President Yoon Suk Yeol visited the SMART Simulation Center at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, south of Seoul, on Feb. 2, 2024. (Courtesy of the Office of the President) President Yoon Suk Yeol conveyed this message through his chief of staff in response to the general election res...
The party released the platform Sunday, the eve of the four-day Democratic National Convention, where Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are to be celebrated as the Democratic nominees for president and vice president for the Nov. 5 general election. On...
With over 99% of the votes counted early Thursday, Yoon from the main opposition People Power Party had 48.6% against ruling liberal Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung’s 47.8%. It was South Korea’s most closely fought presidential election. A crowd of supporters gathered near Yoon...
s soft power in his final year in office, reflected in the United States temporarily losing its 1st rank in the 2021 Index, since recovered under the Biden administration. The upcoming presidential election in November 2024 will be momentous in terms of future direction for the USA and how ...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been elected as general secretary of the ruling Workers' Party, state media KCNA said on Monday, taking over the title from his late father in a largely symbolic move seen aimed at further cementing his power. The election took place on Sunday...
By Eve Ottenberg | CounterPunch | December 20, 2024 It’s been a bad few months for democracy. Election results offensive to the European Union were annulled in Romania; an attempted coup occurred in Georgia over elections that didn’t go the way the west wanted; the French government, wi...
Brigadier General Lee Sang-hyun, commander of the 1st Airborne Brigade that was deployed to Yeouido, revealed to the JoongAng Ilbo what happened that night, and his utter disbelief at what he was ordered to do. 2024-12-07 More What’s Popular Now 1AS IT HAPPENED: National Assembly fails...
South Korea held its first free presidential election under a revised democratic constitution in 1987, with former ROK Army general ROH Tae-woo winning a close race. In 1993, KIM Young-sam (1993-98) became the first civilian president of South Korea's new democratic era. President KIM Dae-...
Trump’s 2024 Campaign in Photos After a tumultuous election cycle, the divisive former president has reclaimed the highest office in the nation. Nov. 6, 2024 The 118th Congress: Wrapped One lawmaker removed from office, three House speakers, around 300 bills passed by both chambe...
July 16 2024 News in-depthSouth Korea Politics & Policy More South Koreans want Seoul to have its own nuclear weapons Stronger Putin-Kim ties and possible Trump re-election increases public support for independent deterrent June 26 2024