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Opposition leader conscious again after hospitalization over hunger strike
Nov 28, 2019
The chief of South Korea's main opposition party regained consciousness Thursday after he was taken to a hospital a day earlier following eight days of hunger strike, officials said.Liberty Korea Party chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn lost consciousness on Wednesday night while fasting in protest of controversial bills on election reform and a corruption probe unit.He was immediately sent to Severance Hospital in west Seoul, according to party officials."His vital signs such as breathing and pulse ha
Opposition leader sent to hospital after 8 days of hunger strike
Nov 27, 2019
Opposition leader Hwang Kyo-ahn was sent to hospital Wednesday night after eight days of hunger strike to stop President Moon Jae-in's push to pass some reform policies through the National Assembly, Hwang's officials said.Hwang, chairman of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party, started the hunger protest eight days ago in a tent set up in front of the presidential office in central Seoul.His party has objected the reform bills that were placed on a fast-track. (khnews@heraldcorp.com)&n
Fresh allegations tie ex-justice minister to power abuse
Nov 27, 2019
Embattled former Justice Minister Cho Kuk is facing fresh allegations of power abuse. In addition to the corruption scandal involving his family, Cho is suspected of wrongly suspending the internal inspection of a senior official in 2017 and pushing for a police investigation to influence the Ulsan mayoral election in 2018. Cho was a senior presidential secretary at both times. Yoo Jae-soo, the senior official who is a former Busan vice mayor for economic affairs, attended the arrest warrant h
Cabinet OKs reserve fund for budget shortfall
Nov 27, 2019
The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to use the reserve fund to make up for a budget shortfall of 98.5 billion won ($84 million) in a job stabilization fund.The government set aside 2.82 trillion won this year for the job stabilization fund for 2.38 million people, but the number of people who received the benefit had reached 3.29 million as of Nov. 15, causing a budget shortfall.The fund is meant to provide some personnel expenses to owners of small businesses hit by sharp increases in
Opposition leader continues hunger strike for 7th day amid calls for removal of tent
Nov 26, 2019
The main opposition party on Tuesday strongly protested the presidential office’s request for the removal of the tent where its leader has held a hunger strike for the past seven days in protest of key reform bills. Liberty Korea Party Chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn began his hungry strike Nov. 20 in a tent set up in front of the presidential office to protest against bills on reforming the election system and setting up an independent body tasked with investigating corruption allegations inv
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Democratic Party urges Hwang to quit hunger strike
Nov 24, 2019
On Sunday, the ruling Democratic Party of Korea urged Chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn of the Liberty Korea Party to halt hunger strike he began Wednesday in front of Cheong Wa Dae. Hwang is protesting President Moon Jae-in’s decisions to terminate a military intel-sharing pact with Japan and to push ahead with disputed fast-tracked bills on elections and an anti-corruption body. “Whether it be passing the bill or withdrawing it, we should be working at the Na
Ruling, main opposition parties welcome gov't's decision to postpone GSOMIA termination
Nov 22, 2019
The ruling and the main opposition parties both welcomed the government's decision Friday to conditionally suspend the expiry of a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan.South Korea's announcement came six hours before the expiration of the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) at midnight, amid deteriorating ties between Seoul and Tokyo over a trade spat. The decision could also be a relief to the United States, which had pleaded with its two Asian allies not to let
Ex-minister grilled for 9 1/2 hours, remains silent on second summons
Nov 21, 2019
Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk was grilled by prosecutors for about 9 1/2 hours on Thursday for a second time, questioned in relation to his family’s alleged wrongdoings.The questioning, which took place at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office, comes a week after Cho attended the first questioning on allegations he may have been involved in some of the charges raised against his wife, Chung Kyung-sim. Chung, a university professor, was indicted on 15 counts related to a dubious p
Moon wished for NK leader's participation in ASEAN summit to create int'l support for peace: Cheong Wa Dae
Nov 21, 2019
The office of President Moon Jae-in expressed regret Thursday that North Korea rejected an invitation for leader Kim Jong-un to visit South Korea for the upcoming summit with Southeast Asian nations, saying Moon wants a joint opportunity to drum up international support for the Korea peace process. Cheong Wa Dae was responding to Pyongyang's statement hours earlier that Kim has decided to not to attend the Busan event scheduled for next week. Moon sent a letter to Kim on Nov. 5 to thank him fo
[Newsmaker] Going back and forth, opposition party leader seen as indecisive
Nov 21, 2019
Hwang’s indecision over hunger strike emblematic of leadership in crisis
Liberty Korea Party chairman starts hunger strike
Nov 20, 2019
Main opposition Liberty Korea Party Chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn began a hunger strike Wednesday to protest President Moon Jae-in’s foreign and domestic policies. Hwang demanded Moon extend the military intel-sharing pact with Japan and scrap his income-led growth economic initiative. He urged Moon to withdraw disputed fast-tracked bills, including election and anti-corruption body proposals, which Hwang said serve the ruling party’s interests. “I now go on indefinite hunger strike
[Newsmaker] Moon’s televised town hall meeting draws mixed reactions
Nov 20, 2019
President Moon Jae-in’s television appearance on Tuesday is being met with mixed reactions from the public and political arena. On Tuesday, Moon took part in an unscripted question-and-answer session televised live on major terrestrial and cable networks. The program invited 300 members of the public -- selected to represent South Korea’s demographics -- to pose any question to the president. Although the program gave members of the public a chance to address the president direc
Moon says volunteer military system needs time
Nov 19, 2019
South Korea needs to move to a volunteer military system, but the switch from the current conscription system will need time and preparation, President Moon Jae-in said Tuesday. “(A volunteer system) is something our society must move toward. But at present, the conditions are not right to introduce a volunteer system, (the change) needs to be planned in the mid- to long-term,” Moon said, speaking in a live televised question-and-answer session with 300 selected civilians. Moon
National Assembly passes 89 bills on people's livelihoods, economy
Nov 19, 2019
The National Assembly passed 89 bills related to people's livelihoods and the economy Tuesday in the midst of lingering partisan tensions over key reform proposals. A plenary session was held to put the non-controversial bills up for vote amid persistent political wrangling over key political and judiciary reform bills that were placed on the fast-track despite objections from the main opposition party.It was the second plenary meeting dedicated to passing legislation during the ongoing parliame
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