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Ex-head of main opposition party leaves for US after election defeat

INCHEON -- Hong Joon-pyo, the former chief of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party, left for the United States on Wednesday following his party's resounding defeat in last month's local elections....

Jul 11, 2018
Politics
Cheong Wa Dae denies report defense chief ignored investigation request over martial law document

The presidential office denied a news report Wednesday that Defense Minister Song Young-moo brushed off a Cheong Wa Dae request for an investigation into a Defense Security Command document suggestin...

Jul 11, 2018
Politics
'Stewardship code' has positive impact abroad: govt.

The so-called stewardship code for institutional investors has led to positive effects in foreign countries, including a boost in shareholder interests, the welfare ministry and the state pension ope...

Jul 11, 2018
Politics
Parties reach agreement on parliamentary committees

(Yonhap) Ruling and opposition parties on Tuesday struck an agreement over the formation of the parliament's new leadership and its standing committees, ending more than 40 days of legislative void....

Jul 10, 2018
Politics
Govt. broadens its ban on employment of child molesters

The government enacted a revised act Tuesday, broadening its ban on the employment of child molesters. Under the revised ordinance of the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles against Sexu...

Jul 10, 2018
Politics
Parties agree to open provisional session this week

The floor leaders of ruling and opposition parties on Tuesday agreed to convene a provisional session of the National Assembly starting this week, though they have yet to find middle ground on how to...

Jul 10, 2018
Politics
S. Korea heightens efforts to root out illegal file sharing on overseas sites

The South Korean government has intensified its efforts to crack down on illegal file sharing sites based overseas in response to increasing copyright infringement. In a briefing on Tuesday, the rel...

Jul 10, 2018
Politics
Majority of S. Koreans support overhauling or abolishing parliament's 'special activity fund'

A majority of South Koreans are in favor of overhauling the National Assembly's "special activity fund" doled out to lawmakers every month like a salary, a survey showed Monday, amid criticism that t...

Jul 9, 2018
Politics
Parliamentary delegation planning to visit US

A bipartisan delegation of lawmakers plans to visit the United States later this month as part of parliamentary diplomacy aimed at supporting Seoul's peace efforts, the ruling party's floor leader sa...

Jul 6, 2018
Politics
Military had plans to mobilize tanks, troops to quell candlelight protests last year: civic group

The Defense Security Command drew up plans last year to mobilize hundreds of tanks and thousands of troops to quell candlelight protests against then impeached President Park Geun-hye, a civic group ...

Jul 6, 2018
Politics
Ex-presidential aide detained for lying about Park's handling of Sewol ferry sinking

A former senior aide to ousted President Park Geun-hye has been taken into custody on charges of lying about Park's handling of the deadly 2014 sinking of the Sewol ferry, which claimed the lives of ...

Jul 6, 2018
Politics
Lawmakers received special activity funds as extra salary: civic group

The National Assembly provided a total of 24 billion won ($21.4 million) to lawmakers for the purpose of supporting their “special activities,” and the money was used like salary by lawmakers without...

Jul 5, 2018
Politics
Govt. to crack down on civil servants involved in 'gapjil' practices

The government vowed Thursday to crack down on civil servants abusing their positions against people they serve, including taking tougher criminal and disciplinary measures against violators. The me...

Jul 5, 2018
Politics
Moon meets with labor leaders, raises hope for normalization of social dialogue

President Moon Jae-in met with the leaders of the country's two largest umbrella labor organizations Tuesday, raising hope for full normalization of a three-way social dialogue among the government, ...

Jul 3, 2018
Politics
Moon urges thorough implementation of measures to ensure gender equality

President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday urged stepped-up efforts to eradicate sexual abuses and discrimination at workplaces, as the country marked its 23rd annual week of gender equality. "In the candleli...

Jul 3, 2018
Politics

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