Yoon says disinformation a threat to democracy, regulations needed
South Korea l KBS World
Sunday, September 24, 2023
Opposition head pleads for support in ‘fight against Yoon dictatorship’
South Korea l The Korea Herald
Nat’l assembly passes 4 revised bills aimed at improving teachers’ rights
South Korea l KBS World
National Assembly passes arrest motion against opposition leader
South Korea l Yonhap News
Number of dementia patients set to surpass 1m this year
South Korea l The Korea Herald
Korean media regulator’s “one strike” policy for “fake news” denounced as censorship
South Korea l Hankyoreh
Greenpeace to file constitutional petition demanding climate-related disclosures by firms
South Korea l The Korea Times
Korea suffers shortage of organ donors
South Korea l The Chosun Ilbo
Ratio of women execs at major firms more than doubles over 5 years
South Korea l The Korea Herald
Korea ramps up support for marginalized youth
South Korea l The Korea Times
S. Korea’s opposition leader to continue hunger strike from hospital
South Korea l Hankyoreh
Political confrontation in Korea escalates as Democrats motion to dismiss prime minister
South Korea l Hankyoreh
Korea lacks housing provisions for fast-aging society
South Korea l The Chosun Ilbo
Prosecutors seek warrant to arrest hunger-striking DPK leader
South Korea l The Korea Times
Opposition leader refuses to be taken to hospital despite worsening health amid hunger strike
South Korea l The Korea TImes
Public inconvenience continues as railway workers’ strike enters 4th day
South Korea l KBS World
Private education fees for preschoolers, kindergarteners up 38%: study
South Korea l The Korea Herald
Where have all the pediatricians gone in Korea?
South Korea l Korea JoongAng Daily
Cases of teachers treated for depression rise 180% in four years: data
South Korea l The Korea Herald
South Korea criticized for backpedaling on foreign workforce policy
South Korea l The Korea TImes
South Korean railway workers’ union stage second day of strike
South Korea l KBS World
Offices, homes of reporters searched over alleged 2022 election meddling
South Korea l The Korea Herald
Railway workers go on four-day general strike
South Korea l KBS World
Gov’t seeks to improve living conditions outside Seoul metropolitan area
South Korea l The Korea Times
More than a tale of two bishops
The religious in one of Asia’s predominantly Christian countries, the Philippines, may be among the most persecuted in the world.
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Can the Taliban’s war on women be stopped?
Rights advocates argue that including ‘gender apartheid’ in international legal frameworks may help make the Taliban accountable for their oppressive...
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Death by debt: Cambodians’ open secret
A new report reveals the predatory side of microfinance institutions, whose less than ethical ways of lending have led to...
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Upcoming polls may intensify politics of hate
As some countries in South Asia prepare for elections, their respective religious minorities brace themselves for trouble ahead.
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