South Korea is investigating a pastor for allegedly stalking first lady Kim Keon-hee and gifting her a Dior handbag that later snowballed into a scandal and roiled President Yoon Suk-yeol’s administration. National Office of Investigation chief Woo Jong-soo said police completed a legal review of the case involving Korean-American Choi Jae-young who was accused of … Read more
Yoon’s diplomatic agenda revolves around strengthening alliances with the United States and fostering closer ties with Japan, criticising the previous liberal government for perceived leniency towards North Korea and excessive deference to Chinese economic coercion. With a hostile parliament now armed with a new mandate, analysts expect formidable hurdles for Yoon in implementing his presumed … Read more
“We will also investigate this case thoroughly under this principle”, he said. Chung denied the allegations as “unilateral and groundless”. In a statement released last week, he said he would “restrain myself from further comments” pending the completion of the investigation. Chung, 64, is a former international relations professor at Seoul National University. He was … Read more
Officials say they want to raise the yearly medical school cap by 2,000 from the current 3,058 to create more doctors to deal with the country’s rapidly ageing population. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. Photo: dpa Doctors counter that schools can’t handle such an abrupt increase in students and that it would eventually hurt the … Read more
