On Saturday, 42 days after the deadly crowd crush in Itaewon on Oct. 29, the family members of victims established a civic organization, demanding a full government investigation of the accident. The organization, tentatively named the Association of Families of Itaewon Disaster Victims, consists of around 170 family members of 97 victims of the disaster, out of a total of 158 victims.
Members of South Korea’s ruling conservative party have proposed a bill that would place tighter restrictions on the voting rights of foreign permanent residents in local elections. They say it s
Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) is struggling to resuscitate his political influence, as his presence in the party s chairmanship race remains at a disappointing level despite his reputation as a former presidential candidate who then merged his campaign with President Yoon Suk-yeol s.
SEOUL Members of South Korea’s ruling conservative party have proposed a bill that would place tighter restrictions on the voting rights of foreign permanent residents in local elections, which they insist is necessary to protect the country’s democracy from being undermined by Chinese voters.