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S. Korean Voters to Pick Lawmakers amid Unprecedented Coronavirus Pandemic

SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Shin Hyeon-jung, a 35-year-old office worker, has refrained from meeting friends or having gatherings for months to practice social distancing to fight against the new coronavirus. But the virus scare will not prevent her from casting a ballot in this week’ parliamentary elections as she believes quarantine measures to [...]

[Feature] Picture Taking at Polling Stations Becomes a National Fad

SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The June 4 elections had widely been expected to be quiet and uneventful in the wake of the Sewol ferry incident three weeks ago. The elections were completed without any foul play or controversy. As many as 23,465,000 went to the booth out of 41,296,000 registered voters, with the final [...]