Changes in trade environment push South Korea to seek CPTPP membership

Questionable if prosecution is trying not to probe Lee in Daejang-dong scandal

Presidential race degrading into choice from among candidates most voters dislike

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Expanded coverage under Mooncare to double health insurance payments in coming years

Lee tries to keep distance from Daejang-dong scandal; allegations about ties to gang surface

Moves by Kishida suggests improvement in Seoul-Tokyo relations is way distant

Writ requested swiftly after Moon’s order, but rejected; Seongnam raided belatedly

Government data on job growth glosses over worsening employment conditions

Daejang-dong project suspicions piling up around Lee; special probe may be needed

Ruling party’s presidential nominee facing

Panel proposes to raise emission goal drastically; grounds not mentioned

With energy crisis going global, consumer prices rise above 2% sixth straight month

Youn Mee-hyang, a civic activist-turned-lawmaker, stirred up public outrage here last year when she fell under suspicion of embezzling money donated to help South Korean women forced into wartime sexual enslavement for imperial Japanese troops. She was indicted in September 2020 on charges of embezzlement, fraud and other misconduct. Youn denied all of the accusations against her during her first trial held at a Seoul court in August. The Justice Ministry had not made public details of Youn&rs

Key figure in Daejang-dong scandal held; Prosecution must leave no doubts in probe