The early voting rate for South Korea's ninth nationwide local elections reached 20.94 percent as of 4 p.m. on Saturday, the second day of advance voting, setting a new record for the highest early voting turnout in local election history.
Rival parties ramped up their campaigns to win over voters in key battlegrounds on Thursday, one day before early voting begins for the June 3 local elections and parliamentary by-elections.
Early seasonal heat gripped many parts of Korea on Monday, with the inland city of Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang, logging temperatures higher than the heat wave threshold.
Korean 5-year-olds are the best in the world at reading and numbers — but when it comes to understanding other people's feelings and social situations, they rank in the middle of the pack, according to an OECD study.
The head of the national human rights watchdog on Monday took issue with the country's "excessive" early education fervor for young children, saying it is depriving them of their childhood.
A woman suspected of illegally voting twice — once using her husband's identity — during last week's early voting period attended a hearing for an arrest warrant in Seoul on Sunday.
The National Election Commission's chair apologized for mismanagement during early voting, pledging to investigate issues and hold responsible parties accountable.
Seoul’s university-packed Sinchon-dong and Incheon’s Gyeyang District were the areas chosen on Thursday by contenders Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party (DP) and Kim Moon-soo of the People Power Party (PPP), respectively, to cast their votes.
The National Election Commission (NEC) is under fire once again over poor oversight and administrative lapses during the early voting period from Thursday to Friday for the 21st presidential election in Korea.
Early voting for the 21st presidential election ended Friday with a final turnout of 34.74 percent, the second-highest in the country's history, according to the National Election Commission (NEC).
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