In the small county of Goesan-gun, North Chungcheong Province, a man has been anonymously leaving donations for district officials over the past three years, amounting to a little over 90 million won ($68,000) since 2021. Goesan-gun Office said the unidentified middle-aged man made his most recent contribution on Monday, when he left an employee of the resident welfare team at the Buljeong-myeon office a paper bag, w.
Voters want new Seoul mayor to seek realistic goals
Posted : 2021-04-07 17:34
Updated : 2021-04-07 17:57
A voter casts ballot at a polling station at Itaewon Elementary School in Yongsan District, Seoul, Wednesday, when by-elections for new Seoul and Busan mayors took place. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
Busan citizens pin high hopes on new airport
By Nam Hyun-woo
Residents of Seoul and Busan cast their ballots Wednesday to elect new mayors who will manage the country s largest and second-largest cities.
Since the by-election day was not designated as a holiday, citizens having to go to work or school formed long queues in front of polling stations in Seoul and Busan from early in the morning.