Monday
January 20, 2020
Gangnam-gu, South Korea
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Prices of apartment in Seoul have risen sharply, especially in the Gangnam area, as people expect more permissions for redevelopment of apartment complexes after the election of a new mayor.
Gregory Henderson (1922-1988), who worked at the U.S. Embassy in Korea twice during the Syngman Rhee and Park Chung Hee administrations, said, “Seoul is Korea.” In his 1968 book “The Politics of the Vortex,” the diplomat and...
New Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon is proposing to tweak social distancing rules in the capital. He has suggested customized hours and curfews by business type and use of fast over-the-counter Covid-19 antigen test kits for potentially...
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and ministers of the Moon Jae-in administration engaged Tuesday in heated debates over the Covid-19 response measures and real estate policy at the weekly cabinet meeting.
A public petition to the Blue House, demanding a city-sponsored radio station kick out a controversial news show host for his political bias towards President Moon Jae-in, is receiving massive public support.
Following his ruling party’s crushing defeats in by-elections in Seoul and Busan, President Moon Jae-in Thursday said he recognized the public’s discontent and vowed to make better progress in his war against corrupt manipulation of the real...
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon emphasized bipartisan cooperation and the Covid-19 response as he kicked off his first day in office on Thursday. “The pandemic has brought a difficult time for many people,” Oh told his staffers Thursday morning at...
Former Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon is returning to City Hall after winning a crucial by-election for the nation’s capital city on Wednesday.
Former Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon is expected to return to City Hall after a crucial by-election for the nation’s capital city, according to an exit poll announced by major broadcasters on Wednesday.
The National Election Commission (NEC) launched an investigation into whether the ruling party's campaign in the Seoul mayoral by-election broke the law by sending a text message claiming its candidate was leading rivals in early voting.
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