The only group of people less welcome than sexual minorities are former convicts, a study shows, with 72% of South Koreans not wanting them in their neighborhood or workplace.
Organizers of the Seoul Queer Culture Festival (SQCF), a major annual LGBTQ festival, are highly likely to be denied the use of Seoul Plaza for this year s event. The city government disapproved the event last year as well.
Local governments are engaged in a competitive bid to host the country s new immigration agency, as legislative efforts to establish one gain momentum in the National Assembly.
Local governments are engaged in a competitive bid to host the country s new immigration agency, as legislative efforts to establish one gain momentum in the National Assembly.
Controversy is escalating over proposed plans to construct a memorial in central Seoul for Syngman Rhee, the first president of Korea and a contentious figure in Korean history.