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May 24, 2018 Politics

[Newsmaker] Opposition scuttles Moon’s Constitution amendment plan

President Moon Jae-in’s constitutional amendment bill was scuttled Thursday, after voting at the National Assembly was declared void as the quorum could not be reached due to the opposition parties’ ...

Opposition parties demand government withdraw constitutional amendment bill

Opposition parties called on the government to withdraw its constitutional amendment proposal Wednesday, a day before the deadline for a parliamentary vote. The main opposition Liberty Korea Party s...

May 23, 2018
Politics
Ex-President Lee denies corruption charges at first hearing

Former President Lee Myung-bak denied the charges against him at the first hearing of his trial Wednesday, accusing the prosecution of conducting “unreasonable” investigations. At the Seoul Central ...

May 23, 2018
Social affairs
Parliament passes extra budget bill, special counsel probe

The National Assembly on Monday passed the government’s 3.83 trillion won ($3.54 billion) supplementary budget bill and a proposal to conduct a special counsel probe into an opinion-rigging scandal, ...

May 21, 2018
Politics
Moon commemorates May 18 Democratization Movement

GWANGJU – The government on Friday promised to delve further into the 1980 Gwangju movement on the 38th anniversary of the May 18 Democratization Movement. The commemoration event took place under a...

May 18, 2018
Politics
6 in 10 female employees at judicial bodies experienced sexual violence: ministry

More than half the number of female employees working at the Justice Ministry and the prosecution experienced sexual harassment and/or assault by other employees, and most of the incidents were kept ...

May 17, 2018
Social affairs
Dog meat farmers protest for survival rights near National Assembly

Dog meat farmers staged a protest near the National Assembly on Wednesday, calling for equal treatment as other animal farms and demanding survival rights. Some 200 members of Korea Dog Farm Council...

May 16, 2018
Social affairs
Top prosecutor denies meddling in Kangwon Land Casino probe

Prosecutor General Moon Moo-il on Wednesday denied a prosecution team’s claim that he wielded influence during an investigation into alleged illicit hiring at a state-run casino operator. On Tuesday...

May 16, 2018
Social affairs
Teachers call for abolishment of Teachers’ Day

Celebrating Teacher’s Day on Tuesday, Lee Seo-hee felt a sense of awkwardness receiving a paper carnation from a student, as he has often been a troublemaker who would never listen to her. “I know I...

May 15, 2018
Education
[Herald Interview] ‘Migrant families should contribute to Korean society for equal share’

Wang Kena, a naturalized Korean citizen who originally came from China, believes that in order for migrant families and individuals to have a voice in Korean society, it is important for them to cont...

May 14, 2018
Politics
Ruling party elects Hong Young-pyo as new floor leader

Three-term lawmaker Rep. Hong Young-pyo was elected as the new floor leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea on Friday. The new floor leader faces the task of reducing differences with the op...

May 11, 2018
Politics
Korean Air chief quits top post at Jin Air

Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho on Thursday quit the top post in Jin Air Co. amid ongoing investigations into his family over a series of allegations of physical and verbal violence as well as tax ev...

May 10, 2018
Industry
Female model suspected of leaking nude photo of male colleague

Police said Thursday that a female model was suspected of having secretly taken photos of her male colleague who was working as a nude model for a fine art class at Hongik University and leaking them...

May 10, 2018
Social affairs
SUNY Korea establishes development advisory committee

The State University of New York Korea established a development advisory committee to make improvements as a leading institution in the age of the “fourth industrial revolution,” the school said Thu...

May 10, 2018
Education
Sewol ferry set upright for further search of victims

The Sewol ferry at the southwestern port of Mokpo was moved from its side to an upright position Thursday to facilitate the search for the remains of victims still missing. The Sewol Investigation C...

May 10, 2018
Social affairs

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