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Vice-ministerial appointments feed speculation of imminent Cabinet reshuffle

President Moon Jae-in‘s naming of six new vice minister-level officials on Sunday has added fuel to speculation that a Cabinet reshuffle could occur as early as this week. Cheong Wa Dae spokesman Ki...

Aug 27, 2018
Politics
Moon to mediate deal between US, N. Korea in summit with Kim: official

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will likely seek to mediate a breakthrough in talks between the United States and North Korea when he visits Pyongyang for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jon...

Aug 26, 2018
Politics
Moon seeks to have lawmakers join North Korea visit

President Moon Jae-in said Sunday the government is discussing ways to have ruling and opposition party lawmakers join his trip to Pyongyang next month for his third summit with North Korean leader K...

Aug 26, 2018
Politics
Veteran politician Lee Hae-chan elected new ruling party chief

Lee Hae-chan, a staunch liberal and former prime minister, was elected the new chief of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) on Saturday on pledges of unwavering efforts toward national reforms and inter...

Aug 25, 2018
Politics
Ruling party set to elect new leader

The ruling Democratic Party is set to hold a national convention on Saturday to elect its new chief, with Lee Hae-chan, a charismatic former prime minister, leading the three-way race. Last month, t...

Aug 25, 2018
Politics
Moon to discuss job creation with mayors, governors next week

President Moon Jae-in plans to hold a meeting with big city mayors and provincial governors next week after the session was postponed due to an approaching typhoon, an official said Friday. Moon had...

Aug 24, 2018
Politics
Ahn to leave for Germany next week following defeat in Seoul mayorship

Ahn Cheol-soo, a former candidate for the Seoul mayorship, will leave for Munich next week, his aides said Thursday, following his defeat in the June local elections. Last month, Ahn of the minor op...

Aug 23, 2018
Politics
Moon urges complete measures to reduce damage from typhoon

President Moon Jae-in on Thursday called for all-out efforts to minimize damage from an approaching typhoon and measures to ensure the safety of separated families from the two Koreas set to hold the...

Aug 23, 2018
Politics
[Newsmaker] Partisan strife continues over special probe of online opinion rigging

A partisan squabble over an opinion-rigging scandal involving an incumbent governor resumed Thursday as the team of investigators led by special counsel Huh Ik-bum decided not to request an extension...

Aug 23, 2018
Politics
Typhoon makes landfall with strong winds, heavy rains

Soulik set to pass near Seoul on Friday morning; government issues highest warnings for possible damage

Aug 23, 2018
Politics
Special counsel won’t seek extension of term for opinion-rigging probe

Special prosecutors probing a high-profile political scandal involving an influential blogger and a prominent governor said Wednesday it will not seek to extend their designated term and plans to wra...

Aug 22, 2018
Politics
Cheong Wa Dae launches crisis management system as typhoon approaches

The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday that it put its crisis management center in operation as a strong typhoon was expected to soon make landfall in South Korea. The center opened Tu...

Aug 22, 2018
Politics
Government, party to hold emergency meeting on jobs

Senior officials from the government and ruling party will hold an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss measures to tackle the worsening employment situation, party officials said. The meeting, sl...

Aug 19, 2018
Politics
S. Korean PM meets with senior N. Korean official in Jakarta

South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon met with a senior North Korean official in Jakarta on Saturday just before the opening ceremony of the Asian Games. Lee encountered North Korean Deputy Prime ...

Aug 18, 2018
Politics
S. Korean gov't committed to nuclear phase-out policy goal

The South Korean government is firmly committed to reducing the country's dependence on nuclear power and will expand the use of renewable power sources despite growing public support for time-tested...

Aug 18, 2018
Politics

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