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Seoul’s foreign minister says biggest hurdle is drawing up road map for denuclearization

NEW YORK -- Drawing up a road map for the denuclearization of North Korea will be the biggest hurdle in working-level talks between the US and North Korea, even though all parties share a common defi...

September 23, 2019
North Korea
Confirmation hearing process under scrutiny, but revision may be delayed

The country’s political parties are once again seeking to revamp parliamentary confirmation hearings for government posts, driven by the controversies surrounding Justice Minister Cho Kuk. Rather th...

September 22, 2019
Politics
Moon heads to US for UN General Assembly, Trump summit

President Moon Jae-in on Sunday set out on a five-day trip to the US to attend the UN General Assembly. On the sidelines of the event, Moon is scheduled to hold a summit with US President Donald Tru...

September 22, 2019
Politics
Group of professors urge Cho Kuk to step down

Current and former university professors on Thursday called for the resignation of Minister of Justice Cho Kuk. The declaration was announced by an association of current and former university profe...

September 19, 2019
Politics
Moon stresses supporting US-NK dialogue

Ahead of his trip to the US, President Moon Jae-in’s role in resolving North Korean issues is once again in the spotlight as Pyongyang reaches out to Washington for a dialogue. The South Korean pres...

September 16, 2019
North Korea
Moon appoints Cho as justice minister, stresses reform drive

President Moon Jae-in on Monday appointed six minister-level officials, including controversy-ridden Cho Kuk for the post of justice minister. Choi Ki-young was appointed as the minister of science ...

September 9, 2019
Politics
Top US officials urge NK to resume talks

Top US officials are urging North Korea to return to talks, stressing that failing to achieve denuclearization of the regime could have wider consequences. On Friday, US Special Representative for N...

September 8, 2019
North Korea
Seoul denies media reports on GSOMIA, forced labor issues

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Thursday denied news reports that he had suggested an alternative solution to the forced labor issue. A local daily had earlier reported that Lee suggested resolving th...

September 5, 2019
Foreign Affairs
[Newsmaker] Yoon and Cho, the rise and fall of icons

Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl and Justice Minister nominee Cho Kuk continue to dominate local headlines for starkly different reasons, with shifting support from liberals and conservatives. The ...

September 2, 2019
Politics
USFK to close Yongsan Garrison within this year

The US Forces Korea will end all services at a major military base in the heart of Seoul within this year to prepare the return of the land to the South Korean government, military officials said Sat...

August 31, 2019
Defense
NK says ‘hopes for talks with US is fading’

North Korea’s hopes for talks with the US is fading, a senior North Korean official said Saturday, accusing the US of pushing Pyongyang to reconsider its measures. “Our hopes for talks with the US i...

August 31, 2019
North Korea
Parties clash over Cho’s confirmation hearing

The confirmation hearing for Justice Minister nominee Cho Kuk appears unlikely to be held on schedule, with the ruling and opposition parties failing to agree on witnesses who will be called to the s...

August 30, 2019
Politics
Top court sends back Park Geun-hye corruption cases

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered retrials for former President Park Geun-hye, Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong and Park’s confidante Choi Soon-sil. The top court ruled that the ru...

August 29, 2019
Social affairs
[News Focus] Moon reverts to hard line as Japan rejects dialogue

President Moon Jae-in on Thursday renewed his criticism of the Japanese government, calling on Tokyo to face history, returning to his earlier hard-line stance after weeks of calling for dialogue. “...

August 29, 2019
Politics
[New focus] Probe into Cho fans speculations, renews wrangling over confirmation hearing

The investigation into Justice Minister nominee Cho Kuk is expanding, along with controversy and partisan strife surrounding related developments. On Tuesday, the prosecution raided locations linked...

August 28, 2019
Politics

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