February 29, 2024

2 DP lawmakers indicted over cash-for-votes scandal

Prosecutors on Thursday indicted two Democratic Party (DP) lawmakers on charges of being involved in a cash-for-votes scandal surrounding the main opposition party’s 2021 leadership election.

Reps. Heo Jong-sik and Lim Jong-seong were indicted withou…

N. Korean workers refuse to go to work in Dandong: Seoul expert

North Korean workers have refused to go to work in the Chinese border city of Dandong, demanding their return to North Korea, a Seoul expert claimed Thursday.

Citing a source, Cho Han-bum, a senior research fellow at the state-run Korea Institute for…

(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Feb. 29)

Trainee doctors must return to their hospital

The deadline for trainee doctors to return to their hospital is Thursday. Second Vice Minister of Health and Welfare Park Min-soo repeatedly begged doctors – on walkout for the government’s plan to increa…

‘Sweet Home’ star Song Kang to begin military service in April

Sweet Home” actor Song Kang will begin his mandatory military service in April, his agency said Thursday.

The actor will enlist in the Army on April 2, the agency Namoo Actors said, adding his wish to enter quietly to prevent any safety accidents due…