KyungHyangSinmun

75 articles in the TruthFoundry index. Each links out to the original.

• South Korea's Waste Sorting Workers Face Extreme Heat; K-Pop and Art Explore Gender Fluidity · Middle-aged women face dangerous heat in waste sorting facilities while K-Pop and art challenge gender norms.
• South Korea Raises Leverage ETF Limits After Investor Losses · South Korea raised minimum investment limits for single-stock leverage ETFs following massive losses by retail investors.
• South Korea's Heatwave, Reproductive Rights, and LGBTQ+ Language · A newsletter covers heatwave vulnerability, a pregnancy termination acquittal, and new sign language for LGBTQ+ Koreans.
• South Korea Tax Reform Exacerbates Renter Crisis Amid Housing Market Shifts · South Korea's new tax reforms aim to boost home ownership but critics warn they will displace renters and worsen housing inequality.
• Women Hidden Behind Famous Men: Orwell, Einstein, Lennon, and Yoko Ono · An article examines women whose achievements were overshadowed by their famous male partners, including Orwell's wife and Einstein's first wife.
• India's Joke Party CJP Forces Education Minister to Resign · India's satirical 'Cockroach National Party' successfully pressured the government into forcing an Education Minister to resign.
• South Korean Youth Politicians Face High Deposit Barriers · South Korea's ruling Democratic Party lowered candidate deposits to address criticism that high fees block young politicians.
• South Korea Addresses Sexual Objectification of Female Athletes and Digital Violence · South Korea explores legal and ethical responses to the sexual objectification of female athletes and digital gender-based violence.
• Korean Hip-Hop Faces Crisis: Lack of Roots and Venues · Veteran MC Meta warns Korean hip-hop lacks deep roots due to venue closures and media dependency.
• Trump's Iran Deal Criticized as Failure Despite Economic Concessions · Critics argue Trump failed to achieve regime change or nuclear goals in the new US-Iran ceasefire agreement.
• North Korea's Shifting Alliances Complicate Korean Peninsula Diplomacy · North Korea deepens strategic ties with Russia and China, reducing South Korea's diplomatic leverage on denuclearization.
• Baejae High baseball players' mockery of May 18 movement prompts education debate · Teenagers say Baejae High baseball players' May 18 mockery should be addressed through education, not stigma.
• South Korea's National Weather Service Debunks Summer Hoaxes Amid Climate Anxiety · South Korea's National Meteorological Administration refutes viral summer weather rumors, citing technical limits on long-term forecasting.
• ETRI Director Im Chae-deok on the Future of Safe Drone Software and AI · ETRI's Im Chae-deok argues that future drone competitiveness depends on safe, sovereign software platforms rather than just hardware.
• K-Pop Fan Confesses to Resolving Feminist Identity Contradictions · A journalist reflects on reconciling her identity as a K-pop fan and a feminist through personal experience and academic research.
• Pediatrician Returns After Resignation Amid South Korea's Medical Staff Crisis · Dr. Kim Jin-gyu returns to a neonatal ICU in Jeonbuk after resigning due to extreme burnout and systemic understaffing.
• South Korea's Energy Policy U-Turn Prioritizes AI Data Centers Over Climate Goals · South Korea's government is reversing its anti-nuclear stance to power AI data centers, sparking environmental criticism.
• Korean Foreign Diver Joins Jeju Community Amid Gender Policy Shifts · Korean-American Kylie Gentler becomes the first foreign Jeju diver as gender impact evaluations reshape local policies.
• Glacial Lake Outburst Flood in Nepal Kills, Highlights Climate Inequality · A catastrophic glacial lake outburst flood in Nepal killed dozens and exposed the climate crisis.
• Seo Sooyeon, Korea's First Audio Description Artist, Advocates for Inclusive Media · Seo Sooyeon, Korea's first audio description artist, discusses her work making visual media accessible for the blind and advocates for its broader use.
• South Korean MP Apologizes for 'Bus House' Youth Housing Proposal · South Korean lawmaker Hwang Hee apologized after a youth housing proposal using buses was mocked online.
• Survivors of Military 'Comfort Women' System Speak as Miracles · Survivors of the Japanese military 'comfort women' system emerged globally as miraculous acts of courage against systemic silencing.
• Record Heatwaves in South Korea Push Summer Toward Historic Highs · South Korea breaks daily temperature records as extreme heat threatens vulnerable populations and accelerates toward a historic summer.
• South Korea's fertility rebound driven by wealthy 30s, masking birth inequality · South Korea's fertility rate rebounded to 0.80 in 2025, but gains were concentrated among high-income married 30-somethings.
• Gender Inequality in Korea: Domestic Labor Burden and Police Hiring Shifts · Korean women bear five times the domestic labor burden of men, while integrated police hiring increases female recruitment.
• South Korea's 'Yellow Envelope Law' Fails as Public Sector Evades Employer Liability · A major South Korean law intended to fix subcontractor labor rights fails after the Gyeonggi Province government creates guidelines to avoid being classified as an employer.
• Jensen Huang's Korea Visit Lacks Concrete Investment Plans · Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang praised Korea's tech sector but offered no specific investment commitments during his visit.
• Korean Air Victim Wins Lawsuit but Faces Workplace Retaliation · A Korean Air employee who won a sexual harassment lawsuit faces continued exclusion and secondary victimization at work.
• Ryu Jeong-hye: Fearless K-Pop Marketer and AI Advocate · K-Pop marketing executive Ryu Jeong-hye advises women to overcome career fears and embrace bold new challenges in the AI era.
• South Korea Proposes Legal Changes to Expand Family Definitions and Women's Political Representation · South Korea's government plans to amend laws allowing unmarried fathers to register children and expand family service eligibility.