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S. Korea nationalizes 90 b won worth of colonial-era Japanese property

South Korea has completed the nationalization of land worth an estimated 90 billion won ($76.40 million) across the country that should have reverted to the state but was still registered under Japan...

Jul 25, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] National Assembly delegation leaves for US to discuss Japan trade curbs

A bipartisan delegation representing South Korea’s National Assembly left for Washington on Wednesday morning to meet with US and Japanese counterparts in hopes of finding a breakthrough in Japan’s l...

Jul 24, 2019
Politics
Cho Kuk could be replaced as early as Thursday

President Moon Jae-in was expected to replace his top aides, including senior presidential secretary for civil affairs Cho Kuk, as early as Thursday. Cho, the longest serving senior presidential sec...

Jul 24, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Moon’s civil affairs secretary at center of yet another political feud

Cho Kuk, senior secretary to the president for civil affairs and justice, is once again in the spotlight, drawing fire from conservatives and fueling a feud between the ruling and opposition blocs. ...

Jul 23, 2019
Politics
Ruling party, main opposition spar over diplomatic approach to Tokyo’s trade restrictions

The ongoing dispute between the ruling Democratic Party of Korea and the main opposition Liberty Korea Party on Tuesday spilled over to the government’s diplomatic approach in handling trade restrict...

Jul 23, 2019
Politics
Former top justice Yang released on bail

Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae was released on bail Monday after 179 days of detention over his role in a judiciary power abuse scandal. The Seoul Central District Court approved Y...

Jul 22, 2019
Politics
Parliamentary panel set to adopt resolution against Japan's export curbs

The parliamentary foreign affairs committee on Monday adopted a parliamentary resolution calling on Japan to withdraw its curbs on exports to South Korea of key high-tech materials. In a bipartisan ...

Jul 22, 2019
Politics
Assembly session ends without results

Days after the June extraordinary parliamentary session ended without addressing key bills, all eyes are on whether a July plenary session will be convened, amid a widening rift between the ruling an...

Jul 21, 2019
Politics
Parties fail to reach deal on June plenary meeting

Rival parties failed to reach a deal Friday to discuss conditions for a plenary meeting, effectively scuttling the passage of an extra budget bill during the June extraordinary parliamentary session....

Jul 19, 2019
Politics
S. Korea may review military info-sharing pact with Japan: Cheong Wa Dae official

A senior Cheong Wa Dae official said Thursday South Korea will review whether to renew a pact with Japan on sharing military information, if needed, according to a politician here. "For now, (the go...

Jul 18, 2019
Politics
Moon, party leaders vow to work together to deal with Japan's economic reprisal

They call for immediate retraction of Japan's export curbs

Jul 18, 2019
Politics
Moon meets bipartisan parliamentary leaders amid deepening economic woes

President Moon Jae-in began talks with ruling and opposition party leaders Thursday afternoon on urgent issues that include Japan's trade pressure on South Korea and how to reinvigorate the local eco...

Jul 18, 2019
Politics
Chief financial regulator offers to resign

The head of South Korea's top financial regulator said Thursday he has offered to resign, ahead of an expected reshuffle of the Cabinet. Financial Services Commission Chairman Choi Jong-ku told repo...

Jul 18, 2019
Politics
Japan’s export curbs to top agenda of President Moon’s meeting with party leaders

President Moon Jae-in and chairpersons of five political parties will gather for a meeting at Cheong Wa Dae on Thursday afternoon to discuss ways to navigate Japan’s trade regulations. The chairpers...

Jul 17, 2019
Politics
Ex-lawmaker found dead on mountain in western Seoul: police

Former legislator Chung Doo-un was found dead Wednesday afternoon at a mountain in Hongeun-dong, a neighborhood in Seoul’s western district of Seodaemun, according to police. Seoul Emergency Operati...

Jul 16, 2019
Politics

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