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Song Young-gil, former chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), now sees his 24-year political career hanging in the balance, after he was arrested over a cash-for-votes scandal related to the party's 2021 leadership election.
Superintendent Cho Hee-yeon of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) began a one-person protest on Wednesday to oppose the Seoul Metropolitan Council’s move to abolish a student rights ordinance that has been cited by some critics as one of the major factors infringing on teachers' rights.
It is a bid to acquire ideas for policies that will help tackle the country’s faltering birth rate. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Today's news: Myanmar militias make new territorial gains; The Indian Supreme Court confirmed the legality of the withdrawal of Kashmir autonomy; South Korea's government meets with childless couples to counteract under-natality; Chinese dissident who had exposed the spread of Aids in rural areas dies; The possibility of a tragedy in Gaza recedes; Elections in Azerbaijan brought forward; Migrants stranded in Russia recruited for war in Ukraine.
Young South Korean couples without children cited intense competition among students and financial issues as why they decide to go childless, in a meeting with government officials held Thursday evening. The Ministry of Health and Welfare hosted six young couples who do not plan to have children at the meeting hosted in Seocho-gu, southern Seoul, in a bid to acquire ideas for policies that will help tackle the issue ...