Korea Times Digital Content Reporter
Kwak Yeon-soo is a digital editor at The Korea Times creating, editing and curating digital content for the newspaper’s website, mobile app and social media. She previously covered a diverse array of cultural, political and business topics.
Han Dong-hoon, the former interim leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), is currently leading public opinion polls for the party’s leadership role, even as he faces allegations of having ignored Telegram messages from first lady Kim Keon Hee earlier this year.
First lady Kim Keon Hee condemned the widespread human rights abuses in North Korea during a meeting with defectors and human rights activists at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).
Rep. Lee Jae-myung, former chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), announced his bid for a second term, Wednesday, pledging to place top priority on improving people’s livelihoods if reelected.
Rep. Kim Tae-nyeon, a five-term lawmaker of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), was elected as the president of the South Korea-China Parliamentarians’ Union.
First lady Kim Keon Hee was designated as a witness, Tuesday, for a public hearing on a petition demanding the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol.
President Yoon Suk Yeol warned Russia against deepening military cooperation with North Korea, emphasizing that Moscow should adopt a "sensible" approach in choosing between the two Koreas based on its own interests, according to Reuters, Monday.
First lady Kim Keon Hee's Telegram message to former ruling People Power Party (PPP) interim leader Han Dong-hoon has been emerging as a hot-button issue in the party leadership race, reigniting a political blame game among the four main candidates.
The opposition-controlled National Assembly passed a contentious bill, Thursday, mandating a special counsel probe into allegations surrounding the death of a Marine despite fierce protests from the ruling party.
First lady Kim Keon Hee visited the site of a deadly car crash near Seoul City Hall on Wednesday evening, according to people at the scene.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently promoted Kim Jong-sun, the chairwoman of the Central Committee of the Socialist Women's Union of Korea (SWUK), as the head of the social organization department of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), which is seen as an unprecedented move, according to analysts.