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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on July 10)

The People Power Party’s (PPP) leadership selection process is taking a surprising turn ahead of the ruling party’s national convention on July 23.

The disclosure on July 4 of texts sent by first lady Kim Keon Hee to former PPP interim chief Han Don…

Suspect in Pattaya murder case extradited home from Cambodia

One of three suspects behind the murder of a South Korean tourist in Pattaya, Thailand, was extradited home from Cambodia, nearly two months after his arrest, officials said Wednesday.

The National Police Agency said the suspect was brought home ear…

(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on July 10)

A strike hit Samsung Electronics for the first time since its foundation in 1969. The National Samsung Electronics Union, the largest labor union in Korea, started a three-day general strike from Monday. The union demands a “rational wage increase” a…