Gwangju uprising of 1980, Jeju incident, 'comfort women' included in textbook guidelines

The 1980 pro-democracy uprising in the southwestern city of Gwangju, the bloody 1948-1954 suppression of a civilian uprising on Jeju, and Japan's wartime sexual slavery have been included in the latest textbook guidelines...

2023-01-27

Paying respects

A mourning altar for Lee Ok-seon, a ″comfort woman″ survivor who passed away Monday night at the age of 94, at a funeral hall in Gwangju, Gyeonggi, on Tuesday.

2022-12-27

Lee Ok-seon, 94, 'comfort woman' survivor dies

Lee Ok-seon, a “comfort woman” survivor, passed away Monday night at the age of 94, according to House of Sharing, a shelter for comfort women.

2022-12-27

New rules push major firms to tap more female outside directors

The number of female outside directors at major Korean companies has risen sharply over the past year due to a tougher law, a corporate tracker said Wednesday.

2022-12-07

National Convention of Women recognizes CEO of GITSN

Han Dong-jin, CEO of GITSN, received a special award at the National Convention of Women for the company’s camera detection system that helps prevent illegal filming at restrooms, according to the security technology company on Wednesday.

2022-11-30

Screenwriter Jeong Seo-kyeong puts her own spin on classic 'Little Women'

Jeong Seo-kyeong, best known for having co-written the script for five of director Park Chan-wook’s films, from “Sympathy from Lady Vengeance” (2005) to the most recent “Decision to Leave” (2022), is now seeing success with drama series “Little...

2022-10-31

Emma from 'Street Woman Fighter' wins legal battle against dance label Dred Alliance

Emma, 22, a past contestant on “Street Woman Fighter,” won a legal battle against her dance label on Friday...

2022-10-27

[THINK ENGLISH] 베트남 정부가 넷플릭스에 ‘작은 아씨들’ 방영 중지를 요청

The Vietnamese government requested Netflix to stop showing its Korean original series “Little Women” on Wednesday, insisting that the drama distorts the Vietnam War (1960-75) and violates media and cinema laws.

2022-10-14

Vietnamese government asks Netflix to stop showing 'Little Women' series

The Vietnamese government requested Netflix to stop showing its Korean original series “Little Women” on Wednesday, insisting that the drama distorts the Vietnam War (1960-75) and violates media and cinema laws. Vietnamese newspaper ...

2022-10-05

Actor Nam Ji-hyun to hold fan meeting in Seoul on Nov. 26

Actor Nam Ji-hyun will hold a fan meeting late November, according to her agency Management SOOP on Tuesday. The event will be held offline at a hall in Sungshin Women’s University campus in eastern Seoul on Nov. 26, and will be the second...

2022-10-04

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