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A render of the Suwon R&D Science Park in Gyeonggi [SUWON CITY GOVERNMENT]

Viral map of 'top talent' border shows capital concentration of good jobs

A map demarcating the "southern limit line for top talent" shows the concentration of top corporations in the capital area, highlighting the need to flock to Seoul for the best career prospects as the provinces suffer a brain drain.

2025.6.27

Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung enters the Seoul Central District Court to attend his trial on Daejang-dong development and other consolidated cases on Dec. 19. [YONHAP]

DP leader Lee Jae-myung legally challenging year [REWIND 2023]

Starting with his first summoning by the prosecutor’s office on Jan. 10, Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung spent 2023 dealing with various legal problems, some quite extraordinary.

2023.12.24

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Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, walking with a cane, enters the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District in southern Seoul on Friday. [YONHAP]

DP leader Lee Jae-myung attends first trial on his corruption, bribery cases

Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung appeared at the Seoul Central District Court on Friday for the trial related to the development scandals in Daejang-dong, Wirye and the sponsorship of Seongnam FC, owned by the city.

2023.10.6

Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung attends a roundtable on artificial intelligence at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul on Thursday. [YONHAP]

Pretrial hearing for DP chief Lee Jae-myung begins

The pretrial hearing for Democratic Party (DP) Chairman Lee Jae-myung, who faces multiple criminal charges including breach of trust, corruption and concealment of criminal proceeds, opened at the Seoul Central District Court on Thursday.

2023.5.11

Investigators from the prosecution service raid the department of city planning at the Seongnam City Hall in Gyeonggi on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

Lee Jae-myung to be questioned by prosecutors on Friday

Democratic Party (DP) Chairman Lee Jae-myung will appear at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office at around 11 a.m. Friday to answer questions regarding the Daejang-dong development project, a DP spokesperson said Tuesday.

2023.2.7

Democratic Party (DP) Chairman Lee Jae-myung leaves the National Assembly Library in Yeouido, western Seoul, after attending an event on Monday afternoon. [JOONGANG ILBO]

DP's Lee Jae-myung summoned for questioning again

Prosecutors summoned Democratic Party (DP) Chairman Lee Jae-myung on Jan. 27 to answer questions about development projects that were approved when he was mayor of Seongnam, including Daejang-dong and Wirye.

2023.1.16

A scheme for methodical collusion unfolds

Lee Jae-myung has claimed innocence since the Daejangdong scandal sprouted out. If the testimonies really are all lies, he must cooperate with a prosecutorial probe to clear his name.

2022.10.3