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Acrimony grows in parliament after rejection of court chief nominee

A sense of acrimony hung over parliament Tuesday as the ruling party smarted from an unexpected parliamentary defeat a day earlier, with opposition parties upping their offensive against it. The Dem...

Sept 12, 2017
Politics
Main opposition party requests prosecution probe into ruling party's 'media control' paper

The main opposition Liberty Korea Party has asked the prosecution to launch a probe into the ruling party's controversial documents that it claims have been written to "hold sway" over the media, a p...

Sept 12, 2017
Politics
Assembly’s veto of top justice nominee deals blow to Moon

The National Assembly on Monday rejected President Moon Jae-in’s nominee for the Constitutional Court president, in spite of a prolonged void in the top judiciary’s leadership. In a floor vote that ...

Sept 11, 2017
Politics
[Photo News] Korean politicians share surprise smooch

South Korean politicians Kim Moo-sung and Yoo Seung-min kissed each other on the lips during a Bareun Party lawmakers’ dinner held Sunday. The two reportedly kissed as the dinner mood grew raucous a...

Sept 11, 2017
Politics
500-member jury formed to determine fate of nuclear reactors

A 500-member jury was formed Monday to deliberate on President Moon Jae-in's proposal to scrap the construction of two atomic power reactors in the southeastern city of Ulsan to lessen the country's ...

Sept 11, 2017
Politics
Moon calls for discussion of petition asking for revision of juvenile crime law

President Moon Jae-in said Monday it is important to collect sufficient public views before revising the law on juvenile crimes, after increasingly loud calls for tougher punishment in the wake of a ...

Sept 11, 2017
Politics
Constitutional Court chief nominee fails to win parliamentary confirmation

South Korea's parliament failed to approve the controversial Constitutional Court chief nominee in a long-delayed vote Monday, dealing a dispiriting blow to President Moon Jae-in and prolonging the l...

Sept 11, 2017
Politics
Ruling party leader reiterates opposition to nuclear armament

The ruling party leader on Monday reiterated her opposition to growing calls for South Korea's nuclear armament, saying North Korea's nuclear standoff must be settled through political and diplomatic...

Sept 11, 2017
Politics
Military opens probe into 1980 crackdown on Gwangju Democratic Movement

South Korea's defense ministry said Monday it has launched a special investigation team to look into the 1980 massacre of pro-democracy movement in Gwangju under the junta of Chun Doo-hwan. The spec...

Sept 11, 2017
Politics
Moon's approval rating slides below 80% amid N. Korea dilemma

President Moon Jae-in's approval rating saw a substantial dip from last month as the government faces an increasing security dilemma over North Korea's nuclear brinkmanship, according to a poll relea...

Sept 10, 2017
Politics
Govt. moves to improve livestock farming environment, safety management

South Korea has set up a task force to improve the country's livestock farming environment and strengthen the food safety management system, the agriculture ministry said Sunday. The move comes afte...

Sept 10, 2017
Politics
Switching to solar energy will require 20 times more land than nuclear power

Transitioning to solar power as a source of the country's power will require 20 times more land compared with the country's current nuclear energy policy, an opposition lawmaker said Sunday. Rep. Ki...

Sept 10, 2017
Politics
Main opposition party further pushes for 'tactical nukes'

The main opposition Liberty Korea Party is shoring up its push for the redeployment of US tactical nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula, in a move largely seen as strengthening its political posit...

Sept 10, 2017
Politics
Main opposition party set to end parliamentary boycott

The main opposition Liberty Korea Party is expected to lift its boycott of the ongoing regular session of the National Assembly next week, the party's spokesman said Saturday. Since Saturday, the LK...

Sept 10, 2017
Politics
THAAD deployment fans controversy, Moon’s ratings drop

Seoul’s decision to complete the deployment of a US missile defense system is fanning controversy within the country, while concerns for further retaliation from China grows. On Thursday, four more ...

Sept 8, 2017
Politics

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