A South Korean government-backed foundation tasked with paying compensation to plaintiffs who won lawsuits over wartime labor during Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula is short some 12 billion won ($8.8 million) in paying damages to the plaintiffs, the foundation's chief says.
Yoon says South Korea, Japan ready to progress despite historical issues kyodonews.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kyodonews.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Behind-the-times gender change regulations leave trans Koreans in the lurch hani.co.kr - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hani.co.kr Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol's administration faces a test of leadership in April 10's general election, as a heated contest unfolds between his ruling party and a main opposition party currently controlling the legislature.