Tag: South Korea
South Korea court dismisses ‘comfort women’ lawsuit, contradicts earlier ruling
The court recognized Japan's right to state immunity from overseas lawsuits
Catholic Church in South Korea posts record low growth amid pandemic
Number of baptisms dropped by 62.6 percent in 2020, while the number of marriages recognized by the Church fell by 43 percent
South Korea reports big jump in COVID-19 cases on outbreaks in...
Christian organization apologizes for not taking early measures to prevent outbreak
Ex-North Korea diplomat says South’s anti-Pyongyang leaflet ban ‘great mistake’
During the daytime, North Koreans are shouting 'long live Kim Jong Un', but at night they all watch South Korean dramas and movies, he says
South Korean court orders Japan to compensate ‘comfort women’
Some historians estimate up to 200,000 Korean girls and women were forced to provide sex to Japanese troops during colonial era
South Korea passes law to ban anti-North Korea leaflets amid activists’...
More than 20 defectors and rights groups in South Korea vowed to challenge the law's constitutionality
South Korea set to criminalize sending of activist balloon packages into...
South Korean govt should abandon its strategy of trying to win favor with Kim Jong Un by cracking down on its own citizens, rights group says
Singaporean authorities arrest members of South Korean sect
Controversial group was at center of initial COVID-19 outbreak in South Korea
South Korea takes in 164 asylum seekers from nearly 6,000 applicants
Immigration is a contentious issue in South Korea, where many pride themselves on ethnic homogeneity
South Korean leader lauds Catholic Church’s support in battling pandemic
President Moon Jae-in also asks Church to be a role model in curbing transmissions
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