Over 60,000 South Koreans as of Monday have signed an online petition calling for a ban on the commemoration of convicted politicians by government bodies, demanding former military dictator Chun Doo-hwan's penname to be removed from a public park. The petition, posted on the National Assembly's petition page on Nov. 15, requested the parliament to revise the law to ensure that names of those found guilty of violating the law or the Constitution from being on any type of commemorative

Grand re-opening 대대적인 재개장 People arrive to attend a second mass, open to the public, at the Notre Dame de Paris cathedral on the day of its re-opening, in Paris on Dec. 8. Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral held its first mass in the morning. The cathedral will open fully to visitors on December 16, 2024 via an online reservation system. (AFP) 지난 8일, 파리의 노트르담 대성당이 재개장하는 날에 맞춰 대중적으로 공개된 두 번째 미사르 위해 사람들이 도착하고 있다. 새롭게 복원된 노트르담 대성당은 오전에 첫 번째 미사를 진행했다. 대성당은 2024년 12월 16일부터 온라인 예약 시스템을 통해 일반 방문객들

Krafton, the South Korean gaming giant behind the popular title PUBG: Battlegrounds, announced Monday the launch of the Krafton Jungle Game Tech Lab, aimed at fostering game programmers as part of its corporate social responsibility efforts. The Game Tech Lab’s curriculum will emphasize key values such as immersion, self-directed learning and team-based collaboration, the company said. Participants will engage in an intensive, 24-week program designed to build expertise in areas including

Son Heung-min's fourth goal of the ongoing Premier League season for Tottenham Hotspur was not enough to prevent a loss to Chelsea at home in London. Son's stoppage-time goal at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the British capital on Sunday proved to be too little, too late, as Spurs blew a 2-0 lead and fell 4-3. The goal was Son's fourth of the Premier League and fifth in all competitions. He has a goal from the UEFA Europa League. The loss extended Tottenham's winless skid to t

Seoul shares opened sharply lower Monday amid deepening political chaos as the opposition-led National Assembly is pushing for another impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol after a failed bid over the weekend. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 33.36 points, or 1.37 percent, to 2,394.80 in the first 15 minutes of trading. Yoon has faced massive pressure to step down or face impeachment after last Tuesday's shocking martial law declaration, which was quickly ov

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Japan on Sunday in his last trip to the Indo-Pacific as the Pentagon chief, as he seeks to cement the Biden administration's policy legacy of deepening regional alliances and partnerships. Austin arrived at Yokota Air Base near Tokyo, kicking off the Asia swing that has excluded an anticipated stop in South Korea, another key US ally, in the aftermath of President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law attempt last week. During the trip throu

First lady Kim Keon Hee narrowly avoided a special counsel investigation on Saturday as a revote on a bill to launch a probe into allegations against her fell just two votes short of passing in the National Assembly. In a vote of 198-102, the bill to appoint a special counsel narrowly failed to win the required two-thirds majority in the 300-member parliament. The revote took place before a separate motion to impeach Yoon, which also got scrapped due to a lack of quorum. While the rejection spar

South Korea’s parliament failed to vote on President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment on Saturday, with rival political parties sharply divided over what to do with the besieged president. The ruling People Power Party boycotted the opposition-led impeachment motion, choosing to keep the president in office for now. The collective walkout by almost all of the conservative party’s 108 lawmakers contrasted with its participation in another parliamentary vote hours earlier, which eff

The National Assembly vote on whether to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol was left open for hours on Saturday, as 300 members of the parliament gathered for a rare weekend plenary session. The bill to impeach Yoon was put to vote four days after South Korea watched in shock as armed soldiers broke into the Assembly grounds late Tuesday, about an hour after the president declared martial law. In order to pass, the Democratic Party of Korea-led bill needed just eight votes from the ruling People Po

The National Assembly on Saturday failed to vote on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol as all but three People Power Party legislators boycotted the vote. Voting came to a close at 9:20 p.m. with the motion automatically rejected, as the number of lawmakers who cast ballots did not reach the quorum of 200. Passing a presidential impeachment motion requires the approval of at least two-thirds of all sitting lawmakers, equivalent to 200 votes. The failed attempt to impeach Yoon came four d

- Nets and Suns to Play Preseason Games on Oct. 10 and 12, 2025 at The Venetian Arena - MACAO, Dec. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Sands China Ltd. (HKEx: 1928.HK) today announced a multiyear collaboration to bring NBA China Games to Macao, beginning in 2025 when the Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns will play two preseason games on Friday, Oct. 10 and Sunday, Oct. 12 at The Venetian Arena. The NBA and Sands will conduct interactive fan

China-African Collaboration to Modernize Energy Cooperation Strengthening Mutually Beneficial Partnerships for Shared Growth N'DJAMENA, Chad, Dec. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2024 China-Africa Think Tanks Energy Forum convened in Chad's capital, N'Djamena. The event, themed "China-Africa Collaboration to Modernize Energy Cooperation: Unlocking New Opportunities for Synergistic Partnerships," brought together over 70 delegates from China, Chad, Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Af

The Boyz have officially secured their group name after their former agency, IST Entertainment, reached a final agreement on trademark rights with their new agency, One Hundred Label. One Hundred Label announced Thursday that they had concluded negotiations with IST Entertainment, achieving a resolution. “We have set aside past grievances and had open, honest discussions, prioritizing The Boyz and their fans in reaching a resolution that benefits everyone. We sincerely thank IST Entertainm

Special investigation units to probe President Yoon Suk Yeol's sudden declaration of martial law that lasted six hours and threw the country into chaos are being formed as he faces an impeachment vote Saturday at 7 p.m. The prosecution's investigation team will be led by Park Se-hyun, chief prosecutor of Seoul High Prosecutors' Office, according to officials. The day before, Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung ordered prosecutors to open their own investigation and assigned the case

—————————— «Prosecution names President Yoon Suk Yeol as suspect» By Lee Sun-young Published : Dec. 8, 2024 - 14:39 The Special Prosecutor’s Office said Sunday that President Yoon Suk Yeol is now a suspect facing potential charges of insurrection and abuse of power. Park Se-hyun, head of the Special Prosecutor’s Office who leads the prosecution’s investigation into last week’s martial law turmoil, co