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Prosecution grills justice minister's wife again over alleged family corruption

Prosecutors on Saturday questioned Justice Minister Cho Kuk's wife for the second time this week as part of a sprawling investigation into corruption allegations surrounding his family. Cho's wife, ...

Oct 5, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Security adviser under fire for domineering manner

A South Korean diplomat to the United Nations was required to kneel down in front of National Security Office Second Deputy Chief Kim Hyun-chong over a mistake that led to a missed engagement, a lawm...

Oct 4, 2019
Politics
Main opposition ratchets up political attacks over justice minister following massive rally

The main opposition Liberty Korea Party called for a probe into the justice minister over corruption allegations on Friday, one day after conservatives held a massive rally to demand his dismissal. ...

Oct 4, 2019
Politics
Justice minister's wife grilled over alleged family corruption

Prosecutors on Thursday questioned Justice Minister Cho Kuk's wife for the first time as part of a widening probe into corruption allegations surrounding the family. Cho's wife, a university profess...

Oct 3, 2019
Politics
Subway, railway workers in Seoul, Gyeonggi Province plan strikes starting next week

Subway workers in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province are expected to go on a series of strikes starting Monday, affecting more than 8 million commuters. The four public transport unions affiliated with the...

Oct 3, 2019
Politics
Prosecutors summon justice minister’s wife for questioning

Minister’s spouse grilled for 8 hours

Oct 3, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Democratic Party pushes to review college admissions of children of senior public officials

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea is pushing for special legislation to look into possible irregularities into the college admissions of the children of lawmakers and senior public officials. The...

Oct 2, 2019
Politics
Opposition leader appears at prosecution office over 'fast-track' bills row

The leader of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party voluntarily appeared at a district prosecutors office on Tuesday over the party's involvement in the political bickering over the passage of so-c...

Oct 1, 2019
Politics
S. Korean parliament adopts resolution against use of imperial

South Korea's National Assembly adopted a resolution Monday urging Japan to ban the use of its imperial-era flag during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The statement calls on the Tokyo Organizing Committee...

Sept 30, 2019
Politics
Moon reaffirms prosecution reform with collective responsibility

South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in on Monday stressed the need for prosecution reform again, calling on the Ministry of Justice and the prosecutors’ office to cooperate with each other. Speaking at...

Sept 30, 2019
Politics
Moon orders prosecution to draw up its own reform plan

President Moon Jae-in instructed South Korea's prosecution Monday to map out its own reform measures at an early date. He issued the order on receiving a report from Justice Minister Cho Kuk on ways...

Sept 30, 2019
Politics
Ruling party proposes agency to probe education privilege for lawmakers' children

The ruling Democratic Party on Monday proposed setting up a special agency under parliament to probe into whether children of lawmakers received undue preferential treatment in gaining admission to c...

Sept 30, 2019
Politics
Top prosecutor reaffirms commitment to reform

Justice Minister Cho’s wife likely to be summoned this week about involvement in relative’s private equity company

Sept 29, 2019
Politics
National Assembly to launch annual audit of govt. agencies

The National Assembly is scheduled to kick off its annual audit of government agencies this week, officials said Sunday, with a row over corruption scandals involving the justice minister's family li...

Sept 29, 2019
Politics
Cho Kuk scandal brings forth ideological clash

The political ideological clash in South Korea appears have heightened following the alleged impropriety of Justice Minister Cho Kuk’s family with rival groups set to hold simultaneous rallies in Seo...

Sept 27, 2019
Politics

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