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Cloudy Skies Forecast Wednesday for Seoul Metro Area, Gangwon Province

[Domestic] : The Seoul metro area and Gangwon Province are set to see cloudy skies on Wednesday after some passing rain Tuesday night. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the Seoul metropolitan area and Gangwon Province will witness cloudy skies while Incheon and the northern parts of Gyeonggi ... [more...]

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Workers at Kakao to Stage Company’s First-Ever Strike Wednesday

[Economy] : Workers at Kakao, the operator of South Korea’s leading messaging service, will launch a partial strike Wednesday. The strike will be the first at Kakao since the company’s founding in 2006. According to industry, labor and police sources on Tuesday, the labor union at Kakao Corporation will stage a ... [more...]

Students across campuses to issue joint declaration over ballot shortage

Students at major universities are set to launch a joint action criticizing management failures during the June 3 local elections that sparked calls for a do-over in Songpa-gu, Seoul, and other areas across the country. Yonsei University's student council said Tuesday that representatives from 12 universities will hold simultaneous gatherings at 6 p.m. Wednesday on their respective campuses and issue declarations on the state of affairs. Participating schools include Chonnam National University,

Lee heads to Europe for G7 summit

President Lee Jae Myung departed for Europe on Tuesday on a 10-day trip that will include his attendance at the Group of Seven summit in France and talks with the leaders of Belgium and Italy. Accompanied by first lady Kim Hea Hyung, Lee's trip will last from Tuesday through June 18 and include visits to Belgium, Italy and the Vatican, where he is scheduled to meet Pope Leo XIV. Lee's attendance at the G7 summit, set for next Monday through Wednesday, comes at the invitation of the grouping and

S. Korea to mark 100th anniv. of student-led independence movement against Japan's colonial rule

South Korea will hold an event later this week to mark the centennial anniversary of a key student-led independence movement during Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule of Korea, the veterans ministry said Tuesday. The commemorative event for the June 10 movement will be held at Seoul's central Gwanghwamun Square on Wednesday, bringing together around 800 people, including descendants of independence fighters and members of the general public, according to the ministry. The June 10 Movement was organiz

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Jensen Huang's K-pop playlist includes a hit and a surprise

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has revealed three of his favorite K-pop songs, naming global smash hit "Golden" by fictional girl group Huntrix of Netflix's "KPop Demon Hunters" and the unexpected choices of Hwasa's "Good Goodbye" and "So Cute." During an appearance on popular South Korean television program "You Quiz on the Block," set to air Wednesday, Huang was asked about his interest in K-pop and the music he listens to at work. "Who doesn't love 'Golden?'" Huang said in a teaser video released Su

Lee says June 3 ballot shortages serious, but fraud not involved

President Lee Jae Myung on Monday said he would seek views from the heads of South Korea's key constitutional institutions over ballot shortages reported during last week’s local elections, while drawing a line between the incident and claims of election fraud. The remarks came amid growing concerns over unprecedented ballot shortages at several polling stations in Seoul, Incheon and other areas during the local elections held Wednesday. Asked what additional measures would be taken, Lee called

Lee orders thorough investigation into ballot shortage

President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday ordered the launch of a thorough joint investigation by prosecutors and police into ballot shortages that disrupted last week's local elections. A dozen locations in Seoul, including the eastern Songpa district, reported ballot shortages during Wednesday's elections, prompting the temporary suspension of voting at affected polling stations. Thousands of protesters continued rallying near a vote-counting facility in eastern Seoul for a third consecutive day, dema

Young voters gather to challenge election results

On Sunday morning in southern Seoul, the scene did not look like the election-related rallies South Korea has grown used to in recent years. A crowd had gathered outside the SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium, where ballot boxes from Jamsil 7-dong’s second polling station were brought for vote counting after a ballot paper shortage was reported there. Young men and women stood alongside parents with babies and children, while a few US flags were visible among those calling for a rerun of Wednesday’s

NEC chair, secretary-general offer to resign over ballot fiasco

Rho Tae-ak, chair of the National Election Commission, offered to resign from the post in the aftermath of the election delays due to ballot shortages at 22 polling stations in the Greater Seoul region. The incident, which unfolded mostly in conservative-leaning districts in Seoul and Incheon, forced some voters to cast their votes after the exit poll results were announced on Wednesday. Also, vote counts for some districts were significantly delayed. "There is no room for excuses for an inciden

People Power Party faces post-election tension as pressure mounts on Jang

South Korea's main opposition People Power Party is facing mounting internal pressure for leadership change after Wednesday's local elections, as calls grow for Chair Rep. Jang Dong-hyeok to take responsibility despite the party avoiding its worst-case scenario. The People Power Party retained four of the 16 mayoral and gubernatorial races, including Seoul, Daegu, North Gyeongsang Province and South Gyeongsang Province. The result allowed the party to avoid a total rout, but it did little to eas

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Election Watchdog Chair Resigns over Ballot Shortages

[Politics] : National Election Commission(NEC) Chair Rho Tae-ak has stepped down to take responsibility for ballot shortages in some polling stations in Seoul during Wednesday’s local elections. In a news conference held at the commission’s headquarters in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, Friday, Rho said there is ... [more...]

PM says ‘every measure’ will be taken to delve into ballot shortage

Prime Minister Kim Min-seok on Friday said that all possible measures would be employed to investigate the ballot shortage that occurred in Wednesday’s local and parliamentary by-election. “The National Election Commission’s ballot shortage incident cannot be overlooked. It is a grievous challenge against K-democracy,” Kim wrote on his X account. “(I will) order all measures, including criminal investigation, to uncover the truth and hold (those responsible) accountable. If necessary, a parliame

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Lee Jun-seok calls for National Assembly probe into ballot shortages

Rep. Lee Jun-seok, chair of the minor conservative Reform Party, on Friday called for a parliamentary investigation into ballot shortages reported during Wednesday's local elections. Lee urged both the ruling Democratic Party of Korea and the main opposition People Power Party to take a clear position on the issue, including the possibility of holding reelections. In a Facebook post, Lee said the ruling party should immediately accept a National Assembly probe, while the People Power Party shoul

Korea proposes Hyundai-led W3.4tr hydrogen project for Canada submarine bid

Korea has pitched a 3.4 trillion won ($2.2 billion) hydrogen truck investment package led by Hyundai Motor Group to the Canadian government as part of its bid to secure the country’s next-generation submarine contract. In an interview with Canada-based broadcaster CTV News on Wednesday, Chief Presidential Secretary Kang Hoon-sik revealed details of the initiative, dubbed “Project Beaver,” which aims to establish a hydrogen mobility ecosystem in Canada using technology developed by Hyundai Motor