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Anonymous donor prepays $3,800 worth of coffee for protesters

An anonymous donor prepaid 5 million won ($3,800) for coffee at a cafe near the National Assembly to support participants of the candlelit protests calling for President Yoon Suk Yeol’s removal from office over his martial law declaration last week.

Dec 12, 2024By KTimes
Anonymous donor prepays $3,800 worth of coffee for protesters

Koreans in US mobilize for democracy in homeland

SEATTLE — It’s been a week since Korea’s shocking martial law fiasco began, but Jae Kim still can’t sleep through the night. The 20-year-old college student spends sleepless nights scouring all major Korean news outlets, online forums and YouTube channels for every update following the aftermath of the botched martial law gambit back home. “How can I sleep when my mother country has been thrown into this sudden chaos?” she said. “Still can't believe history book stuff is happening in 2024.” President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law stunt on Dec. 3 has plunged the country into political chaos, triggering a massive public backlash and protests, a failed impeachment vote and a first-ever travel ban on a sitting president, among other quickly unraveling series of events. Koreans in the United States are teaming up online and offline to keep up with the latest updates and seek ways to mobilize support. More than 250 people, including Kim, donated $14,395 (approximately 20 million won) within two short hours to sponsor fish cake and coffee trucks for protesters at the upcoming Ye

Dec 12, 2024By Jane Han
Koreans in US mobilize for democracy in homeland

Unionized railway workers to return to work after reaching tentative wage deal

Korea Railroad (KORAIL) and its unionized workers reached a tentative wage deal Wednesday, nearly a week after railway workers launched a full-scale strike over the deal.

Dec 11, 2024By Yonhap
Unionized railway workers to return to work after reaching tentative wage deal

Korea's homegrown social media platform Cyworld to be relaunched next year

Korea's homegrown social media platform Cyworld will be relaunched next year, following a yearslong hiatus since its shutdown in 2019 sparked by the fast expansion of Facebook and other foreign platforms in the country, its operator said Wednesday.

Dec 11, 2024By Yonhap
Korea's homegrown social media platform Cyworld to be relaunched next year

Koreans get creative in protest methods amid martial law fallout

Koreans are bursting with creativity in nationwide protests against President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived martial law and the ruling People Power Party’s (PPP) boycott of last Saturday's vote at the National Assembly to impeach Yoon.

Dec 11, 2024By Lee Hae-rin
Koreans get creative in protest methods amid martial law fallout

Korea drops Hyundai Pharm's abortion pill review amid delay in legislation

Korea suspended the review for approval of Hyundai Pharm’s abortion pill amid stalled efforts to strengthen women’s right to abortion through legislation, health ministry officials told The Korea Times.

Dec 11, 2024By Jung Min-ho
Korea drops Hyundai Pharm's abortion pill review amid delay in legislation

Citizens to collectively sue President Yoon for damages over martial law attempt

Citizens are filing a class action lawsuit against President Yoon Suk Yeol, seeking damages for the emotional distress caused by the Dec. 3 illegal martial law declaration.

Dec 11, 2024By KTimes
Citizens to collectively sue President Yoon for damages over martial law attempt

Retired footballer calls ties with ruling party lawmaker 'disgrace,' drops PPP support

Former professional footballer Yim Min-hyeok, 30, who retired last March with a farewell message pledging to "live a new life in solidarity," has publicly renounced his support for Rep. Cho Jung-hun of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), calling his association with Cho "a disgrace."

Dec 11, 2024By KTimes
Retired footballer calls ties with ruling party lawmaker 'disgrace,' drops PPP support

Rose's 'APT.' meets Yoon Soo-il's 'Apartment' as peaceful protests bridge generational divide

On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, after an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol was dismissed due to a lack of sufficient votes. Since then, peaceful nightly candlelight protests have been ongoing, with no major physical confrontations.

Dec 11, 2024By KTimes
Rose's 'APT.' meets Yoon Soo-il's 'Apartment' as peaceful protests bridge generational divide

Unification minister vows full efforts to stably manage situation with N. Korea

Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho pledged on Tuesday to make his utmost efforts in managing the security situation with North Korea, as South Korea grapples with the fallout from President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched declaration of martial law last week.

Dec 10, 2024By Yonhap
Unification minister vows full efforts to stably manage situation with N. Korea
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