• Building a religious dynasty in Korea
    Rev. Kim Hong-do of Seoul's Kumnan Methodist Church announced during a sermon on Sunday that he will be handing over the position of senior pastor to his son, Rev. Kim Jeong-min...
    May.23,2006 10:28 KST
  • Attacker suffered effects of diabetes, was distrustful of authority
    Friends say anger at justice system may have prompted attack The profile of the 50-year-old attacker of opposition party chairwoman Park Geun-hye charts a history of physical...
    May.23,2006 10:20 KST
  • Busy planting rice
    In the Korean countryside, few young people remain, as industrialization leads most to cities for employment. Accordingly, it is the job of the aged to plant rice.
    May.23,2006 10:02 KST
  • Taking it out on innocent victims
    The man who attacked Grand National Party chairwoman Park Geun-hye with a utility knife on Sunday stands amid the troubled circumstances of his upbringing. The police say th...
    May.23,2006 09:48 KST
  • 82% of S. Koreans feel U.S. military relocation plan needs reworking
    Hankyoreh21, together with the People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, polled 1,004 individuals over the age of 19 on May 15-16. "The National Poll on U.S. Forces in Ko...
    May.23,2006 09:39 KST
  • [Obituary] Dr. Lee Jong-wook, director-general of the WHO
    (Hankyoreh/Yonhap)--Lee Jong-wook, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), has died. He was 61 years old. Dr. Lee did not recover from an operation to r...
    May.22,2006 20:35 KST
  • Survival is biggest issue for North Koreans, activist monk says
    With the U.N. Human Rights Council expected to discuss North Korea’s human rights situation at their meeting June 19 in Geneva, Switzerland, Beobryun, a Buddhist monk well know...
    May.22,2006 17:10 KST
  • Opposition leader attacked by knife-wielding assailant
    SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap/Hankyoreh) -- South Korea's opposition party leader had to undergo emergency surgery after a man slashed her face with a knife while she was campaigning fo...
    May.22,2006 15:30 KST
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