 400s and 500s for weeks, the authorities have toughened basic quarantine rules, warning there will be zero tolerance for violations. As of midni... -
Assembly speaker starts trade mission in Central AsiaPoliticsApr 1, 2021National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug began his nine-day visit to Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to strengthen economic ties with the three emerging Central Asian nations, the National As... -
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[Newsmaker] Minor Seoul mayoral candidates pledge to support women, LGBTQ peoplePoliticsMar 31, 2021As the April 7 by-election to choose Seoul’s next mayor approaches, a fierce battle is ongoing between the ruling and main opposition parties. At the same time, 10 minor parties and independent candi... -
Migrant workers report more claims of sexual assault on farmsSocial affairsMar 30, 2021Amid a growing shortage of migrant workers in South Korea, reported cases of sexual violence, assault and overdue wages among foreign workers have continued to emerge as they accuse their employers f... -
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[Newsmaker] Seoul mayor election campaign descends to mud slingingPoliticsMar 29, 2021With the April 7 by-election to choose Seoul’s next mayor just around the corner, the election campaigns are becoming marred by mudslinging and personal insults between candidates, which may lead to ... -
Korea struggles to respond to labor shortage amid pandemicSocial affairsMar 28, 2021The South Korean government and National Assembly are looking to ease regulations on employing foreign nationals and for immigration in the face of labor shortages brought on by the prolonged pandemi... -
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[#WeFACE] Environmentally conscious consumers turn to refill stationsSocial affairsMar 27, 2021Under the Resource Recycling Act, which took effect in December 2019, product containers are classified into grades of “excellent,” “best,” “normal” and “difficult” depending on the levels of recycli... -
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[Newsmaker] Former Seoul mayor far ahead of ruling candidate: pollPoliticsMar 24, 2021Two weeks before the April 7 by-election to choose Seoul’s next mayor, Oh Se-hoon, a former mayor and the sole candidate from the opposition bloc, is far ahead of Park Young-sun, former minister of S...
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