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Ruling party, main opposition continue to lock horns over reform bills

Liberty Korea Party holds second rally against fast-tracking of reform bills

Apr 28, 2019
Politics
[Video] Standoff between ruling and main opposition results in violent clash

Deadlock between ruling Democratic Party of Korea and main opposition Liberty Korea Party over fast-tracking key bills turned to violent clashes overnight Friday. Violence sparked Thursday as Libert...

Apr 26, 2019
Politics
Ko Min-jung named new presidential spokesperson

Seoul’s presidential office on Thursday appointed Ko Min-jung as its new spokesperson, filling the post left vacant since last month. Cheong Wa Dae spokesman Ko Min-jung. Yonhap Ko, 39, had served ...

Apr 25, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Speaker okays change of judiciary reform panel member amid political turmoil

National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang on Thursday approved a minor opposition party's plan to replace its member on the special parliamentary committee on judiciary reform, a crucial move in effort...

Apr 25, 2019
Politics
Ko Min-jung named new presidential spokesperson

The presidential office said Thursday it has appointed its deputy spokesperson, Ko Min-jung, as its new spokesperson to fill a post that had been vacant for a month. Ko was a well-known TV anchor be...

Apr 25, 2019
Politics
Agreement to fast-track key bills roils National Assembly

Bareunmirae Party takes Rep. Oh Shin-hwan off the special committee, main opposition Liberty Korea Party vows all-out protest

Apr 24, 2019
Politics
President Moon returns home from 3-nation Central Asia tour

President Moon Jae-in returned home Tuesday after an eight-day trip to Central Asia aimed at improving the country's relations with Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. His arrival here came hou...

Apr 23, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Parliament to fast-track election reform, investigation unit bills this week

The National Assembly is expected to fast-track bills on electoral reform and establishing a unit to investigate high-ranking government officials over corruption this week, party officials said Tues...

Apr 23, 2019
Politics
[News Focus] Voters split on support for anticorruption efforts vs. desire to punish Moon: survey

SEJONG -- The next president of South Korea will be elected in 35 months, on March 9, 2022, two months prior to the end of incumbent President Moon Jae-in’s term. But before then, the Moon governmen...

Apr 23, 2019
Politics
Ruling, three minor opposition parties agree to fast-track key reform bills

Main opposition vows to boycott extra parliamentary session

Apr 22, 2019
Politics
Government to focus on aiding bio, non-memory chip, automotive industries

The Korean government will focus resources into boosting non-memory semiconductors, bio industry and next-generation automotive technology. According to reports, the presidential office has selected...

Apr 22, 2019
Politics
4 parties agree to fast-track election reform, investigation unit bills

The ruling Democratic Party and three opposition parties agreed Monday to fast-track bills on an electoral reform and the establishment of a unit to investigate high-ranking government officials over...

Apr 22, 2019
Politics
Feud between ruling and opposition bloc deepens

The friction between the ruling bloc and the main opposition Liberty Korea Party is showing signs of intensifying following a conservative rally Saturday. On Saturday, estimated 20,000 conservatives...

Apr 21, 2019
Politics
Decision likely this week on whether to allow suspending prison sentence of ex-President Park

Prosecutors are expected to decide this week whether to allow a stay of execution to former President Park Geun-hye, who is imprisoned for corruption. Park has asked for a suspension of her imprison...

Apr 21, 2019
Politics
Ex-lawmaker, eldest son of former President Kim Dae-jung, dies

Kim Hong-il, an ex-lawmaker and the eldest son of former South Korean President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Kim Dae-jung, died on Saturday. He was 71. A local fire station said that it received a r...

Apr 21, 2019
Politics

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