The protest at the Jamsil counting station, sparked by a ballot shortage, has entered its 17th day. While participation has decreased compared to previous weekends, young adults in their 20s and 30s continue to attend, with some families and even teenagers joining.
The protest blockading the Seoul Olympic Park vote counting station, sparked by a ballot shortage, has entered its 17th day. While weekend participation has decreased from previous peaks, younger demographics and families with children are increasingly present, with a designated "Olympic Park Kindergarten" area for children. The protest continues with chants and the spread of conspiracy theories, while a citizens' forum nearby has raised concerns about potential clashes.
South Korea's Culture Ministry will help sports organizations facing administrative difficulties due to the blockade of the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium, caused by protests. Measures include extending deadlines for accounting and tax payments, and providing temporary office space.
Sports organizations at Seoul's Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium are demanding swift resolution, including police intervention, to a week-long blockade by protesters concerned about ballot paper shortages from the recent local elections. The blockade has paralyzed operations, impacting international competitions, national exams, and athlete support.
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Dazzling new additions like V&A East are a source of national pride, but so are much-loved regional institutionsThe V&A East Museum, which opens its doors for the first time in Stratford, London, on Saturday, is the latest addition to the buzzing East Bank cultural quarter on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. This £135m architect-designed V&A outpost is a short walk from the V&A East Storehouse (on Time Magazine’s list of The World’s Greatest Places to Visit 2026) and Sadler’s Wells East, both of which arrived last year. The London College of Fashion has been there since 2024 and BBC Music Studios are due to open in 2027. Art, design, dance, fashion and music – welcome to London’s 21st-century culturopolis.This once-neglected area of London – “a place where fridges went to die” as Gus Casely-Hayford, the director of V&A East, put it – has been transformed into a creative mecca. But in many parts of the UK the story is one of falling visitor numbers, job losses and the closure of much-loved music venues and art spaces. These architectural palaces are a far cry from many of the crumbling theatres and museums outside the capital (and their well-maintained European equivalents).Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...
