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Main opposition ups pressure to get to bottom of alleged sex abuse by late Seoul mayor

Jul 13, 2020

On the funeral day of late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon on Monday, the main opposition party launched what is likely to become an all-out campaign to press for a probe into allegations that the deceased...
USFK commander pays tribute to late war hero Paik

Jul 13, 2020

US Forces Korea commander Gen. Robert Abrams visited the funeral home for late Korean War hero Paik Sun-yup on Monday, saying he is deeply grateful for Paik's service. Abrams visited the funeral alt...
Moon's approval rating dips to 4-month low on real estate, N. Korea policies

Jul 13, 2020

President Moon Jae-in's approval rating dipped to 48.7 percent, the lowest point in four months, a poll showed Monday amid growing controversies over his policies on the real estate market, irregular...
Moon to launch govt.-ruling party task force on his New Deal project

Jul 12, 2020

President Moon Jae-in plans to launch an inter-agency council this month for the so-called Korean-version New Deal project aimed at creating jobs and fostering economic growth against the impact of t...
S. Korea court slashes ex-president's jail term by 10 years

Jul 10, 2020

A Seoul court on Friday slashed disgraced former president Park Geun-hye's prison terms by 10 years, in what should be the final ruling over the corruption scandal that brought her down. The country...
Political community expresses shock, condolences over Seoul mayor's death

Jul 10, 2020

The political community expressed shock and condolences over the death of Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, with the ruling Democratic Party, the political home of Park, cancelling most of its events for Fr...
Seoul city to hold mayoral funeral for Park Won-soon

Jul 10, 2020

The Seoul city government said Friday it plans to hold a mayoral funeral for Park Won-soon and run on a contingency plan for the time being following the abrupt death of the liberal heavyweight and t...
Ruling party likely to push for further hike of real estate tax

Jul 9, 2020

The ruling Democratic Party is leaning towards raising the highest gross real estate tax rate to 6 percent. According to reports citing ruling party officials, the new top tax rate will be included i...
Top prosecutor stands back from case involving his aide

Jul 9, 2020

Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol accepted Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae’s directive Thursday to back down from an investigation in a case involving a senior prosecutor believed to be close to him. Wi...
Justice minister rejects top prosecutor's offer to form new team to probe case involving key aide

Jul 8, 2020

Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae on Wednesday rejected the chief prosecutor's offer to create an "independent" investigative team to handle an alleged blackmail case at the center of friction between the ...
Top prosecutor orders creation of independent team to handle case involving key aide

Jul 8, 2020

Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl on Wednesday ordered the creation of an independent investigative team to handle an alleged blackmail case at the center of his friction with the justice minister. ...
[Newsmaker] Controversy over multiple homeownership grips government, ruling party

Jul 8, 2020

The government and ruling Dmocratic Party of Korea are taking unprecedented steps to douse the controversy over multiple homeownership among their ranks faced with mounting criticism from both conser...
Seoul to invest 2.6 trillion won for green projects

Jul 8, 2020

Seoul City plans to invest 2.6 trillion won ($2.17 billion) for its version of the “Green New Deal” that intends to cut carbon dioxide emissions while creating jobs. “The Seoul version of the Green ...
Justice minister issues ultimatum to prosecutor general

Jul 8, 2020

Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae issued an ultimatum to Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol to respond by Thursday morning to her directive to forgo his authority to supervise an investigation in the case i...
Moon to address ILO's global summit on coronavirus impact on work

Jul 8, 2020

South Korean President Moon Jae-in plans to present his labor policy vision in a video message to the virtual global summit of the International Labor Organization (ILO) later Wednesday, a Cheong Wa ...