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[News Focus] Only 1 in 5 support Moon’s apartment policies: pollDec 12, 2019SEJONG -- The approval ratings for President Moon Jae-in have recently inched up to hover around 45 percent, according to a variety of surveys by major pollsters. A noteworthy point in the latest po... -
Six-term lawmaker Chung rises as potential prime ministerDec 12, 2019The presidential office is looking into six-term lawmaker Rep. Chung Sye-kyun as a possible replacement for Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon, local news outlets reported Thursday. According to reports, Ch... -
New chiefs of three key govt. agencies appointedDec 12, 2019Cheong Wa Dae appointed new vice minister-level heads of three major government agencies Thursday in a routine shake-up. It promoted Park Chong-ho, deputy head of the Korea Forest Service, to the po... -
Moon vows govt. efforts to transform agricultural systemDec 12, 2019President Moon Jae-in said Thursday his government will push for the epoch-making development of the country's agricultural and fisheries sectors in tandem with a response to the fourth industrial re... -
Court rebukes prosecutors during trial of ex-justice minister’s wifeDec 11, 2019The court has turned down prosecutors’ request to make changes to the initial complaint filed against former Justice Minister Cho Kuk’s wife, Chung Kyung-shim, a professor at a private university. C... -
Moon asks for confirmation hearing for justice minister nomineeDec 11, 2019President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday sent to the National Assembly a request for a confirmation hearing for justice minister candidate Choo Mi-ae, the presidential office said. Moon approved the reque... -
National Assembly passes 512.3tr won budget billDec 10, 2019The National Assembly on Tuesday passed next year's budget bill, worth 512.3 trillion won ($ 429.9 billion), after fierce partisan strife. The government had proposed a 2020 budget worth 513.5 trill... -
Parliament passes children safety bills in plenary sessionDec 10, 2019South Korea's parliament passed uncontested bills, including those on children safety, in its morning plenary session Tuesday, without reviewing the budget bill and other contentious bills on elector... -
National Assembly suspends voting on fast-tracked reform billsDec 9, 2019The National Assembly decided Monday to suspend voting on fiercely contested fast-tracked bills, including election and prosecutorial reforms, and postpone its plenary session until Tuesday. Nationa... -
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[Newsmaker] Centrist third party on course to splitDec 8, 2019Minor opposition Bareunmirae Party, formed in February last year to challenge the bipartisan establishment, is on the verge of splitting. The party’s meeting for “nonpartisan initiative” has launche... -
Speaker to put election, prosecution reform bills to vote this weekDec 8, 2019Hotly contested fast-tracked bills -- including election and prosecutorial reforms -- will be put to a vote during the parliament’s plenary session Monday and Tuesday. However, as the main oppositio... -
Parliamentary speaker plans to put budget bill on review despite partisan clashDec 6, 2019National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang vowed Friday to put the pending government budget proposal for 2020 on review next week even amid a continuing partisan clash. "Speaker Moon decided that he w... -
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[Newsmaker] Political parties to withdraw filibuster, postpone fast-track billsDec 6, 2019Major political parties on Friday reached a tentative agreement to normalize parliament through the withdrawal of the main opposition party's filibuster and the postponement of contested fast-track b... -
Prosecutors grill whistleblower in election-meddling probeDec 6, 2019Prosecutors grilled Vice Mayor of Ulsan Song Byung-gi on Friday over Cheong Wa Dae’s suspected meddling in regional elections last year. Song’s home, office and car were also raided by prosecution a... -
Ex-ruling party leader Choo tapped as justice ministerDec 5, 2019Lawmaker picked to reform prosecution amid power abuse scandal
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