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Moon vows more support for families of decorated patriots, veterans

President Moon Jae-in assured the South Korea's decorated patriots and veterans Tuesday that the government will never forget their service and sacrifice for the country. He delivered the message in...

Jun 4, 2019
Politics
Moon picks new secretary for unification policy

President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday appointed a senior official at the inter-Korean joint liaison office as his new secretary for unification policy. Kim Chang-soo, South Korea's deputy chief of the li...

Jun 4, 2019
Politics
[Trending] Han Sun-kyo insults reporters, invites criticism

Han says comment about ‘floor-wiping’ reporters made ‘out of concern’ for younger reporters sitting on the cold floor

Jun 3, 2019
Politics
Partisan tensions dim outlook for extra parliamentary session in June

Rival parties bickered over which side should be blamed for a failure to normalize parliament on Monday, dimming the outlook for the full operation of the National Assembly at an extraordinary sessio...

Jun 3, 2019
Politics
[News Focus] Moon, ruling party lose support from wider brackets, regions: polls

SEJONG -- Poll results released Tuesday show that the main opposition Liberty Korea Party may have overtaken the ruling Democratic Party of Korea in terms of approval ratings, though the gap is negli...

May 30, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Foreign ministry decides to fire diplomat accused of leaking Moon-Trump talks

The foreign ministry decided Thursday to fire a diplomat for leaking the content of a phone conversation between President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump. The decision was made at the m...

May 30, 2019
Politics
Moon slams main opposition over diplomatic leak

President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday criticized the main opposition Liberty Korea Party over developments surrounding the leak of diplomatic information. “It is disgraceful when the country’s diplomat...

May 29, 2019
Politics
LKP holds open auditions to pick young vice spokesperson

The main opposition Liberty Korea Party held open auditions Tuesday to recruit a young vice spokesperson in a bid to woo young people ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections. Some 70 people app...

May 29, 2019
Politics
Court to rule on arrest warrant for KCTU officials

The Seoul Southern District Court is expected to decide Thursday whether to arrest senior officials of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions for allegedly damaging police pedestrian barriers and u...

May 29, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Controversy brews over meeting of NIS chief, Moon's confidant

A dinner meeting between National Intelligence Service Director Suh Hoon and Yang Jung-chul, the head of a think tank run by the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, has stirred up controversy over the ...

May 28, 2019
Politics
Liberty Korea Party to launch 2020 Economic Transformation Committee

Party Chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn requests one-on-one meeting with President Moon Jae-in

May 27, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Ministry to hold disciplinary committee on diplomat accused of leaking Moon-Trump talks

The foreign ministry will convene a disciplinary panel later this week to decide on the penalty for a diplomat accused of leaking the contents of a phone conversation between President Moon Jae-in an...

May 27, 2019
Politics
Main opposition party ends protest against govt.

Liberty Korea Party Chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn returned to the National Assembly over the weekend after holding an 18 day-long rally nationwide in protest against the liberal government for fast-tracking...

May 26, 2019
Politics
Leak of Moon’s phone chat with Trump stokes controversy

Controversy is growing after the government revealed that a diplomat had leaked to an opposition lawmaker details of the May 7 telephone conversation between President Moon Jae-in and US President Do...

May 24, 2019
Politics
Govt. is making military brain-dead: main opposition leader

The chief of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party, Hwang Kyo-ahn criticized the liberal government’s conciliatory policy toward North Korea on Thursday, claiming it making the military “brain-dead...

May 24, 2019
Politics

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