S. Korea ruling party to expel county head over controversial remarks on foreign women

SEOUL -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) decided Monday to kick out the head of Jindo County over his controversial comments on "importing" women from overseas to cope with population decline.The DP's Supreme Council unanimously voted to expel Kim Hee-su, the county chief of Jindo in South Jeolla Province, for his derogatory remarks, DP spokesperson Park Soo-hyun told reporters.The decision came five days after Kim suggested "importing young women from Vietnam and Sri Lanka" to marry young men in rural areas during a televised town hall meeting in South Jeolla last Wednesday, triggering p…READ FULL ARTICLE