Majority of S. Koreans view FTA talks with U.S. negatively: poll    More than half of all South Koreans have a negative view of their government’s free trade talks with the United States, according to a poll released Thursday. The poll by state-run KBS radio found that 52 percent of South Koreans said that if [...]

Police to Counteract Violence Sternly By Bae Ji-sook Staff Reporter The commissioner general of the National Police Agency Lee Taek-soon, Thursday said police will sternly counteract possible violent demonstrations against the Korea-U.S. FTA negotiations in Seoul next week. Speaking at a forum at the Korea Press Center in downtown Seoul on peacefully settling demonstrations, he [...]

Koreans favor EU trade pact over U.S. July 5, 2006 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Koreans are likely to be more receptive to a free-trade agreement with the European Union than the United States, a country some perceive as an economic threat, the head of a government-backed research institute said yesterday.     ”The fact is [...]

Not enough support for HIV/AIDS patients          Activists gathered on July 4 in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, saying that even though a law for helping patients with HIV/AIDS was revised four times since its introduction in 1987, their rights were still being infringed upon.