‘Korea’s choice, America’s choice’
With the American election complete and the South Korean elections just weeks away, the Hankyoreh21’s Lee Jae-hun examined what the Korean election may mean for relations with North Korea. Original...
View ArticleKorean presidential election sees record number of absentee voters
Original article in Korean is at this link. The Ministry of Public Administration and Security announced on the 28th that for the first time there have one million absentee voter applications in the...
View ArticleSKorea: Is squabble over spy’s slander serious?
The fight over whether or not a National Intelligence Service employee did or didn’t, or should or shouldn’t have, tried to influence the election through online postings is entering the legal system....
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In South Korea, candidates make last push before election
On the 18th, one day before South Korea’s 18th presidential election, Saenuri Party candidate Park Geun-hye took to the Seoul Subway to urge voters to choose her. Moon Jae-in of the Democratic United...
View ArticleSouth Korea’s next president is Park Geun-hye
In the 18th South Korean presidential election, conservative Park Geun-hye of the Saenuri (New Frontier) Party has defeated liberal Moon Jae-in of the Democratic United Party. Vote tabulation is...
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Global Hawk purchase protested in Korea
In Seoul on the morning of the 27th, members of Solidarity for the Peace and Reunification of Korea (평화와통일을여) gathered in front of the American Embassy to protest South Korea’s possible purchase of...
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Democratic United Party of South Korea apologizes to the people
Members of the Democratic United Party, including its Assembly Leader Park Gi-chun, gathered in Seoul to apologize to voters by bowing three times. The DUP is the main opposition party following wins...
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Aung San Suu Kyi pays respects to Korean democracy movement
In South Korea on the 31st of January, Burmese democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi visited the memorial for the victims of the Gwangju Massacre.
View ArticleSupreme Court settles lawsuit stemming from 2008 US beef protests
Original article in Korean is at this link. The Supreme Court has ruled that the government must pay compensation to women who were forced to remove their underwear in a jail after being detained...
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Conflagration of the day
In Seoul, protestors burned effigies of “traitorous” politicians Lee Seok-gi and Lee Jeong-hui. Lee Seok-gi has been accused of North Korean sympathies and made some controvesial comments on the South...
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