‘Playing the minority or the disadvantaged card is not going to work anymore,’ says the incoming ruling party chief

If three or more die as result of poor construction, ministry can cancel company’s license

Yoon’s office seeks to complete appointment upon inauguration in May

President-elect’s push for relocating presidential office, conflicts with Moon drag down rating

The country’s daily COVID-19 cases fall below 200,000 for the first time in 25 days

S.Korea, US detect signs of N.Korea restoring Punggye-ri nuclear testing site

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol on Monday called for the need to restore ties with Tokyo at the earliest in a future-oriented way, in his meeting with Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Aiboshi.   　 The two meet at Yoon’s office in Seoul, with the president-elect stressing the need for communication between the two countries to resolve sticking points. 　   　 “If the two countries’ political leaders, government officials and people push ahead with bilateral rela

We should if bought with special activity expenses, civic group claims

Prosecutors on Monday raided Samsung Electronics Co. and a Samsung food service subsidiary over suspicions of unfair business practice involving in-house cafeteria services, officials said. Investigators from the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office searched the headquarters of Samsung Electronics in Suwon and Samsung Welstory in Bundang, both south of Seoul, for materials related with business deals on meal services for employees. Monday's raids came after the national antitrust regulator

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's delegation to the United States is expected to visit Washington early next month before the US Congress breaks for recess. Yoon's spokesperson Kim Eun-hye said the aim is to select the remaining five or so delegates early this week as Congress begins recess on April 11. Rep. Park Jin of Yoon's People Power Party has been chosen to head the team. "The delegation is being sent to meet with officials in the US government and Congress, as well as policymakers wit

South Korea's Army has been carrying out this year's first brigade-level field training involving a high-tech combat simulation system, its officials said Monday. The 10-day training involving some 4,500 troops began at the Army's Korea Combat Training Center (KCTC) in Inje, 165 kilometers east of Seoul, last Monday as the country seeks to reinforce military drills amid persistent North Korean threats. The training center harnesses the "multiple integrated laser engagement system" that

North Korea has kicked off a photo exhibition commemorating a decade of its leader Kim Jong-un's rule, state media reported Monday, working up a festive mood ahead of major political anniversaries next month. An opening ceremony for the exhibition marking 10 years since Kim took the helm of the nation opened in Pyongyang the previous day, according to the North's main newspaper Rodong Sinmun. Kim was named "first secretary" of the ruling Workers' Party on April 11, 2012, and the first

The government has decided to grant stay extensions to over 130,000 migrant workers in the country to relieve labor shortage at farms and small businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said Monday. Of some 132,000 workers whose stay permits end between April 13 and Dec. 31, those who receive stay extensions for the first time will be able to stay in South Korea for another year, according to the labor and justice ministries. A 50-day extension will be given to those whose permit expires

The head of the National Police Agency, Kim Chang-yong, tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, officials said. The commissioner general got a positive result in a polymerase chain reaction test, the police officials said, adding that Kim will undergo seven-day quarantine and treatment till Sunday. (Yonhap)

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol will meet with the Japanese ambassador to South Korea on Monday, his spokesperson said. Ambassador Koichi Aiboshi will pay a courtesy call on Yoon in the morning, Kim Eun-hye said during a press briefing. The meeting was initially scheduled for March 17 but postponed after Aiboshi tested positive for COVID-19. Yoon spoke with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on March 11, two days after his election. During the call, he stressed the importance of resolving pendi