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Moon meets Amb. Harris, vows close cooperation with Biden administrationJan 19, 2021President Moon Jae-in received a farewell courtesy call from outgoing US Ambassador Harry Harris on Tuesday and reaffirmed that his government will cooperate closely with the new US administration. ... -
Scholars cast doubt on acquittals of executives in deadly humidifier cleaner caseJan 19, 2021Last week's acquittals of 13 corporate executives in a deadly humidifier sterilizer case were caused by the court's wrong interpretation of the causal relations between chemicals contained in sterili... -
Moon taps professors as top advisors on economy, scienceJan 19, 2021President Moon Jae-in has picked Lee Keun, an economics professor, as vice chairman of the presidential advisory panel on the economy, Cheong Wa Dae announced Tuesday. Lee is an expert on the innova... -
Partial Cabinet shake-up looms aheadJan 19, 2021President Moon Jae-in is expected to carry out a Cabinet reshuffle as early as this week to affect Park Young-sun, minister of SMEs and Startups, and a few others, an informed source said Tuesday. P... -
Anti-corruption watchdog chief nominee vows neutrality, independenceJan 19, 2021The inaugural chief nominee for a high-profile corruption investigative body vowed Tuesday to sternly investigate any high-ranking officials in accordance to the law without being politically influen... -
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[Newsmaker] Moon in hot water over adoption commentsJan 19, 2021Cheong Wa Dae on Tuesday was busy correcting President Moon Jae-in’s recent comments about adoption as civic groups and opposition lawmakers called for an official apology. On Monday, the president ... -
Moon to join WEF's virtual meeting next weekJan 19, 2021President Moon Jae-in will attend an online meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) next week and deliver a keynote speech on responding to the global health care and economic crisis, Cheong Wa Dae... -
PM urges public to maintain vigilance amid drop in virus infectionsJan 19, 2021Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Tuesday called for the public to adhere to strict social distancing rules despite a downward trend in the number of new daily coronavirus cases nationwide. "We seem ... -
Moon hopes Biden will turn tide of talks with NKJan 18, 2021Moon stressed the Singapore agreement will speed up the stalled US-NK talks -
Discussions on corporate profit sharing heat up amid pandemic-driven economic polarizationJan 18, 2021The ruling Democratic Party (DP) has set out to find ways to get lucrative companies to share some of their profits with small businesses vulnerable to losses amid the coronavirus pandemic, but it is... -
Race for Seoul mayor heats up as political heavyweights announce bidsJan 18, 2021The race for the upcoming Seoul mayoral by-election is all but set, with the ruling and opposition parties likely to finalize their candidates by the end of this week. The competition has heated up ... -
Moon rules out immediate pardons for ex-presidents, divides partiesJan 18, 2021President Moon Jae-in on Monday ruled out pardoning two former presidents in the near future, but left open the possibility of pardons down the line when backed by public consensus. Moon said Monday... -
Moon says S. Korea will seek dialogue with Japan over solution to wartime sexual slaveryJan 18, 2021President Moon Jae-in said Monday that South Korea will seek dialogue with Japan to find a solution to Tokyo's wartime sexual slavery amid renewed tensions following a recent court ruling on the thor... -
Moon hopes stalled NK nuke diplomacy will pick up from Singapore DeclarationJan 18, 2021President Moon Jae-in on Monday expressed hope for the stalled diplomacy on North Korea's denuclearization to move forward from the agreement reached in the Singapore summit between Washington and Py... -
Without consensus, ‘pardons cannot be a tool for national unity’Jan 18, 2021This is an excerpt from President Moon Jae-in’s New Year press conference. -- Ed. Q. What is your position on pardons for former presidents Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye? A. I have pondered long ...
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