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Mon, July 13, 2020 | 20:19

Park's public funeral takes place amid lingering controversy

Park's public funeral takes place amid lingering controversy

Friends, family and supporters gathered Monday to say goodbye to former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, a human rights lawyer who was regarded as a potential candidate for the 2022 presidential election.

Kim Se-jeong | 2020-07-13 17:13

'All I wanted was judgment by law and apology'

'All I wanted was judgment by law and apology'

'All I wanted was judgment by law and apology'

A former secretary of late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, who accused him of sexual harassment, said Monday that all she had wanted was for the mayor to be judged by the law and make a sincere apology to her.

Jun Ji-hye | 2020-07-13 17:12

Park's public funeral takes place amid lingering controversy

Cheong Wa Dae struggling with self-imposed rule on housing

Cheong Wa Dae struggling with self-imposed rule on housing

Cheong Wa Dae has come under fire once again for being unable to keep to its own one-house-per-person policy aimed at cooling down the housing market.

Do Je-hae | 2020-07-13 16:35

Korea's real estate policy fiasco

Seoul Mayor laid to rest [PHOTOS]

Seoul Mayor laid to rest [PHOTOS]

Friends, family and supporters gathered in pouring rain Monday to say their final goodbyes to Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, a prominent human rights lawyer and civic activist who was regarded as a potential candidate for the next presidential race.

2020-07-13 14:12

'All I wanted was judgment by law and apology'

Moon's new security aides face tough hearings ahead

Moon's new security aides face tough hearings ahead

Contrary to initial expectations, President Moon Jae-in's choices for the intelligence agency chief and the unification minister - both of whom need to undergo National Assembly reviews - may not breeze through their confirmation hearings, as some “risk factors” are popping up that give ammunition to those that oppose their nominations.

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-07-12 21:53

Deaths of two leaders left Korean society divided

Deaths of two leaders left Korean society divided

The recent deaths of two prominent national figures - Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon and Korean War hero Paik Sun-yup - have seen the emergence of polarized public opinion, focusing society on the deeply dividing and complex issues that the country already faces.

Jun Ji-hye | 2020-07-12 17:13

Controversy continues even after Seoul mayor's death

Controversy continues even after Seoul mayor's death

A former female secretary of Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, who filed a sexual harassment complaint against him, appears to be encountering fears of “secondary damage” as she has been the target of personal insults and abuse online.

Jun Ji-hye | 2020-07-12 17:12

Deaths of two leaders left Korean society divided

Political controversy erupts over mourning Seoul mayor's death

Political controversy erupts over mourning Seoul mayor's death

While South Koreans are in shock and grief over the abrupt death of Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon last week, the political community here seems to be split over the formalities of publicly mourning it. The controversy is largely because he apparently took his own life in the face of a probe into suspicions that he had sexually harassed one of his female former assistants. Critics...

2020-07-12 12:08

Vacant Seoul mayoralty adds significance to next year's by-elections

Vacant Seoul mayoralty adds significance to next year's by-elections

Vacant Seoul mayoralty adds significance to next year's by-elections

As the death of Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon earlier this week abruptly left the capital's mayoralty vacant, South Korea's rival political parties are bracing for another major election showdown in about nine months. According to the National Election Commission, by-elections will be held on April 7, 2021, to fill posts that are vacated between March 17 this year and March 8 nex...

2020-07-12 10:17

Political controversy erupts over mourning Seoul mayor's death

Mayor killed himself: police

Police said they had reached the conclusion after examining the body and circumstantial evidence, and interviewing Park's family members others close to him.

Park Si-soo | 2020-07-10 21:49

Mayor's sudden death shocks Seoul citizens

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