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[Newsmaker] Ex-President Chun faces another trial over Gwangju uprising after 23 years

GWANGJU -- Former President Chun Doo-hwan will stand another trial over a brutal crackdown on the 1980 pro-democracy uprising in the southern city of Gwangju, more than two decades after he was charg...

May 3, 2018
Politics
Moon meets top leaders over outcome of historic inter-Korean summit

President Moon Jae-in sought to further rally the support of his people on Thursday over the outcome of his recent summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, holding a rare meeting with state leade...

May 3, 2018
Politics
Moon's approval rating jumps to 11-month high on historic summit

President Moon Jae-in's approval rating has shot up to an 11-month high this week, a poll showed Thursday, following his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un that raised hopes for den...

May 3, 2018
Politics
Military's ‘glass ceiling’ eliminated in South Korea

Debates on ‘gender-neutral’ fitness tests ensue

May 2, 2018
Politics
[Newsmaker] Moon Chung-in’s ‘personal views’ once again lands him in hot water

Moon Chung-in, a special national security and foreign affairs adviser to President Moon Jae-in, is once again making headlines. And again for all the wrong reasons. The latest controversy began wit...

May 2, 2018
Politics
Police summon ruling party lawmaker in online opinion rigging probe

Police said Wednesday they have summoned a ruling party lawmaker for questioning later this week over alleged involvement in a massive rigging of Internet comments in news articles about President Mo...

May 2, 2018
Politics
School trip to Pyongyang? Parties rush to make NK-related pledges ahead of local elections

After last week’s historic inter-Korean summit, political parties are making North Korea-related pledges, ranging from tour packages to the North’s Kumgangsan to inter-Korean sports exchanges, ahead ...

May 1, 2018
Politics
Hong still railing against inter-Korean summit

The main opposition Liberty Korea Party’s barrage of criticisms against a recent inter-Korean summit may be causing fissures in the party. On Tuesday, Liberty Korea Party Chairman Hong Joon-pyo cont...

May 1, 2018
Politics
Moon marks Labor Day with promise to enhance workers' rights

President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday reiterated his policy drive to enhance labor rights as a concern involving "our own values and dignity." In a statement marking Labor Day, Moon also defended the upc...

May 1, 2018
Politics
Senior diplomat to visit Singapore, Indonesia to discuss inter-Korean issues

A senior diplomat will visit Singapore and Indonesia this week to discuss South Korea's cooperation with Southeast Asian nations, the foreign ministry here said Monday. Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sun...

Apr 30, 2018
Politics
Moon seeks ratification of inter-Korean joint statement at National Assembly

President Moon Jae-in on Monday urged the National Assembly for a swift ratification of the Panmunjeom Declaration, which came after the historic inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong...

Apr 30, 2018
Politics
Parliamentary ratification of summit declaration emerges as hot-button issue

The proposed parliamentary ratification of last week's inter-Korean summit declaration is emerging as a political hot potato, with the main opposition Liberty Korea Party calling it a "disguised peac...

Apr 30, 2018
Politics
Moon's approval rating climbs to 4-month high following historic summit

President Moon Jae-in's approval rating gained further ground apparently on his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un last week, breaching the 70 percent mark for the first time in nea...

Apr 30, 2018
Politics
[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Political parties poles apart on Panmunjeom Declaration

Friday’s Panmunjeom Declaration is being met by strikingly different assessments from the country’s political parties. The ruling Democratic Party, as expected, is praising the agreement signed by ...

Apr 28, 2018
Politics
Minor parties call for efforts to revise Constitution

Three minor opposition parties on Wednesday called on the ruling Democratic Party of Korea and main opposition Liberty Korea Party to revive efforts to amend the Constitution. The rival parties fail...

Apr 25, 2018
Politics

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