A South Korean court has ruled the killing of dogs for meat is illegal, in a landmark decision that animal rights activists have said could pave the way to outlawing the eating of canines.
The meat has long been a part of South Korean cuisine, with about 1 million dogs believed to be eaten (...)
The day after the historic U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore on June 12, South Korea made its own history as the liberal Democratic Party won landslide victories in nationwide local elections . Moon Jae-in’s party won 14 of the 17 contested provinces, as well as major cities including Seoul (...)
Jang Se-yong, 64, of the Democratic Party was elected major of Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, hometown of Park Chung-hee, former dictator and father of ex-president Park Geun-hye, and a traditionally conservative stronghold. Jang became the first Democratic Party member to be elected to head (...)
Moon Jae-in, of the liberal Democratic Party, won South Korea’s May 9 presidential election, winning 41% easily defeating his arch-conservative opponent Hong Jun-pyo who won about 24%.
The elections took place after the impeachment of conservative president Park Geun-hye after a huge corruption (...)
Former human rights lawyer vows to move quickly to solve national security crisis and bring lasting peace to peninsula.
Willing to meet Kim in North
South Korea’s new president, Moon Jae-in, has said he would be willing to go to North Korea to meet the country’s dictator, Kim Jong-un, if it (...)
In the culmination of weeks of growing tension in the region, the US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and a Navy carrier strike group is expected to arrive off the coast North Korea today , just as the reclusive nation celebrates the anniversary of its military’s founding.
Experts fear that (...)
The big issue here is the May 9 presidential election, which is expected to bring a progressive to power.
A street sign in Gwangju demands the immediate imprisonment of former president Park Geun-hye and her corporate supporters. (Tim Shorrock)
Gwangju, South Korea—When I arrived at Incheon (...)
At 11:22 a.m. on March 10, Lee Jeingmi, Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court, read the final sentence of the verdict, saying the court unanimously decided to dismiss President Prak Geunhye. That moment, after 92 days of the trial, the presidency of Park Geunheye immediately halted.
At (...)
Park Geun-hye: South Korean court removes president over scandal
Park loses immunity from prosecution over corruption claims after constitutional judges uphold impeachment vote.
Park Geun-hye has become the first democratically elected South Korean president to be forced from office, after (...)
International Forum in Korea:
Candlelights Won’t Die
Over 10 million people have mobilised in 10 consecutive weekend protests
The last day of 2016 witnessed another historic moment: once again, a huge mobilisation of 1 million-strong crowd, which added to over 10 million participation in 10 (...)
Dozens of MPs quit Saenuri Party and vow to start new party that observers say might try to recruit outgoing UN chief.
Dozens of politicians have split from South Korea’s ruling party over the corruption scandal involving impeached president Park Geun-hye.
Their move on Tuesday could shape (...)
Historically unprecedented mobilisations of South Korean indigados forced the parliament to impeach the incompetent and corrupt president, and this is a significant victory of the people power. However, with this historical triumph, the popular struggle is heading into the uncertain terrains. (...)
On December 9th, the Parliament voted for the presidential impeachment by 234 votes against 56, with 7 invalid votes and 2 abstentions. Over 30,000 protesters hailed the impeachment. The result was more votes than expected, though slightly lower than the 81 percent pro-impeachment of public (...)
An update of the article published the day before: Nationwide candlelights mobilisation: South Korea shaken by new civic revolution from the same author.
On December 3rd, another largest mega-protest hit hard Park Geunhye’s regime again. More than 2.32 million angry South Koreans joined (...)
1.5 million-strong candlelit vigil in Seoul, part of nationwide mobilisation of 1.9 million people on November 26.
South Korea is currently in a vortex of an unprecedented political crisis.
President Park Geun-hye is under huge pressure to resign after a series of exposures of her shameful (...)
A record number of protesters hold candles during a mass rally at Gwanghwamun Square, Seoul, Saturday, calling for President Park Geun-hye to step down. For the fifth straight weekend, protesters occupied main streets in central Seoul, demanding Park — suspected of helping her friend extort (...)
Hundreds of thousands of protesters in Seoul demand Park Geun-hye’s resignation over corruption scandal.
Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans have taken to the streets of Seoul to demand the resignation of scandal-hit President Park Geun-hye, in one of the largest anti-government protests in (...)
Hundreds of thousands take to the streets of Seoul as anger grows over president’s alleged wrongdoing in giving friend access to government information and documents she used for profit.
Saturday’s rally in downtown Seoul was the largest so far in a crisis engulfing Park, 64, and organizers said (...)
Tens of thousands of South Koreans have protested in Seoul against their country’s president, calling on her to resign amid claims she allowed an unelected companion to become extensively involved in government affairs – one of the most explosive political scandals the country has ever seen.
The (...)
Park Geun-hye under growing pressure after admission that she let a friend and daughter of a religious cult leader interfere in important state affairs.
Thousands of South Koreans took to the streets of the capital on Saturday calling for increasingly unpopular president Park Geun-hye to step (...)
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