South Korea Protest

South Korea's Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that much of the country's climate goals were unconstitutional, handing a landmark victory to young environmental activists, who wept for joy on the court steps.

South Korea's health minister said on Monday authorities will start inspecting hospitals in order to take legal action against trainee doctors who have ignored an ultimatum to end a walkout over government plans to increase medical school admissions.

South Korea says it has one of the lowest doctor-to-population ratios among developed countries, and the government is pushing hard to increase the number of doctors, partly to help a fast-ageing society.

Seoul registered its protest with Beijing about the planes entering its air defence zone without giving any notice.

Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi, who competed in South Korea on Sunday without wearing a hijab, has offered an apology, saying that she had competed without a hijab accidentally.

The truckers are striking for the seventh day on Monday, protesting against rising fuel prices and demanding minimum pay guarantees.

Samsung’s chip production in China has been impacted following a trucker strike in South Korea, which is blocking exports of a key material, said the Korea International Trade Association (KITA). It has beenreported that the company a week's worth of shipments have already been delayed.

The Seoul city government said on Thursday it had filed a police complaint against members of South Korea's main labour group who, wearing outfits of megahit "Squid Game", defied COVID-19 curbs to protest for more jobs and better work conditions.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in ordered officials to explore moving an international court over Japan's decision to release water from its Fukushima nuclear plant, his spokesman said, amid protests by fisheries and environmental groups.

Amid massive protests against the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Delhi and across several parts of the country, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi has left for South Korea on an official tour. His sister and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra led the protest at the India Gate against alleged police crackdown on students of J...

BJP leader Shazia Ilmi, who confronted Pakistani supporters raising anti-Modi and anti-India slogans in South Korea on Friday, has said that it is imperative to "peacefully register protest if insulted as an Indian".

Japan said on Tuesday it had lodged a complaint with South Korea and after a Korean lawmaker said the Japanese emperor should apologise to "comfort women" forced to serve in Japanese military brothels in World War Two.

A South Korean taxi driver burned himself to death in protest against a ride-sharing service being introduced by the country's largest mobile chat app, the second to do so in a month.

It's been an excruciatingly hot summer in South Korea, but those heading to the beach or the swimming pool to relax may find themselves burned by something else: hidden spy cameras that film them in a state of undress.

South Korea will tighten its refugee laws, it said Friday, after protests over the arrival of hundreds of asylum-seekers who fled war-ravaged Yemen for its southern resort island of Jeju.

South Korea's Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that much of the country's climate goals were unconstitutional, handing a landmark victory to young environmental activists, who wept for joy on the court steps.

South Korea's health minister said on Monday authorities will start inspecting hospitals in order to take legal action against trainee doctors who have ignored an ultimatum to end a walkout over government plans to increase medical school admissions.

South Korea says it has one of the lowest doctor-to-population ratios among developed countries, and the government is pushing hard to increase the number of doctors, partly to help a fast-ageing society.

Seoul registered its protest with Beijing about the planes entering its air defence zone without giving any notice.

Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi, who competed in South Korea on Sunday without wearing a hijab, has offered an apology, saying that she had competed without a hijab accidentally.

The truckers are striking for the seventh day on Monday, protesting against rising fuel prices and demanding minimum pay guarantees.

Samsung’s chip production in China has been impacted following a trucker strike in South Korea, which is blocking exports of a key material, said the Korea International Trade Association (KITA). It has beenreported that the company a week's worth of shipments have already been delayed.

The Seoul city government said on Thursday it had filed a police complaint against members of South Korea's main labour group who, wearing outfits of megahit "Squid Game", defied COVID-19 curbs to protest for more jobs and better work conditions.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in ordered officials to explore moving an international court over Japan's decision to release water from its Fukushima nuclear plant, his spokesman said, amid protests by fisheries and environmental groups.

Amid massive protests against the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Delhi and across several parts of the country, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi has left for South Korea on an official tour. His sister and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra led the protest at the India Gate against alleged police crackdown on students of J...

BJP leader Shazia Ilmi, who confronted Pakistani supporters raising anti-Modi and anti-India slogans in South Korea on Friday, has said that it is imperative to "peacefully register protest if insulted as an Indian".

Japan said on Tuesday it had lodged a complaint with South Korea and after a Korean lawmaker said the Japanese emperor should apologise to "comfort women" forced to serve in Japanese military brothels in World War Two.

A South Korean taxi driver burned himself to death in protest against a ride-sharing service being introduced by the country's largest mobile chat app, the second to do so in a month.

It's been an excruciatingly hot summer in South Korea, but those heading to the beach or the swimming pool to relax may find themselves burned by something else: hidden spy cameras that film them in a state of undress.

South Korea will tighten its refugee laws, it said Friday, after protests over the arrival of hundreds of asylum-seekers who fled war-ravaged Yemen for its southern resort island of Jeju.