Compared to back-door dealings between politicians, this is a fascinating display of leadership negotiations in front of the press and the public. People are heckling/cheering like they're watching a sports game.

The Korea Herald's Choi He-suk and Devin Whiting join reporters from the National Desk for an in-depth discussion on this election — its outcome, its significance and what it means for the country's political future. koreaherald.com/article/105015…

Lee Jae-myung welcomed the support of NK-keen financier Jim Rogers last week, but Rogers said the letter of support was drafted by Lee supporters and he asked them to tone it down, says he does not support any candidate. Lee backers insist he does (!) koreaherald.com/article/105011…

So there we go, Lee Jae-myung is clearly ahead in the exit poll. Kim Moon-soo, on 39.3%, is not even close. It seems very unlikely to be anything other than a Lee presidency that begins sometime tonight.

[Exclusive] BTS come back in March, Hybe source confirms #BTS #ARMY #HYBE koreaherald.com/article/105125…

🙃 Every year I’ve done the annual checkups they offer here,” she said. “The first year I went, there were no gowns that fit me.” At Korea University Hospital, a staffer accompanied her between tests, trying to preserve her privacy. “She held the robe shut the whole time.”

Lee Jae Myung's pick for national intelligence chief wants to revive 2018 military pact with North Korea. But question is whether Pyongyang would be interested koreaherald.com/article/105125…

1/ Former S. Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol has released a statement today defending his martial law declaration. Says he knew from when he left prosecution to enter politics and run for president that he was entering "a thorny path" but couldn't ignore South Korea's reality.

I think he is probably right to some extent about cultural differences, but 1: This is a pretty bad example. 2: It's less and less true as Immigration here gets stricter koreaherald.com/article/105737…

INCHEON — As a chartered plane carrying 316 South Korean workers released after a US immigration crackdown headed home, their families waited anxiously for their arrival at Incheon Airport. koreaherald.com/article/105745…

LG Energy Solution is covering the full cost of transport and care for employees and partner company workers who returned to Korea on Friday after spending about a week in an immigration detention center in Georgia. koreaherald.com/article/105745…

'After going through this, no one would have wanted to stay,’ says returning worker m.koreaherald.com/article/105747…

Baek Se-hee, the author of the bestselling memoir "I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki," has died at the age of 35. koreaherald.com/article/105956…

Very sad to hear about Lee Sun-jae's death. He was one of those actors who had a very comforting stage presence, whatever kind of show he was in. Whenever he was on screen I knew I was in good hands.

The allegations involving the Unification Church are growing, threatening to engulf the country's political sphere and potentially hamstring the Lee Jae Myung administration, with top officials being implicated. koreaherald.com/article/106347…

A Thai woman whose South Korean husband poured boiling water on her face while she was sleeping is preparing to file a civil lawsuit seeking damages, the Thai Embassy in South Korea told The Korea Herald Wednesday. koreaherald.com/article/106386…

Veteran Korean actor Ahn Sung-ki, one of South Korea’s most beloved and respected actors, died Monday at a Seoul hospital. He was 74. Ahn had been receiving treatment in an intensive care unit, with his family at his side, according to officials. He had been hospitalized in an

🇺🇸America has withdrawn from the World Health Organization (WHO)🇺🇸 If you're unsure of how to feel about it, let me remind you of this incident from the hellish covid year of 2020 that shows how utterly captured and corrupt the WHO is: When this reporter asked senior WHO