New South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (AP) Just a day after being sworn in as South Korea’s new president, Lee Jae-myung pledged on Wednesday to pursue dialogue with North Korea while maintaining strong military deterrence. In a powerful inaugural address delivered at the National Assembly’s Rotunda Hall, Lee called for peace and reconciliation on the […]
South Korea’s newly-elected President Lee Jae-myung (AP) SEOUL: South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung vowed Wednesday to restart dormant talks with North Korea and bolster a trilateral partnership with the US and Japan, as he laid out key policy goals for his single, five-year term. Lee, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea’s […]
SEOUL: Lawsuits, scandals, armed troops and a knife-wielding attacker all failed to deter Lee Jae-myung’s ascendancy from sweatshop worker to the cusp of South Korea’s presidency.After losing by a razor-thin margin in 2022, the Democratic Party candidate has returned to the ballot, and is now poised to replace the political rival he was instrumental in […]
US president Donald Trump has called ranked-choice voting a “fraudulent joke” and a threat to democracy, shortly after Democrat Barbara Lee was elected as mayor of Oakland, California, through this very system.“Ranked-choice voting is one of the greatest threats to democracy. It is totally and very fraudulent joke,” president Trump posted on Truth Social.Barbara Lee, […]
Former South Korean Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung (File photo) South Korea‘s opposition leader Lee Jae-myung announced his presidential candidacy on Thursday, claiming his commitment to address inequality and boost economic development.The presidential election is scheduled for June 3, following the impeachment confirmation of former president Yoon Suk Yeol, who had declared martial law […]
4 killed, 6 injured, some 1,500 evacuated as wildfires ravage Korea’s southeastern region (Picture credit: ANI) SEOUL: At least four people were killed, six people were injured and some 1,500 people were evacuated as wildfires fueled by strong winds have scorched areas of the nation’s southeastern region, disaster authorities said Sunday.The fire began in Sancheong […]
