October 16, 2024

S. Koreans head to polls in local by-elections

South Koreans voted Wednesday to elect the education chief of Seoul and four local government heads, with the result expected to serve as a litmus test of public sentiment since the April general elections.

Up for grabs in Wednesday’s by-elections ar…

(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Oct. 16)

Expectations are rising that the South Korean government will take follow-up measures in the wake of Friday’s much-anticipated cut in interest rates by the Bank of Korea.

The BOK’s move, marking the first pivot in 38 months, came as the country’s inf…

(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Oct. 16)

Today’s by-elections may be small in scale, focusing on local government positions and the Seoul educational office chief, but they carry significant weight. With President Yoon Suk Yeol’s administration nearing the halfway mark of its single, five-ye…