Kim Jin-sook Reflects on Labor Union Suppression and the Yellow Envelope Act

Kim Jin-sook Reflects on Labor Union Suppression and the Yellow Envelope Act

Kim Jin-sook, a leading member of the Busan headquarters of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, is being interviewed by the Hankyoreh at the Busan regional headquarters of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions in Busan on the 12th. Senior Reporter Chang-gwang Kang [email protected] It was through the power of solidarity that I got off … Read more

A Heartfelt Letter from a Mother to Her Beloved Daughter, Sunbin: Remembering a Tragic Loss and Seeking Answers

A Heartfelt Letter from a Mother to Her Beloved Daughter, Sunbin: Remembering a Tragic Loss and Seeking Answers

We deliver the full letter written by her mother, Ms. Jeon, to Ms. Park Seon-bin, who lost her life in a serious disaster at SPL. The letter was sent on October 15, the anniversary of Sunbin’s death, through the ‘Letter to Heaven mailbox’ at a memorial park in Cheonan where Sunbin’s remains are located. My … Read more

Israel Launches Full-Scale Operation in Gaza as Iran Hints at Intervention

Israel Launches Full-Scale Operation in Gaza as Iran Hints at Intervention

On the 14th, a woman injured by an Israeli rocket attack is being rescued in Al Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, Palestine. Gaza City/EPA Yonhap News On the 14th (local time), Israel declared a full-scale operation to destroy Hamas jointly with the army, navy, and air force, as the deadline for evacuation safety … Read more

The Middle East Conflict: The Forgotten Reality of the Palestine Conflict

The Middle East Conflict: The Forgotten Reality of the Palestine Conflict

Palestinian women and children are packing up their belongings and fleeing to safer areas in Gaza City, the central city of the Gaza Strip, on the 13th (local time). Gaza City AFP/Yonhap News Has the Middle East gone back to the past? Rather, was the reality that was hidden and wanted to be revealed? Is … Read more

Rising Trend of Cardiovascular Disease in Korea: Implications and Prevention Strategies

Rising Trend of Cardiovascular Disease in Korea: Implications and Prevention Strategies

Getty Image Bank In Korea, the number one cause of death is cancer, but in the West, cardiovascular disease has long been the highest cause. In Korea, where lifestyle diseases that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, such as obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia, are gradually increasing, it is predicted that heart disease … Read more

Lee Jae-myeong faces trial for preferential treatment in Baekhyeon-dong development case

Lee Jae-myeong faces trial for preferential treatment in Baekhyeon-dong development case

Lee Jae-myeong, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the first trial in the Daejang-dong and Wirye New Town case on suspicion of preferential treatment held at the Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 6th. yunhap news Lee Jae-myeong, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, was handed … Read more

Construction Site Murder: Man Kills Co-Worker Over Unpaid Wages

Construction Site Murder: Man Kills Co-Worker Over Unpaid Wages

Hankyoreh file photo A man in his 50s took the extreme step of killing his co-worker at a construction site with a knife during an argument over unpaid wages. According to accounts from the Incheon Central Police Station on the 12th, at around 2 p.m. on this day, Mr. A, a daily construction worker, killed … Read more

Former Journalist Kim Yong-ho Found Dead After Forcible Molestation Conviction: Investigation Underway

Former Journalist Kim Yong-ho Found Dead After Forcible Molestation Conviction: Investigation Underway

National Police Agency. Hankyoreh file photo YouTuber Kim Yong-ho (47), a former journalist who appeared on the YouTube channel ‘Garo Vertical Research Institute’, was found dead in a hotel in Busan. Mr. Kim was found guilty in a forcible molestation case trial held at the Eastern Branch of the Busan District Court the day before. … Read more

Survival Crisis: Gaza’s Only Power Plant Shuts Down, Leaving 2.3 Million People in Desperate Situation

Survival Crisis: Gaza’s Only Power Plant Shuts Down, Leaving 2.3 Million People in Desperate Situation

2.3 million people face survival crisis as only one power plant stopsUN only has enough capacity to provide 12 days’ worth of food for 180,000 people A security guard in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, runs into a hospital holding a baby injured in an Israeli military bombing on the 11th (local time). Gaza City/AFP Yonhap … Read more

Kazakhstanis evacuated from Israel told what they experienced

Kazakhstanis evacuated from Israel told what they experienced

A special flight from Tel Aviv was met at the Almaty airport tonight, reports NewTimes.kz news agency with reference to CPC. 166 people arrived in Kazakhstan. Among them are not only our citizens, but also foreigners. They all decided to leave Israel due to the escalating conflict in the Middle East. Relatives of Kazakhstanis who … Read more