by ZoominKorea | Jun 19, 2018 | Democracy, News, News Headlines, SK News, South Korean Elections
The day after the historic U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore on June 12, South Korea made its own history as the liberal Democratic Party won landslide victories in nationwide local elections. Moon Jae-in’s party won 14 of the 17 contested provinces, as well as...
by ZoominKorea | Mar 7, 2018 | News, News Headlines, SK News, Trade and Neoliberalism, Trade and Neoliberalism
Workers of General Motors (GM) Korea took to the streets on February 28 to demand the company rescind its unilateral decision to shut down one of its three plants in South Korea. Members of the GM Korea branch of the Korean Metal Workers Union (KMWU) weathered...
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by ZoominKorea | Nov 11, 2017 | News, News Headlines, Peace and Militarism, SK News, Trump, US-ROK Alliance
Moon-Trump Summit: Summary U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in met in Seoul on November 7 and held a joint press conference following their summit. Trump’s statement was noticeably toned down in contrast to his past remarks on North...
by ZoominKorea | Oct 27, 2017 | Korean Diaspora, News, News Headlines, Peace and Militarism, SK News, Trump
*Sign in photo reads, “”We condemn the U.S. for denying entry” | Photo: Ban Trump’s Crazy Action (BTC) delegation Fourteen members of the Fellowship of South Korean Youth — calling themselves the “Ban Trump’s Crazy...
by ZoominKorea | Oct 20, 2017 | Democracy, Labor and People's Struggles, News, News Headlines, Peace and Militarism, SK News
“World without precarious labor, world without war!” On October 15, ten thousand people gathered in Seoul Plaza in front of Seoul City Hall to celebrate the launch of a new progressive party. The Minjung (People) Party is the amalgamation of two left-leaning parties,...
by ZoominKorea | Oct 2, 2017 | Labor and People's Struggles, News, News Headlines, SK News
Irregular public school workers (kitchen staff, librarians, daycare teachers, etc. who work part-time or on short-term contracts with no benefits or job security) began a hunger strike on September 27 for an indefinite period of time. They are protesting the Seoul...
