SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — An election worker was apprehended this week after allegedly casting an early vote for the June 3 presidential election on her husband’s behalf, police said Friday. The woman was identified as a contract employee for Seoul’s Gangnam district office who was appointed by the National Election Commission (NEC) to [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — An all-time high of 19.58 percent of voters cast their ballots Thursday on the first day of early voting for the upcoming presidential election to elect the successor to former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted over his failed martial law bid. The two-day early voting began at [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Wednesday it will mobilize about 6,400 armed police officers to support the transport of ballot boxes for the June 3 presidential election, signaling an intent to quell the controversy over vote rigging. The agency also said it will deploy about 6,200 police officers [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — With just two days to go before early voting begins for South Korea’s 21st presidential election, a surge of enthusiasm among young voters is taking center stage — from university students and first-time voters to expatriates flying across continents to cast their ballots. Driven by a deep sense of political [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The preliminary overseas voter turnout for the June 3 presidential election has reached a record high of 79.5 percent, the election watchdog said Monday. Of an estimated 1.97 million eligible overseas voters, 205,268 out of 258,254 people registered on the voter roll cast their ballots during the six-day overseas [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Heavyweight politicians from both liberal and conservative parties, including Democratic Party (DP) presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, on Friday paid their respects to late former President Roh Moo-hyun. The memorial service was held to mark the 16th anniversary of the death of Roh in the southeastern rural village of Bongha, [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Democratic Party (DP) presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung said Friday he met with former President Moon Jae-in, with the presidential election just 11 days away. The meeting between Lee and Moon came as they paid their respects at a memorial service marking the 16th anniversary of the death of former [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The conservative People Power Party (PPP) apologized Wednesday for the past actions of former first lady Kim Keon Hee, saying it will become more transparent about the personal affairs of a president’s wife. Rep. Kim Yong-tae, the PPP’s interim leader, made the apology in a press conference at the [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Senior South Korean and U.S. defense officials met this week to discuss efforts to expand cooperation in maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) projects of military equipment to aircraft and tanks, Seoul’s defense procurement agency said Wednesday. Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) Minister Seok Jong-gun held talks with Vic Ramdass, [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Presidential candidates ramped up their campaigns on Monday to woo swing voters in the key battleground of Seoul, with the election just 15 days away to pick a successor to former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted over his failed martial law bid. Democratic Party (DP) candidate Lee [...]