SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — With the spread of the coronavirus outbreak raising alarm across the country, regular Wednesday demonstrations demanding that Japan apologize for its wartime sexual slavery, protests that have been held continuously since 1992 have also been affected. On Wednesday, for the first time ever, the Korean Council for Justice and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Supporters of South Korea’s embattled justice minister, Cho Kuk, staged another massive candlelight vigil right in front of the prosecution’s headquarters in southern Seoul on Saturday, as Cho’s wife was grilled again by investigators over her alleged role in the fraud and corruption scandal that has roiled the country [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans took to the streets in downtown Seoul Thursday calling for the ouster of Justice Minister Cho Guk as prosecutors questioned Cho’s wife as part of a widening probe into corruption allegations surrounding the family. The crowd — mostly supporters of the main opposition [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A large number of people gathered in Seoul on Saturday to support Justice Minister Cho Kuk and his drive to reform the prosecution despite a widening investigation into corruption allegations involving his family. A candlelight demonstration was held late in the day in southern Seoul where the Supreme Prosecutors’ [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Thousands of South Koreans staged a rally in downtown Seoul on Thursday to call for Tokyo to apologize for wartime forced labor, as they marked the 74th anniversary of their country’s liberation from Japan. An estimated 2,000 people from some 10 local civic groups gathered at Seoul Plaza with [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of taxi drivers are joining action to oppose a newly proposed carpooling venture from Kakao Mobility. The drivers of nearly 70,000 taxis in Seoul announced that they would stop all operations to participate in a rally to be held in the capital city’s Gwanghwamun district at [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Employees at Asiana Airlines Inc. gathered in central Seoul late Friday to stage a candlelight vigil denouncing the firm’s top management for massive in-flight meal service disruptions that resulted in the suicide of the head of a caterer’s supplier. The latest rally follows two similar demonstrations held by staff [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A new study has revealed that that 8 out of 10 Koreans view conflict within society as being “severe.” According to a report released on Saturday by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, 8.5 percent of respondents answered “very severe”, and 71.8 percent “generally severe.” Thus, 80.3 [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Hundreds of former and current employees at Korean Air Lines Co. will stage a candlelight vigil on Friday in protest at the abusive treatment by the controlling Cho family, amid rising public outcry over an alleged assault by one of the chief’s daughters. Former and current employees at the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s benchmark stock index is expected to break above 2,500 points by the end of this year, in what would be another milestone for the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), analysts said Friday. The KOSPI closed at an all-time high of 2,484.37 points earlier this week and [...]