South Korea’s top court ruled Thursday that same-sex couples are eligible to receive the same health insurance benefits as heterosexual couples, a landmark verdict hailed by human rights groups.
Former CIA official charged with being secret agent for South Korean intelligence
A former CIA employee and senior official at the National Security Council has been charged with serving as a secret agent for South Korea’s intelligence service, the U.S. Justice Department said.
Driver whose car struck pedestrians in South Korea will face accidental homicide investigation
A driver whose car struck pedestrians waiting at a crowded intersection in South Korea’s capital, killing nine people, will be investigated on allegations of accidental homicide, police said Tuesday.
Daejeon and Seattle strengthen ties on 35th sister city anniversary
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell welcomed Lee Jang-woo, mayor of Daejeon, South Korea on Tuesday, and a delegation from their sister city for a commemorative event at Seattle City Hall.
A fire at a lithium battery factory in South Korea kills 22 mostly Chinese migrant workers
A fire likely sparked by exploding lithium batteries swept through a manufacturing factory near South Korea’s capital on Monday, killing 22 mostly Chinese migrant workers and injuring eight, officials said.
Seattle strengthens ties with Korea — MOU signed for SMEs and startups
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Tuesday, to bolster investment and job opportunities with Korean small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups in Seattle.
On the anniversary of a deadly Halloween crush, South Korean families demand a special investigation
Bereaved relatives of victims of last year’s devastating Halloween crush in Seoul and their supporters demanded an independent investigation of the disaster as they marked the anniversary Sunday, Oct. 29 with a massive memorial service.
BTS member Suga begins alternative military service in South Korea
Suga, a member of K-pop supergroup BTS, began fulfilling his mandatory military duty Friday as a social service agent, an alternative form of military service in the country.
CEO of Greater Seattle Partners, Brian Surratt, is rejuvenating greater Seattle
With just his 1991 white Honda Accord and a few hundred dollars in his bank account, Brian Surratt headed out west to reinvent himself.
S. Korea unveils Truman statue
The truce that stopped the bloodshed in the Korean War turned 70 years old on Thursday and the two Koreas marked the anniversary in starkly different ways, underscoring their deepening nuclear tensions.
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