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Former President Chun stands trial for libel over Gwangju memoirs

Former President Chun Doo-hwan appeared in a libel trial in the regional city of Gwangju on Monday over his controversial memoirs, in which he allegedly defamed victims of his brutal crackdown on a 1...

Mar 11, 2019
Politics
[News Focus] More state-run agencies likely to move out from Seoul

SEJONG -- A project to remedy the problem of imbalanced development among the different regions in South Korea began 16 years ago under the government of former President Roh Moo-hyun. It entailed re...

Mar 10, 2019
Politics
Kim Yeon-chul tapped as new unification minister

Kim Yeon-chul, who was tapped as the new unification minister Friday, has more than 20 years of experience dealing with inter-Korean and unification issues as a policy adviser and scholar. Currently...

Mar 8, 2019
Politics
President Moon names 7 new ministers in Cabinet reshuffle

President Moon Jae-in on Friday named seven new ministers in a move to set his administration up for the second half of his term that will also replace the country's point man on North Korea. The ph...

Mar 8, 2019
Politics
Former strongman Chun will attend libel trial: lawyer

Former President Chun Doo-hwan will attend a hearing set for next week on a libel case involving his controversial memoirs on the 1980 pro-democracy uprising, his lawyer said Thursday. "Former Presi...

Mar 7, 2019
Politics
National Assembly kicks off extra session after 2-month hiatus

After a two-month hiatus, the National Assembly kicked off an extraordinary session Thursday to deal with contentious bills largely on the economy and electoral reform. The 30-day session began as t...

Mar 7, 2019
Politics
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

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