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.
South Korea's unilateral sanctions on Russia point to a downturn in the bilateral relations between Seoul and Moscow, experts said Monday.
Political parties have been rushing to present pledges to reduce working hours in a bid to win workers' votes ahead of the April 10 general elections. Liberal and progressive parties appeared to be more dedicated to such pledges than conservative ones.
As the April 10 general elections approach, analysts predict that liberal opposition parties are likely to secure a victory over the ruling party, fueled by increasing calls to hold the Yoon Suk Yeol administration accountable.
Political analysts have predicted an all-time high in overseas voter turnout will likely lead to increased participation overall in next week’s general elections. However, they remained divided over which parties are likely to benefit from it.
With just a week remaining until the April general elections, so-called "politainers" are actively endorsing and assisting with political campaigns in a bid to garner public attention.
Rare photos and footage from inside North Korea taken by a civilian-operated drone launched from China gave a glimpse into the daily lives of people in the reclusive state.
North Korea seems unlikely to stage provocations to interfere in South Korea's general elections on April 10 as it has nothing to gain from doing so following its “two-state” narrative, according to analysts.
The U.N. Security Council’s (UNSC) failure to extend the mandate of an expert panel that monitors the enforcement of sanctions against North Korea is unlikely to lead to more military and nuclear provocations by the reclusive regime as other U.N. measures and resolutions still remain in effect, according to experts, Friday.
The Rebuilding Korea Party, a new liberal party launched by former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, has emerged as a powerful third-party challenger threatening a match-up between the two major parties in the April 10 general elections, but political analysts remained divided over whether the Cho-fueled political frenzy would last until the end of the elections.
An election worker holds up a 51.7-centimeter mock ballot for the proportional representation race for the April 10 general elections at the National Election Commission (NEC) office in Jongno District, Seoul, Wednesday, one day before the official election campaign kicks off. According to the NEC, 38 parties have registered for 46 proportional representation slots, and NEC officials will have to count votes by hand as electronic counting machines can only process shorter ballots listing up to 24 parties. Yonhap