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Ex-Cheong Wa Dae inspector gets suspended sentence in official secrets leak caseJan 8, 2021A former special inspector of the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae was sentenced by a local court on Friday to a one-year prison term, suspended for two years, for leaking classified official secret... -
Cheong Wa Dae denies report on pardons for Park, LeeJan 7, 2021The opposition parties’ reactions were mixed, even within the main opposition People Power Party. In their first meeting with new presidential chief of staff Yoo Young-min on Wednesday, the party’s i... -
Ex-Seoul mayor Oh announces conditional bid to run for reelectionJan 7, 2021Former two-term Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon on Thursday announced a conditional bid to run for the seat again in the upcoming by-election. Oh, also a former lawmaker affiliated with the main opposition P... -
Ruling party kicks off review of new round of emergency relief handoutsJan 6, 2021The ruling Democratic Party (DP) has kicked off a review of a potential fourth round of stimulus checks, with a focus on whether they should be given to all or only business owners hit by the new cor... -
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[Newsmaker] Public sharply divided over pardons for two ex-presidents in jail: pollJan 6, 2021South Koreans were almost evenly divided on the idea of granting pardons to two former presidents currently in prison for corruption charges, a hotly debated topic recently brought up by the ruling p... -
Ex-presidents' pardon debate continues within DP despite strong objection from base supportersJan 5, 2021The political debate over the idea of offering pardons to two convicted former presidents continued to reverberate within the ruling Democratic Party (DP) on Tuesday, despite an earlier backlash from... -
Moon’s approval rating hinges on vaccine successJan 5, 2021Winning back public support crucial for the president to have a productive final year in office -
Moon prioritizes virus control, housing market stabilization in 2021 policy tasksJan 5, 2021President Moon Jae-in stressed the urgency Tuesday of containing COVID-19, stabilizing the housing market and recovering the economy in the new year. "(We) start the new year with a heavy sense of r... -
Govt. aims for over 60% virus vaccination, herd immunity formation before fall: PMJan 5, 2021South Korea is pushing to move up the schedule in bringing in new coronavirus vaccines in a bid to get over half of the population inoculated before fall, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun has said. "Th... -
Moon requests parliamentary hearing on nominee to lead anti-corruption probe bodyJan 4, 2021President Moon Jae-in has signed a formal request for the National Assembly to hold a confirmation hearing on his pick to become the inaugural chief of a high-profile corruption investigation agency,... -
Korea unveils new low-carbon bullet trainJan 4, 2021President Moon Jae-in started the year stressing a goal of reaching carbon neutrality during the unveiling of the nation’s new low-carbon, high-speed train -- the KTX-Eum -- in Wonju, Gangwon Provinc... -
Justice minister nominee vows to continue prosecution reformJan 4, 2021Justice minister nominee Park Beom-kye on Monday vowed to carry on prosecution reform, a contentious topic that has triggered backlash from prosecutors, and asked for their close cooperation. "I und... -
Proposal to pardon former presidents parked after backlashJan 4, 2021Choi In-ho, chief spokesman for the Democratic Party, said the party agreed that it was important to pardon former Presidents Lee and Park if they reflected on their crimes. Cheong Wa Dae did not ta... -
Moon rides S. Korea's brand-new low-carbon bullet trainJan 4, 2021President Moon Jae-in took a trial ride in South Korea's landmark bullet train, designed to cut carbon emissions, on Monday in his first on-site activity of the new year. He traveled between two loc... -
Imprisoned ex-presidents must show remorse for potential pardons: ruling partyJan 3, 2021The leadership of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) said Sunday two imprisoned former presidents must display remorse if they are to be pardoned. This came in response to DP Chairman Lee Nak-yon's re...
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