All posts tagged "Park Won-soon"

  • Seoul City Mayor Park Won-soon (Yonhap)
    Seoul mayor defends ‘I.Seoul.U’ slogan, no turning back

    By Jung Min-ho The Seoul Metropolitan Government will stick to its new slogan, “I.Seoul.U,” Mayor Park Won-soon said Monday. “Many slogans of cities around the world receive negative feedback at first,” he said during a luncheon with...

    • Posted November 9, 2015
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  • Park Won-soon is receiving mixed reactions from South Korean citizens after openly supporting gay marriage. (Korea Times file)
    Seoul mayor sues online community netizens for libel

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Seoul mayor Park Won-soon filed a defamation suit Thursday against a number of netizens from a right-wing online community for raising draft-dodging rumors against his son, city officials said. In the complaint lodged with...

    • Posted September 10, 2015
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  • Park Won-soon is receiving mixed reactions from South Korean citizens after openly supporting gay marriage. (Korea Times file)
    Seoul mayor to meet with LGBTQ activists after criticisms

    After five days of protesting within the walls of Seoul’s city hall, LGBTQ activists will have a chance to meet with Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon. According to Rainbow Action’s Facebook page, the meeting will occur after Dec....

    • Posted December 12, 2014
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  • Guryong Village, a shanty town in Seoul's most affluent district, Gangnam, is seen against the backdrop of high-rise buildings. (NEWSis)
    Seoul to develop shanty town in Gangnam

    By Lee Kyung-min The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) and Gangnam District Office have agreed to resume a long-stalled project to develop a shanty town in the most affluent district in Seoul, officials said Friday. Seoul Mayor Park...

    • Posted December 8, 2014
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  • Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, left   visited Seoul City Hall to meet and agm with Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon to strengthen cooperation in disaster prevention and tourism. (NEWSis)
    LA and Seoul sign friendship agreement

    During his visit to South Korea — a part of an Asia trade mission that also includes meetings in China and Japan — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti visited Seoul City Hall to meet with Seoul Mayor...

    • Posted November 24, 2014
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  • Park Won-soon is receiving mixed reactions from South Korean citizens after openly supporting gay marriage. (Korea Times file)
    Seoul Mayor receives backlash for supporting same-sex marriage

    By Jung Min-ho Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon has put himself at the center of controversy after he expressed his support for same-sex marriage during his recent trip to the United States. Talking to the San Francisco Examiner,...

    • Posted October 16, 2014
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  • Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon openly supports same sex marriage. (Yonhap)
    Seoul mayor supports same-sex marriage

    By Kim Young-jin Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon backed same-sex marriage in an interview with a U.S. newspaper, a move likely to draw opposition from conservative groups. “I personally agree with the rights of homosexuals,” Park told the...

    • Posted October 14, 2014
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