More than 90 percent of South Korea’s 13,000 medical interns and residents have been on strike since late February as they protest against a plan by the Yoon’s administration to increase the medical school enrollment quota by 2,000 next year from the current 3,058 intake. “The pension ...
South KoreaApril 152004National Election CommissionKorean democratic politicsNational AssemblyThis paper discusses the results of the 17th general elections in South Korea held on April 15, 2004. Using relevant data from the website of the National Election Commission, the results demonstrate that the ...
The election took place amid soaring COVID-19 cases in South Korea and tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Yoon, a former prosecutor general, had pledged to realize sustainable peace and safety on the peninsula through complete, verifiable denuclearization, and vowed to come up with all possible...
SEOUL--South Korea’s president-elect Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday he would solidify an alliance with the United States, build up a powerful military and sternly cope with North Korean provocations, hours after he won the country’s hard-fought election to become its next leader. Yoon, whose ...
Moon won a parliamentary seat in the April 2012 general elections. He ran for president in late 2012, but he lost to Park by 51.6 percent to 48.0 percent. He advocated a more balanced diplomatic position between theUnited Statesand China, though he considered the U.S.-South Korea alliance ...
thae yong ho, north korea's former deputy ambassador to britain who defected to the south, is expected to run in an april general election as a member of the main opposition party, yonhap new agency reported on monday citing a party official. the official, kim h...
South Korea Finance Chief Defends Short-Sell Ban Ahead of Elections More Reuters South Korean Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choo Kyung-ho takes part in a panel on the third day of the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Ban...
South Korea's opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung speaks during his visit to Busan, South Korea, Jan. 2, 2024.Yonhap/via Reuters Police confirmed that Lee suffered a wound that was about one centimeter wide. Lee was taken to Busan National University Hospita...
Park, whose ruling Saenuri Party faces a general election early next year for control of the 300-seat parliament, has seen her public support rating dip below 40 percent in recent weeks. The main opposition party has called for the dismissal of Park’s chief of staff and for an independent...
Roh Tae-woo, a former army general who won the country’s first free presidential election in 1987, further liberalized the political system and tackled corruption within the government. SEOUL OLYMPICS The reforms of the Sixth Republic came just in time for South Korea to host a successful Summ...