Seoul International School (SIS), one of the oldest international schools in Korea, is celebrating 50 years of its establishment this year. The educational institution in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, was founded in 1973 by Edward Ben Adams, who envisioned creating an international school independent of political and religious affiliations.
Lee Jae-myung, the representative of the Democratic Party of Korea, who was designated as the "endpoint" of the Wirye/Daejang-dong development corruption investigation, appeared at the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office as a suspect. In September 2021, it has been 1 year and 4 months since the suspicion of Daejang-dong was first raised.
At least five people were killed and 37 others injured, three of them seriously, Thursday in a noise-barrier tunnel fire along an expressway in Gwacheon, just south of Seoul, fire authorities said.
Six people were found dead and about 20 others injured on Thursday in a fire that broke out in a tunnel along an expressway in Gwacheon, just south of Seoul, South Korean fire authorities said.The blaze was reported to have occurred at 1.49 .
Rep. Lee Jae-myung, the chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), was summoned by the prosecution to answer questions about his alleged involvement in a bribery scandal when he was serving as mayor of Seongnam City.