Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo, who is a member of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), has urged the government to protest Japan s plan to discharge radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Rep. Kim Nam-kuk of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is being criticized for suspicious crypto trading worth 6 billion won ($4.54 million). Kim is suspected of cashing out his crypto .
The mandatory closing day for large supermarkets will be changed from Sundays to Mondays in the southeastern city of Daegu, beginning next month, the municipal government said Monday, as part of a deregulatory move for the retail industry.