HONG KONG, Jan 16 (Reuters) – China’s population policy is emerging as a key part of its economic strategy as Beijing leads its broadest push yet to boost its declining birthrate, with official population data due on Jan. 19 set to show a fourth straight annual decline. Beijing is looking at a total potential cost … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The teenage daughter of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un Jong U she made her first known visit to a sacred family mausoleum, a move that experts say strengthened her status as her father’s potential heir. The visit, which took place on New Year’s Day on Thursday, even sparked speculation … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea is pledging to reduce its reliance on coal power as part of its pledge to reduce carbon emissions that contribute to climate change, but that ambition runs counter to the Trump administration’s push for more U.S. natural gas exports. At recent United Nations climate talks, South Korea’s new … Read more
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