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[News Focus] Will Yoon veto Halloween disaster probe?
Jan 12, 2024
The ball is in President Yoon Suk Yeol's court after the passage of a special bill to give the National Assembly the power to launch a new probe into the Itaewon crowd crush incident in October 2022 that killed 159 people. Opposition lawmakers called for a renewed investigation so that a wider range of decision-makers would face consequences for the failure to put in place measures to deal with overcrowding as people flocked to the nightlife district for Halloween. The presidential office, howev
Spy chief nominee says NIS won’t meddle in politics
Jan 11, 2024
Cho Tae-yong, who was nominated by President Yoon Suk Yeol last month for the National Intelligence Service’s top post, said Thursday he would steer clear of meddling in politics if he is confirmed as its director. During the confirmation hearing held at the National Assembly, Cho was asked to give his stance on the NIS’ history of getting involved in domestic politics, for which several of its high-level officials had been convicted. “I recognize that there had been such incid
Ex-prime minister quits main opposition to launch new party
Jan 11, 2024
Democratic spirits of former Presidents Kim, Roh long gone, says Lee
First lady's unique presence a double-edged sword
Jan 10, 2024
Though stock manipulation allegations are nothing new, bill emerges as potent weapon for opposition party
Yoon names new security office deputy, vice foreign minister
Jan 10, 2024
President Yoon Suk Yeol tapped his secretary dedicated to economic security as the new deputy of the presidential National Security Office on Wednesday. Wang Yun-jong, secretary for economic security, was promoted to third deputy director of the NSO. Ahn Se-hyun, an international affairs professor at the University of Seoul, will take Wang's post. The 62-year-old Wang and 52-year-old Ahn will both begin in their positions on Thursday, according to Yoon's office. Wang has shaped the direction for
More lawmakers leave Democratic Party of Korea, accusing chief of crony politics
Jan 10, 2024
Legally embattled Rep. Lee Jae-myung’s leadership shaken by series of departures
Attacker says stabbing was to stop Lee from becoming president
Jan 10, 2024
Opposition leader hopes for knife attack to mark end to ‘warlike politics’
Yoon vows to remove hurdle for housing redevelopment projects
Jan 10, 2024
Reconstruction that currently takes at least 10 years to be shortened by 3 years
Yoon's approval rating inches up to 35%: Yonhap survey
Jan 10, 2024
President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating rose slightly from a month ago to 35 percent, a survey commissioned by Yonhap News Agency and Yonhap News TV showed Wednesday. The rating rose 2 percentage points from last month, while the negative assessment dipped 1 percentage point to 59 percent, according to the survey conducted by Metrix on 1,000 people aged 18 and older Saturday and Sunday. The survey also showed that 35 percent of the respondents said they would vote for the ruling People Po
Yoon vows not to interfere with arts and culture fields
Jan 9, 2024
President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Tuesday that his government will not interfere with anything that the arts and culture industries do, but only work to provide full support for the fields. Yoon made the pledge at a New Year's gathering of South Korean artists and celebrities, noting the achievements of Korean culture and entertainment content, such as K-pop, in recent years. Speaking at the event, Yoon brought up the question he was asked by a reporter about the reason for the popularity of Ko
National Assembly passes dog meat consumption ban
Jan 9, 2024
Assembly passes Itaewon re-investigation without ruling party lawmakers
Presidential office introduces 3rd NSO deputy
Jan 9, 2024
A legal revision approved by South Korea's Cabinet on Tuesday would allow the presidential National Security Office to create a new deputy director position to be tasked with economic security and technological supremacy in the face of frequent industrial supply chain disruptions. As a result of the reorganization, the newly appointed deputy director of the NSO will be dedicated to stabilizing the supply chain, handling matters related to nuclear power plant exports and minimizing impacts f
Future, current leaders of new political parties jointly call for reform
Jan 9, 2024
Four future and current leaders of political parties jointly called for political reform Tuesday, criticising the current two-party dominance. Former Prime Minister and ex-Democratic Party of Korea Lee Nak-yon, Former People Power Party Chairman Lee Jun-seok, New Party Co-Chairman Keum Tae-sup and Hope of Korea Chairman Yang Hyang-ja gathered at Yang’s new book launch event, in a show of solidarity against the current political system. “We have gathered with the shared concern that K
Yoon vows to focus on living standards in 2024
Jan 9, 2024
President Yoon Suk Yeol reiterated his policy focus on Tuesday, saying that the new year should be a year to achieve a "recovery of ordinary people's livelihoods," during the first Cabinet meeting of the year he presided. According to Yoon, measures are being undertaken to help ordinary people refinance their mortgages via mobile apps, effective Tuesday, aimed potentially at offering a new term with a lower interest rate. In addition, a greater portion of the vulnerable will recei
Rift within main opposition party widens
Jan 8, 2024
Cracks intensify within Democratic Party as political heavyweights leave in resistance to Lee Jae-myung’s stranglehold on power
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