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National Security Office reorganized to strengthen communication with US

President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday named new secretaries for peace and security strategy, completing the reorganization of the National Security Office. The appointments, which follow changes in the...

Mar 6, 2019
Politics
President Moon calls for joint action with China to reduce fine dust

South Korean President Moon Jae-in ordered his government Wednesday to work together with China to fight fine dust pollution, his office Cheong Wa Dae said. South Korea has suffered from the worst p...

Mar 6, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Former President Lee Myung-bak released on bail

Former President Lee Myung-bak was released on bail Wednesday after almost one year of detention on corruption charges. Lee, president from 2008-2013, was sentenced by a lower court in October to 15...

Mar 6, 2019
Politics
S. Korea names new presidential secretary for inter-Korean cooperation

President Moon Jae-in named a new secretary Wednesday to work for resumption of inter-Korean cooperation and coordination of the issue with the United States, amid efforts to keep US-North Korea denu...

Mar 6, 2019
Politics
S. Korean nuclear envoy heads to DC for talks on N. Korea

South Korea's top nuclear envoy left Tuesday for the United States to discuss ways to maintain momentum in efforts to denuclearize North Korea following a no-deal Hanoi summit. Lee Do-hoon, special ...

Mar 5, 2019
Politics
S. Korea taps new ambassadors for China, Japan, Russia: sources

South Korea has chosen new ambassadors to China, Japan and Russia in a recent regular spring reshuffle of senior diplomats, as it seeks to bolster diplomacy for its peace efforts with North Korea, so...

Mar 4, 2019
Politics
Moon looks to early resumption of US-NK talks

South Korean President Moon Jae-in expressed confidence on Monday that the United States and North Korea will eventually reach an agreement on denuclearization, telling his top security officials to ...

Mar 4, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Main opposition party ends boycott of parliament

The main opposition Liberty Korea Party on Monday ended its more than one-month boycott of parliamentary activities. The National Assembly has been idle since Jan. 24 amid tensions over a raft of al...

Mar 4, 2019
Politics
Moon vows to help US-NK talks reach full settlement

President Moon Jae-in reaffirmed Friday his commitment to bringing the US and North Korea to the negotiating table again for nuclear talks, after the two countries ended their summit without a deal. ...

Mar 1, 2019
Politics
Moon calls for bold shift to 'new Korean Peninsula regime'

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in laid out his vision for a "new Korean Peninsula regime" Friday, calling it a community for peaceful and economic cooperation that breaks with the country's checker...

Mar 1, 2019
Politics
Suspect in Burning Sun scandal admits to financial transaction

K-pop star Seungri to go in for voluntary police interview

Feb 27, 2019
Politics
Ex-Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn elected Liberty Korea Party chief

GOYANG, Gyeonggi Province -- South Korea’s main opposition Liberty Korea Party on Wednesday chose former Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn as its chief, alongside new supreme council members to head the p...

Feb 27, 2019
Politics
Turnout for main opposition party leader vote reaches 24%

Ex-Prime minister Hwang takes lead in opinion poll

Feb 25, 2019
Politics
Cheong Wa Dae dismisses reports of own 'blacklist'

The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae strongly dismissed media reports of a suspected blacklist aimed at ruling out certain government officials from future appointment Wednesday, apparently a sensit...

Feb 20, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] ‘Japan’s Abe politicizing sexual slavery issue’: National Assembly speaker

National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is politicizing the “comfort women” issue as part of efforts to win supporters at home. “It is shameless. Prime Minist...

Feb 18, 2019
Politics

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