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Moon likely to receive AstraZeneca vaccine before G7 summit in JunePoliticsMar 4, 2021President Moon Jae-in is expected to receive his COVID-19 jab before his planned trip to the UK in June to attend the G7 summit, Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday. “The president’s vaccination plan will b... -
Seoul’s North Korea human rights law at standstill for 5 yearsNorth KoreaMar 3, 2021South Korea’s North Korea Human Rights Act remains of little real consequence five years after its enactment, with the ruling liberal bloc showing no particular urgency in dealing with human rights v... -
Top security advisors of Seoul, Washington share views on COVID-19, North KoreaForeign affairsMar 2, 2021President Moon Jae-in’s top security advisor Suh Hoon and his US counterpart, Jake Sullivan held their second phone call Tuesday to share views on the current Korean Peninsula situation and Washingto... -
Moon says South Korea ready for talks with Japan to mend tiesForeign affairsMar 1, 2021Despite Japan’s claims that the historic issues, including apology and compensation for victims, have already been resolved under a 2015 deal signed by the two countries, Korea has maintained its pri... -
Why North Korea replaced its ambassador to China after 11 yearsNorth KoreaFeb 24, 2021North Korea recently appointed a former trade minister as its new ambassador to China, entrusting him with the crucial mission of reviving trade with the country’s closest ally amid deepening COVID-1... -
Moon’s top aide returns to work after offering to resign over personnel spatPoliticsFeb 22, 2021President Moon Jae-in’s senior secretary for civil affairs and justice Shin Hyun-soo has withdrawn his resignation after the president turned it down last week, putting a tentative end to a weeklong ... -
Top economic advisers of Seoul, Washington open new hotlinePoliticsFeb 18, 2021A new instant line of communications has been launched between Seoul and Washington to further boost cooperation on economic, trade and other global issues such as climate change, Cheong Wa Dae annou... -
Moon hints at further easing of COVID-19 restrictionsPoliticsFeb 15, 2021President Moon Jae-in on Monday hinted at further easing of the nation’s COVID-19 social distancing rules to boost the pandemic-battered economy, especially hardest-hit small business owners. “We ca... -
Moon strives to win back public support in pollsPoliticsFeb 9, 2021President Moon Jae-in, whose job approval rating fell again this week, is striving to win back public support, making more frequent on-site contact with the public ahead of the Lunar New Year’s holid... -
Moon-Biden summit going virtual?PoliticsFeb 8, 2021After an official phone call last week, Cheong Wa Dae is pushing for an early summit between President Moon Jae-in and his US counterpart, Joe Biden, in an attempt to breathe life back into the Korea... -
Moon, Biden signal fresh restart of peace process on Korean PeninsulaForeign affairsFeb 4, 2021"The first six months seem crucial for Moon to obtain tangible results in inter-Korean relations, considering his legacy is largely occupied with the North Korea issue,” said Shin Beom-chul, director... -
President, first lady send New Year’s gift boxesPoliticsFeb 2, 2021President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook are sending out gifts to some 15,000 people, including front-line health care workers fighting COVID-19, ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays next w... -
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[Newsmaker] Cheong Wa Dae rules out disclosing USB handed over to North during 2018 summitPoliticsFeb 2, 2021Late Monday, the Energy Ministry disclosed a six-page feasibility report, part of the 17 deleted documents containing the issue of building a nuclear power plant in the North. According to the repor... -
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[Newsmaker] Cheong Wa Dae denounces ‘ideological offensive’ over ministry documentsPoliticsFeb 1, 2021Cheong Wa Dae condemned what it called an outdated ideological offensive surrounding documents the Energy Ministry deleted, which allegedly indicated plans to help North Korea build a nuclear power p... -
South Korea, Uzbekistan agree to begin free trade talksForeign affairsJan 28, 2021President Moon Jae-in and his Uzbek counterpart, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, declared the kickoff of free trade talks between the two countries to further strengthen their strategic partnership during an onl...
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