SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday moved to Cheong Wa Dae, the country’s traditional presidential palace, for the first time since taking office in June, more than three years after his ousted predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol ran the presidential office in the Defense Ministry compound. It was the … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean government said it plans to end dwindling foreign adoptions of Korean children, while United Nations investigators expressed “serious concern” over what they described as Seoul’s failure to ensure truth-finding and reparations for widespread human rights violations linked to decades of foreign mass adoptions. The announcement on Friday … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea’s liberal-led legislature on Wednesday passed a bill that would allow for heavy punitive damages against traditional news and internet media for publishing “false or fabricated information,” brushing aside concerns that the legislation could lead to greater censorship. Journalist groups and civil liberties advocates urged President Lee Jae Myung … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s legislature on Tuesday passed a bill that would set up specialized boards in Seoul’s district and high courts for cases involving rebellion, treason and foreign subversion after complaints about the pace of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s rebellion trial. But the bill, which is likely to be … Read more