North Korea’s millennial defectors now seek political power in the South

North Korean defector Park Choong-kwon, left, participates in an election campaign in Seoul for the People Future Party (PFP), a satellite party of South Korea’s ruling People Power Party (PPP). Read More

Korea's ex-ruling party interim leader keeps distance from president after election defeat

Han apparently preps political standalone after rejecting Yoon's invitation for luncheonThe ruling People Power Party's (PPP) former interim leader, Han Dong-hoon, is keeping a distance from President ... Read More

‘Gladiator Politics’ Dominate Election Season in Polarized South Korea

But at home, voter discontent runs deep ... vicious cycle of political retaliation. Mr. Yoon and Mr. Lee first clashed in the 2022 presidential election, a race South Korean news media deemed ... Read More

South Korean opposition wins legislative election, deepens political deadlock

South Korea’s left-leaning opposition won a decisive victory in Wednesday’s legislative election ... deadlock” in Korean politics. Yoon has faced significant political barriers since ... Read More

Google to suspend political ads in Korea ahead of general election

Google has decided to suspend all politics-related advertisements ... a notice saying that it will not support political ads during Korea's election period. The decision will apply uniformly ... Read More

North Korean defector, human rights activist shares story

“One of the programs we run (the Leonard E ... recounts her experience on escaping and becoming a North Korean defector. “I was born in Hyesan, it’s the northern part of North Korea. Read More

How green onions could swing South Korea's election

Yoon Suk Yeol is "hardly the first" politician to appear out of touch with ordinary voters amid a cost-of-living crisis – but in the run-up to South Korea's key national elections this week ... Read More

Tech leaders have all the skills for politics. Still, most don't want to run.

About a month ago someone asked Cruver if he considered running for public office, but he had "zero interest" in putting those skills into politics ... no political experience, told USA TODAY ... Read More

Japan's leader seeks a meeting with North Korea and an end to deflation, to boost public support

while declining to directly address the recent comments from North Korea that suggested such a meeting would be possible only if Japan stops pressing the abductions issue. Speaking at a news ... Read More

Election outcome to reshape Korean politics

Voters will cast ballots to elect 300 lawmakers Wednesday, to determine the fate of Korea's politics for ... The main political theme of the general elections is whether the public will harshly ... Read More

When Food, War and Politics Collide

It is usually an afterthought in politics, but the power of food was ... boot camps specifically to train chefs on how to make political change in their communities. Andrés has been a model ... Read More

North Korea’s millennial defectors now seek political power in the South

There are currently two North Korean defectors ... shows and running a YouTube channel, since arriving in South Korea in 2012 - hasn’t been successful this time around. But politics is where ... Read More