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Government, ruling party urge main opposition to discuss supplementary budget

The presidential office and the ruling party on Monday urged the main opposition to resume parliamentary proceedings, saying that the supplementary budget needs to be implemented by July at the lates...

Jun 10, 2019
Politics
Ruling party, gov't urge swift normalization of parliament for extra budget bill

Ruling party, government and presidential officials called for the swift normalization of the National Assembly on Monday, stressing that a bill mandating extra fiscal spending should be passed no la...

Jun 10, 2019
Politics
S. Korea, China in close coordination on possible summit: Cheong Wa Dae

South Korea's presidential office strongly indicated Friday that it's pushing for an immediate summit between President Moon Jae-in and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the occasion of the upcoming G-...

Jun 7, 2019
Politics
LKP leader vows party reform, appeals to young voters

Marking 100 days since he assumed the party leadership, main opposition Liberty Korea Party leader Hwang Kyo-ahn on Thursday vowed to reform the party. LKP leader Hwang Kyo-ahn (Yonhap) The previou...

Jun 6, 2019
Politics
Fee for celebrity government appearance sparks dispute

Popular talk show host and comedian Kim Je-dong’s high fees for a lecture hosted by a regional government has sparked controversy. Kim, on Wednesday, faced public outcry after it was revealed he wou...

Jun 6, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Moon urges national unity based on patriotism in Memorial Day speech

President Moon Jae-in on Thursday stressed that patriotism transcends ideology, as his liberal administration has faced constant political attacks over its approach toward North Korea. In his Memori...

Jun 6, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Blue House, main opposition dig in over meeting of president, party leaders

Liberty Korea Party rejects meeting proposal, accuses Moon of trickery

Jun 5, 2019
Politics
Moon vows more support for families of decorated patriots, veterans

President Moon Jae-in assured the South Korea's decorated patriots and veterans Tuesday that the government will never forget their service and sacrifice for the country. He delivered the message in...

Jun 4, 2019
Politics
Moon picks new secretary for unification policy

President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday appointed a senior official at the inter-Korean joint liaison office as his new secretary for unification policy. Kim Chang-soo, South Korea's deputy chief of the li...

Jun 4, 2019
Politics
[Trending] Han Sun-kyo insults reporters, invites criticism

Han says comment about ‘floor-wiping’ reporters made ‘out of concern’ for younger reporters sitting on the cold floor

Jun 3, 2019
Politics
Partisan tensions dim outlook for extra parliamentary session in June

Rival parties bickered over which side should be blamed for a failure to normalize parliament on Monday, dimming the outlook for the full operation of the National Assembly at an extraordinary sessio...

Jun 3, 2019
Politics
[News Focus] Moon, ruling party lose support from wider brackets, regions: polls

SEJONG -- Poll results released Tuesday show that the main opposition Liberty Korea Party may have overtaken the ruling Democratic Party of Korea in terms of approval ratings, though the gap is negli...

May 30, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Foreign ministry decides to fire diplomat accused of leaking Moon-Trump talks

The foreign ministry decided Thursday to fire a diplomat for leaking the content of a phone conversation between President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump. The decision was made at the m...

May 30, 2019
Politics
Moon slams main opposition over diplomatic leak

President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday criticized the main opposition Liberty Korea Party over developments surrounding the leak of diplomatic information. “It is disgraceful when the country’s diplomat...

May 29, 2019
Politics
LKP holds open auditions to pick young vice spokesperson

The main opposition Liberty Korea Party held open auditions Tuesday to recruit a young vice spokesperson in a bid to woo young people ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections. Some 70 people app...

May 29, 2019
Politics

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