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Parties agree to handle bill on drunk driving soon

Rival parties agreed Monday to expedite the passage of a bill aimed at toughening punishment on drunk drivers during the ongoing parliamentary regular session. In October, more than 100 lawmakers co...

Nov 12, 2018
Politics
Justice Party proposes parliamentary resolution calling for lifting NK sanctions

The chief of the Justice Party proposed Monday that the parliament adopt a resolution calling for lifting international sanctions on North Korea to facilitate the North's denuclearization. Lee Jeong...

Nov 12, 2018
Politics
Korea, China, Japan to boost border control over swine fever

South Korea, China and Japan agreed Saturday to tighten border control in the latest efforts to ensure that recent outbreaks of a deadly pig virus in China will not spread to the Korean Peninsula. ...

Nov 10, 2018
Politics
Lawmakers receive Sunfull National Assembly Awards

Sunfull plaque signed by 297 of 299 of National Assembly delivered to speaker of house

Nov 9, 2018
Politics
Moon to appoint new environment minister

President Moon Jae-in plans to appoint the environment minister nominee as minister Friday, his office said, despite opposition objections that the nominee is unfit for the job. Moon plans to appoin...

Nov 9, 2018
Politics
Moon to replace finance minister as early as this week

President Moon Jae-in plans to replace his finance minister as early as this week, an official familiar with the issue said Thursday. The announcement on replacing Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon cou...

Nov 9, 2018
Politics
Health minister to submit reform proposal on state pension

South Korea's health minister said Thursday that officials are making efforts to submit a proposal on reforming the national pension scheme to the parliament by the end of this month. Health and Wel...

Nov 9, 2018
Politics
South Koreans react to US midterm elections

The 2018 midterm elections, which saw some of the most highly contested battles in US politics and a record-high voter turnout, received close attention in South Korea, dominating Wednesday’s headlin...

Nov 8, 2018
Politics
Korean first lady wraps up India trip

South Korean first lady Kim Jung-sook wrapped up her solo trip to India on Wednesday after celebrating a memorial park for a legendary queen and promoting cultural ties between the two nations. Kim ...

Nov 8, 2018
Politics
Ruling party to consider expanding flexible working hours system

The ruling Democratic Party will consider allowing companies to flexibly adjust working hours of employees in a six-month lump-sum manner from the current three months, the party's floor leader said ...

Nov 7, 2018
Politics
Presidential chief of staff's DMZ visit debated during parliamentary audit

Rival parties on Tuesday clashed over a visit by the presidential chief of staff to the Demilitarized Zone at the border with North Korea while President Moon Jae-in was on a visit to Europe last mon...

Nov 6, 2018
Politics
Ruling party says US election results could affect Washington's NK, trade policies

The floor leader of the ruling Democratic Party said Tuesday that potential changes in the makeup of the US legislature could affect Washington's North Korea and trade policies. The US midterm elect...

Nov 6, 2018
Politics
Government, parties agree to cooperate on economic, social issues

The country’s five political parties on Monday agreed to cooperate on economic and political issues to aid people’s livelihoods and businesses in a meeting with President Moon Jae-in. The agreement ...

Nov 5, 2018
Politics
Parliamentary speaker calls for timely passage of govt. budget proposal

South Korea's parliamentary speaker on Monday called for the timely passage of the government's 2019 budget proposal as the National Assembly has kicked off its review of the record high fiscal spend...

Nov 5, 2018
Politics
Main opposition party seeks to cut budget on inter-Korean projects, job creation

The ongoing parliamentary review of the Moon Jae-in government’s 2019 budget proposal is expected to be a bumpy one, as the main opposition party strongly opposes some of the spending plans, includi...

Nov 4, 2018
Politics

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