Proposals to develop Saemangeum, a reclaimed land in North Jeolla Province, have been sent back to the drawing board after the projects' budget for next year has shrunk by nearly 80 percent compared to this year. Plans to build an airport, a sea port and highways infrastructure facilities on the land that is two-thirds the size of Seoul are to be "completely overhauled," officials said. It came less th.
A controversial plan by the southwestern city of Gwangju to build a park in commemoration of Korean-born Chinese composer Jeong Yul-seong has met with fierce opposition from the conservative central government and veterans and conservative organizations.
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South Korea’s teachers, government at odds over rally set for Sept. 4 Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.
When a dictatorship falls, retribution and reparations often ensue. In South Korea, this was also the case. But for many, it ultimately failed to provide a sense of closure to an era of repression and bloody crackdowns on opponents. From 1996 to 1997, former Presidents Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo, who were military generals and close friends, were tried for their roles in a 1979 coup. Chun seized power through the .