SEOUL South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol extended an olive branch to Japan in his speech marking the March 1 Independence Movement Day anniversary, calling the country a like-minded “partner.”
When South Korea s largest labor umbrella group called for an end to the alliance with the U.S. and conscription during weekend rallies before Aug. 15 National Liberation Day last year, some observers questioned what those demands have to do with improving workers rights.
President Yoon Suk-yeol has granted a special pardon to former conservative President Lee Myung-bak, former liberal South Gyeongsang Province Governor Kim Kyoung-soo and several other political heavyweights for the sake of “national unity.”
President Yoon Suk-yeol has been mulling whether to include former South Gyeongsang Province Governor Kim Kyoung-soo in a list of people to be pardoned.