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Parliamentary speaker plans to put budget bill on review despite partisan clash

National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang vowed Friday to put the pending government budget proposal for 2020 on review next week even amid a continuing partisan clash. "Speaker Moon decided that he w...

Dec 6, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Political parties to withdraw filibuster, postpone fast-track bills

Major political parties on Friday reached a tentative agreement to normalize parliament through the withdrawal of the main opposition party's filibuster and the postponement of contested fast-track b...

Dec 6, 2019
Politics
US flies more surveillance planes over Korean Peninsula: aviation tracker

The United States flew two more surveillance aircraft around the Korean Peninsula, an aviation tracker said Friday, on apparent missions to monitor North Korea amid concerns over Pyongyang's addition...

Dec 6, 2019
Defense
International Criminal Court says it has no jurisdiction over NK leader

The International Criminal Court said Thursday that it has no jurisdiction over North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un. In 2016, leaders of nongovernmental organizations NK Watch and Lawyers for Human Rig...

Dec 6, 2019
North Korea
North Korea again designated as food-deficit nation by FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organization has once again designated North Korea as a food-deficit country in need of external aid. The UN agency also announced a weak outlook for food security in North K...

Dec 6, 2019
North Korea
Seoul says US, N. Korea appear to remain apart in nuclear negotiations

The United States and North Korea appear to remain apart in their nuclear negotiations, Seoul's unification ministry said Friday, following a senior North Korean official's warning that Pyongyang cou...

Dec 6, 2019
North Korea
S. Korea moves one step closer to hosting 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

South Korea has inched closer to hosting the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games, following a proposal made by a new panel at the International Olympic Committee. At a press conference following the IOC...

Dec 6, 2019
North Korea
Prosecutors grill whistleblower in election-meddling probe

Prosecutors grilled Vice Mayor of Ulsan Song Byung-gi on Friday over Cheong Wa Dae’s suspected meddling in regional elections last year. Song’s home, office and car were also raided by prosecution a...

Dec 6, 2019
Politics
Defense cost-sharing talks fail to yield concrete result amid US demand for hefty rise: Seoul negotiator

South Korea's top negotiator in defense cost-sharing talks with the United States has said the allies have failed to produce a concrete result in this week's negotiations as Washington's demand for a...

Dec 6, 2019
Defense
NSC vows cooperation with neighboring countries for progress on nuclear talks

South Korea's National Security Council on Thursday reviewed unfolding developments on the Korean Peninsula and vowed to beef up cooperation with neighboring countries to push the nuclear negotiation...

Dec 5, 2019
North Korea
Moon stresses China's role in Korea peace process during talks with its foreign minister

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday the Korea peace process has reached a very important stage and asked China to continue its support for progress in efforts for the complete denucleari...

Dec 5, 2019
Foreign Affairs
[News analysis] North Korea has not given up hope for nuclear talks with US yet

Tensions between the US and North Korea have heightened as the two sides exchanged threats and bellicose rhetoric of possible military actions if necessary, amid their stalled nuclear talks. But the...

Dec 5, 2019
North Korea
Edited (for Fri) Number of people paying into state pension falls 150,000 in 2019

Number of people paying into state pension falls 150,000 in 2019 [News Focus] By Kim Yon-se SEJONG -- South Koreans born in 1969 or later cannot enjoy the old-age annuity benefits, paid by the nat...

Dec 5, 2019
Social affairs
Chinese FM Wang Yi hurls thinly veiled criticism at US, defends China's rise

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday made a thinly veiled criticism of the United States over its "Cold War mindset" and "hegemonic acts" while defending China's rise as a "historical inevita...

Dec 5, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Ex-ruling party leader Choo tapped as justice minister

Lawmaker picked to reform prosecution amid power abuse scandal

Dec 5, 2019
Politics

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