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President likely to appoint new Cabinet members but not this week: spokesman

President Moon Jae-in is set to replace some top government officials but the move will likely take more time than expected, an official from the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday. “H...

Jul 18, 2018
Politics
Bipartisan parliamentary delegation departs for Washington

A bipartisan group of leading National Assembly members left for Washington on Wednesday for parliamentary diplomacy aimed at advancing the country's security and economic agenda, such as denucleariz...

Jul 18, 2018
Politics
Cheong Wa Dae says it did not realize seriousness of martial law document

Cheong Wa Dae said Tuesday the presidential office had not realized the seriousness of a martial law document when it was first reported last month, amid the escalating controversy over the defense m...

Jul 17, 2018
Politics
[Newsmaker] Human rights watchdog to get first female head

President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday named a women’s rights expert to head the National Human Rights Commission, amid growing calls to better protect the rights of women and minorities. Choi Young-ae...

Jul 17, 2018
Politics
PM blames high rents, royalty fees amid complaints about minimum wage increase

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Tuesday blamed high rents and royalty fees as the main causes of difficulties for small business owners as he called for measures to help such businesses tide over the r...

Jul 17, 2018
Politics
Korea to expand financial support for low-income families over minimum wage hike

South Korea plans to increase the amount of tax refunds for low-income households and the beneficiaries to cope with possible side effects of minimum wage hikes, party and government officials said T...

Jul 17, 2018
Politics
Main opposition party picks professor to lead internal reform

Korea's main opposition party on Monday announced its choice of Kim Byong-joon, a professor who served as a key aide to late President Roh Moo-hyun, as its new leader. If the decision is approved by...

Jul 16, 2018
Politics
Moon apologizes for likely missing minimum wage target

President Moon Jae-in on Monday apologized for expected difficulties in meeting his minimum wage goal, and promised measures to help small businesses deal with the rise in wages. Speaking at a weekl...

Jul 16, 2018
Politics
Indonesia invites Korean leaders Moon, Kim to Asian Games

JAKARTA -- The leaders of the two Koreas have been invited to next month‘s Asian Games in Indonesia, Jakarta said Monday, after the neighbours agreed to field several joint teams at the event. Indon...

Jul 16, 2018
Politics
Chairs of parliamentary standing committees elected

The National Assembly elected the chairs of standing committees Monday, setting the scene for parliament to fully operate following more than 40 days of legislative vacuum. Parliament held a plenary...

Jul 16, 2018
Politics
Ruling party urges labor, business to accept minimum wage decision

The ruling Democratic Party appealed Sunday to both labor and business to accept the decision on next year's minimum wage as the main opposition party stepped up criticism that the hike will deal a b...

Jul 15, 2018
Politics
Seoul Mayor Park to move into rooftop home in rundown neighborhood

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon will move into a small rooftop apartment in a rundown neighborhood in an effort to gain a hands-on experiences of what it's like to live in a less developed area of the city...

Jul 15, 2018
Politics
New speaker elected as parliament gets back on track

The National Assembly elected a new speaker Friday as parties agreed earlier this week to normalize parliament after a more than 40-day legislative vacuum. Lawmakers approved a proposal to elect Moo...

Jul 13, 2018
Politics
Ahn, ex-Seoul mayor candidate, says he will retreat from politics

Ahn Cheol-soo, a former candidate for the Seoul mayorship, said Thursday he will leave the political scene for a while following his party's crushing defeat in last month's local elections. Ahn of t...

Jul 12, 2018
Politics
[Newsmaker] Two of ex-leader Park's 'doorknob trio' get prison terms for taking NIS money

A Seoul court on Thursday handed down prison terms of 18 months to 2 1/2 years for two of the closest aides to former President Park Geun-hye and suspended the sentence for another on charges they to...

Jul 12, 2018
Politics

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