SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A significant majority of South Korean workers believe that nationwide protests calling for the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk-yeol have contributed positively to the development of the country’s democracy, according to a new survey released Sunday. The poll, conducted by research firm Global Research on behalf of the labor [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government said Tuesday it will turn Gwanghwamun Square in the heart of the capital into a national symbol space that represents free democracy and world peace and connects the nation’s past and future. The government said it will ensure the new national symbol space honors the [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The unification ministry said Friday it will draw up a new vision for unification between the two Koreas to include the principle of liberal democracy amid North Korea’s vow not to seek unification with the South. The government earlier said it plans to update the National Community Unification Formula, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Cambodians currently residing in South Korea staged a large-scale candlelight vigil on Saturday, longing for democracy in their home nation. The vigil was held at the May 18 Democracy Square in the city of Gwangju, the birthplace of the Korean democratic movement in 1980. According to an estimate by [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korean media outlets have been busy lately with extensive coverage of South Korea’s political crisis, railing against the South’s feeble state of affairs and its embroiled President Park Geun-hye. But their propaganda may be having a reverse effect, said Voice of America on Thursday, citing interviews with former [...]