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Blue House spokesman offers to resign over real estate controversy

Cheong Wa Dae spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom on Friday expressed his intention to resign, following controversy over alleged real estate speculation. (Yonhap) In a message sent out to the Cheong Wa Dae pr...

Mar 29, 2019
Politics
Moon to meet Trump on April 11

President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump will hold a summit meeting in Washington on April 11, Seoul’s presidential office announced Friday. According to Cheong Wa Dae, Moon will set out ...

Mar 29, 2019
Politics
S. Korean PM calls for regional efforts to denuclearize N. Korea

BOAO, China - South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Thursday called for Asian countries' role in persuading North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons and bringing peace to the Korean Peninsula....

Mar 28, 2019
Politics
Moon pledges to aid foreign firms’ operations in Korea

President Moon Jae-in on Thursday pledged to increase support and to reduce regulations to aid foreign companies operating here, as he highlighted their contributions to the Korean economy. Speaking...

Mar 28, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] SMEs Minister nominee Park says Liberty Korea Party leader Hwang knew of ex-vice justice minister’s sex-bribery video

Minister of SMEs and Startups nominee Rep. Park Young-sun on Thursday continued her claims that main opposition Liberty Korea Party leader Hwang Kyo-ahn knew of ex-Vice Justice Minister Kim Hak-eui’s...

Mar 28, 2019
Politics
[Herald Interview] Justice should be priority in setup of independent investigative body: lawmaker

Political parties grapple with need for new agency to investigate, indict high-ranking officials

Mar 27, 2019
Politics
New Northern Policy committee seeks progress

Seoul and local governments will seek to secure diverse communication channels with their Russian counterparts to achieve the goals of the Moon Jae-in administration’s New Northern Policy, the presid...

Mar 27, 2019
Politics
Lawmaker seeks audit on president’s daughter

An opposition lawmaker filed a request to the Board of Audit and Inspection on Tuesday to look into suspicions regarding President Moon Jae-in’s daughter’s move to Thailand last year. The lawmaker,...

Mar 27, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Cooperative threat reduction a creative method to resume US-North Korea denuke talks: unification minister nominee

Kim Yeon-chul says he is reflecting on the language he used when discussing politically sensitive incidents

Mar 26, 2019
Politics
‘Ex-chief of think tank stepped down due to pressure from presidential office’

An opposition lawmaker disclosed a recording on Monday substantiating allegations that the presidential office pressured a former chief of a state-run think tank to step down in January last year. I...

Mar 26, 2019
Politics
[News Focus] Ruling and opposition parties clash over latest Cabinet nominees

The parliamentary confirmation hearings of seven minister nominees kicked off Monday, heralding yet another round of political wrangling. The latest confirmation hearings began with one for Choi Jeo...

Mar 25, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Bareunmirae Party’s deepening conflict to hold back fast-tracking of key bills

Eyes on whether former party leader Ahn Cheol-soo will return to Korea in summer Intensifying dispute between members of the minor conservative Bareunmirae Party due to differing views on the indepe...

Mar 24, 2019
Politics
[News Focus] Policies for Busan draw attention one-year ahead of election

SEJONG -- South Korea’s political parties are likely to enter election mode as early as in the second quarter of the year, which is expected to be a great showdown between ruling and opposition parti...

Mar 24, 2019
Politics
Moon highlights need to overhaul bank lending system for firms

President Moon Jae-in called Thursday on local lenders to change their risk-free lending system to increase investment in new, innovative companies based on their growth potential. "In the fourth in...

Mar 21, 2019
Politics
PM says inter-Korean economic cooperation should be made under sanctions framework

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said Wednesday inter-Korean economic cooperation should be pursued in a way that does not hamper international sanctions. (Yonhap) Lee also expressed hope that cross-bord...

Mar 20, 2019
Politics

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