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[Newsmaker] PPP presidential contenders in slugfest
Aug 20, 2021
People aiming to be the main opposition party‘s candidate for president are busy attacking each other ahead of the primary. Rep. Hong Joon-pyo of the People Power Party has been blasting Yoon Seok-youl for his lack of experience; former legislator Yoo Seung-min and ex-chief state auditor Choe Jae-hyeong have been arguing over adding a clause in the primary rules; and former Jeju governor Won Hee-ryong has been harassing PPP leader Lee Jun-seok. “Someone who has been doing only pros
[Herald Interview] Gangwon aims to go carbon neutral by 2040
Aug 19, 2021
Different regions need different plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Gov. Choi Moon-soon says
[News Focus] Controversial ‘fake news’ bill draws closer to legislation
Aug 19, 2021
Ruling party’s bill to penalize journalists for “fake news” criticized for limiting freedom of press
Vice FM Choi attends conference call with 19 foreign counterparts
Aug 19, 2021
Second Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-moon has attended a conference call with his counterparts from the United States and 18 other countries to discuss cooperation over the situation in Afghanistan, the foreign ministry said Thursday. During Wednesday's conference led by US. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, most participants shared the need for close cooperation to ensure the restoration of peace in Afghanistan and the safe return home of their citizens, the ministry said. Among the
PPP chief faces leadership crisis as drawn-out turf war with Yoon causes chaos
Aug 18, 2021
The leadership of Lee Jun-seok, the young and unconventional chairman of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), has taken a major blow from a protracted power game with the party's leading presidential contender Yoon Seok-youl that has created unexpected ruptures and bad blood within the party. The relationship between the two has been on shaky ground from the get-go since Yoon, previously an independent, joined the party in late July when Lee was away from the party headquarters on a bu
[Newsmaker] Main opposition in leadership fracas
Aug 18, 2021
Ruling party sees food critic at center of its own feuds
[Newsmaker] DP chief calls for swift OPCON transfer as lesson from Afghan crisis
Aug 18, 2021
The chief of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) on Wednesday called for speeding up South Korea's envisioned takeover of wartime operational control (OPCON) of its forces from the United States in reflection of the recent crisis in Afghanistan. "We need OPCON transfer to further strengthen our will and capability of self-defense against the backdrop of the Afghanistan crisis," Rep. Song Young-gil said in his Facebook post. Song wrote the post as a direct rebuttal to a claim recently ma
[Newsmaker] Five-term lawmaker Hong Joon-pyo announces 2nd presidential bid
Aug 17, 2021
Rep. Hong Joon-pyo, a five-term lawmaker of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), officially announced Tuesday he will run in the presidential election slated for March. Hong, who lost the 2017 election against President Moon Jae-in, held an online press conference announcing his second bid for the presidency, in which he pledged to "correct the nation heading in the wrong direction." The former prosecutor-turned-politician presented a vision in which South Korea wins respect
[Herald Interview] Parliament should represent teens, LGBT people
Aug 17, 2021
Teenagers should be allowed to run for National Assembly seats, says lawmaker in her 20s
Revered independence fighter awarded medal 78 years after death
Aug 17, 2021
South Korea awarded a posthumous medal of honor Tuesday to Hong Beom-do, a historic independence fighter, whose remains returned from Kazakhstan two days earlier. President Moon Jae-in conferred the Order of Merit for National Foundation on Hong in a ceremony attended by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at Cheong Wa Dae. Hong, who served as commander of Korea's independence army, is revered for leading victories in the troops' battles against Japanese forces during the 1910-45 colonial r
Moon says return of Korean independence fighter's remains very meaningful
Aug 16, 2021
President Moon Jae-in said it is very meaningful that the remains of Gen. Hong Beom-do, a legendary Korean independence fighter, have been repatriated to South Korea's soil, according to his office Monday. Moon conversed with the three members of his special delegation at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, just south of Seoul, the previous day. They traveled to Kazakhstan to bring Hong's remains home, 78 years after his death in the Central Asian country. Moon observed the arrival of the remains at th
Main opposition's approval rating drops again amid rift between heavyweights
Aug 16, 2021
Public support for the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) has fallen after a two-week rise, a poll showed Monday amid a conflict between the party's two key figures -- Lee Jun-seok and Yoon Seok-youl. In the Realmeter survey on 2,512 people, aged 18 and older, nationwide from last Monday through Friday, the PPP's approval rating dipped 0.5 percentage point to 37.3 percent from a week earlier. The ruling Democratic Party's rating gained 1.4 percentage points to 33.5 percent. The PPP, in p
Opposition parties' merger talks end in failure: Ahn
Aug 16, 2021
Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the minor opposition People's Party, announced a no-deal end Monday to negotiations with the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) over a proposed merger. "I am very sorry to say that the efforts to unify the two parties have come to a halt here," he said during the press conference at the National Assembly. Ahn described the negotiation process as the "hardest time" for him since he became a politician a decade ago. He apologized to those who h
US nuke envoy expected to visit S. Korea this month: official
Aug 15, 2021
The US special representative for North Korea, Sung Kim, is expected to visit Seoul later this month for talks with his South Korean counterpart and a trilateral session involving the Russian nuclear envoy, a diplomatic source said Sunday. Kim is expected to arrive on Saturday for a four-day visit, the source said. It will mark his second trip to South Korea since taking office as Washington‘s chief nuclear envoy. He last visited Seoul in June. While Kim is in town, Russia’s nuclea
Foreign ministry ‘closely monitoring’ situation in Afghanistan
Aug 15, 2021
South Korea is closely monitoring the situation in Afghanistan, the foreign ministry said Sunday, as Taliban fighters advanced to Kabul demanding the surrender of the central government, prompting citizens and foreigners to flee the city. “We still have staff stationed at the embassy. We are closely monitoring the situation,” a ministry official said on Sunday afternoon. Another official said the situation in Afghanistan is “very tense,” adding that they are &ldquo
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