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Wed, April 21, 2021 | 04:11

Reports: UK to toughen climate target before Biden summit

The U.K. government will set itself a more ambitious climate target, pledging to reduce carbon emissions by three-quarters of their 1990 levels by 2035, British media reported Tuesday.They said the goal is to be announced ahead of a virtual climate summit hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday. The Financial Times, which first reported the news, said that for the firs...

2021-04-20 21:05

Politicians slammed for violating COVID-19 gathering ban

Politicians are drawing criticism for violating the government's ban on gatherings of five or more people. The lawmakers raising eyebrows are all from the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK). Jung District Office in Seoul said Tuesday that it plans to fine Rep. Woo Sang-ho for violating the government's social distancing rule that bans personal gatherings of five or more p...

2021-04-20 16:56

Lawmaker reignites debate on women's military service

A decades-long debate on mandatory military service for women has been reignited by Rep. Park Yong-jin of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), a presidential hopeful, who wants to change the current conscription system to encompass men and women who will both serve in the military for a shortened term. Park claims the proposed change would cushion the negative impact o...

2021-04-20 16:54

Debate re-emerges on pardoning ex-presidents, Samsung chief

Debate is being reignited over pardoning two imprisoned former presidents and Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, following increasing calls by opposition lawmakers and business leaders asking President Moon Jae-in to exercise leniency and send a message of unity to a divided public. Cheong Wa Dae and the government say they are not considering a presidential pard...

2021-04-20 16:53

Eyes are on how Samsung scions will pay one of world's largest tax bills

City of Seoul toughens rules against sexual crimes in officialdom

The city of Seoul is introducing a new rule under which officials involved in sexual crimes will be expelled immediately, Mayor Oh Se-hoon said on Tuesday. Oh made the announcement during a press briefing arranged to formally apologize to the victim of alleged sexual harassment by his predecessor Park Won-soon. Park was found dead last July in an apparent suicide amid allegat...

2021-04-20 14:37

New presidential disease control secretary Ki Mo-ran faces criticism

Ki Mo-ran, the new presidential secretary for disease control and prevention affairs, is facing doubts about her credibility and capability to fulfill her duties in the new post. The opposition parties are badgering her over her previous remarks, which seem to underestimate the significance of the prompt supply of COVID-19 vaccines in Korea. Some experts and opposition lawmak...

2021-04-19 15:54

Ex-prosecutor general outstrips ruling party presidential contenders

Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl's popularity as a potential presidential candidate has outstripped the two major contenders from the ruling party. Public favorability of him as a potential presidential contender has increased after he resigned from his post in early March, and he now has a big lead over Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung, a member of the ruling...

2021-04-19 15:16

Foreign Line

David A. Mason, a professor of cultural tourism at Sejong University and a researcher on the religious characteristics of Korea's mountains, will give a presentation titled, “Four Golden Ages: A Study of Korean History and UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites,” next week for the Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) Korea on the four eras he defines as Korea's golden ages. Mason argues...

2021-04-19 11:54

Moon urges move toward 'more mature' democracy in Korea on historic anniversary

President Moon Jae-in called Monday for nonstop efforts to further develop South Korea's democracy, as the country commemorated its historic pro-democracy movement six decades ago. He paid tribute to the victims of the April 19 Revolution in 1960, which was led by students protesting vote-rigging in presidential elections by then President Rhee Syngman, during his visit to a ...

2021-04-19 11:43

Legal loophole allows sex doll shops to open around schools

The recent opening of sex doll experience shops near local schools is reigniting controversy over life-size sex objects, with many parents of students voicing concern over the adverse impact such facilities would have on their children. While objectors are even referring to the facilities as a “new form of sex trafficking,” police and education officials are facing difficulti...

2021-04-19 09:19

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