The liberals in Korean politics are splitting into various splinter groups as they fail to patch up conflicts surrounding main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Chairman Lee Jae-myung’s powerful grip on recommending candidates for the April 10 general elections.Dozens of DPK members are also leaving the party to join those splinter groups despite their…
Lee Jun-seok, leader of the newly launched New Reform Party, said Saturday that he will run for a National Assembly seat representing a constituency in Hwaseong, a metropolitan city near Seoul considered traditionally a liberal stronghold. Lee, a former leader of the ruling conservative People Power Party, made the announcement that he will run for…
U.S. military C-130 cargo planes dropped food in pallets over Gaza on Saturday in the opening stage of an emergency humanitarian assistance authorized by President Joe Biden after more than 100 Palestinians who had surged to pull goods off an aid convoy were killed during a chaotic encounter with Israeli troops .Three planes from Air…
Financial authorities appear to be preparing for sweeping reforms for outside directors of financial groups just as they are scheduled to hold their annual shareholders meetings this month, industry sources said Friday.The topics to be discussed at the meeting will include whether to extend the term tenures of outside directors.The law stipulates that an outside…
South Korea’s first military spy satellite has successfully transmitted “good-resolution” images of central Pyongyang back home following the satellite’s launch in December, military sources said Sunday. The first indigenous South Korean military spy satellite was placed into orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Dec. 2, allowing South Korea to independently gain satellite…