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Top officials give apologies for tragedy in Itaewon

As public demands grow for someone to take responsibility for the deadly crowd crush in Itaewon, apologies were offered by Korea's police chief, the interior minister, Seoul's mayor and the Yongsan District Office head Tuesday.

2022-11-01

Waste-free cafes

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and Environment Minister Han Hwa-jin, along with a hundred young adults, launch a campaign called Zero Cafe, to reduce the use of disposable containers at coffee shops in Seoul.

2022-08-24

Candidates register for June 1 local elections

The two-day registration period for candidates in June 1 local elections and by-elections kicked off Thursday.

2022-05-12

DP nominates Song Young-gil as candidate for Seoul mayor

The ruling Democratic Party (DP) nominated former party head Song Young-gil as its candidate for Seoul mayor Friday ahead of the local elections next month.

2022-05-01

DP's search for a Seoul mayoral candidate gets messy

The choice of a candidate to run for Seoul mayor on June 1 is creating a schism in the ruling Democratic Party (DP) between loyalists of former presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung and those who are not.

2022-04-20

Prosecutors drop charges against Seoul Mayor Oh for false information

Prosecutors dropped charges against Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon on Wednesday over allegations that he spread false information during the Seoul mayoral by-election in April.

2021-10-07

Police recommend charges against Seoul Mayor Oh

The police last week referred an investigation of Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon to the prosecution and recommended he be charged with violating the Public Official Election Act.

2021-09-27

Mayor Oh makes his stand on sexual harassment

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon apologized for the sexual harassment complaint against former Mayor Park Won-soon and vowed to rid the city government of sexual harassment. “I convey my deepfelt apology for the sexual harassment and abuse incident that...

2021-04-20

Haste makes waste

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...

2021-04-15

Test kits could restart Seoul's party, mayor says

Newly elected Mayor Oh Se-hoon wants Seoul back in business, and one of his proposals is to use over-the-counter Covid-19 test kits at the doors of noraebang (singing rooms) and bars. “According to an association of self-employed businesses in the...

2021-04-12

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