Latest case hurts the party’s chances in local elections

Yoon asks for lawmakers’ support in supplementary budget bill, US-led alliance

The two candidates of the ruling and the main opposition parties are running neck and neck in a race for the governorship of Gyeonggi Province in the June local elections, a survey showed Monday. Kim Eun-hye, former lawmaker of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), led former Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) 40.5 percent to 38.1 percent, according to the...

South Korea will dispatch a delegation to the United Arab Emirates on Monday to express in-person condolences on the death of the country’s President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the presidential office said Sunday. Sheikh Khalifa, who took over as the UAE president in 2004, succeeding his father, died on Friday aged 73. The delegation consists of Yoon’s chief of staff Chang Je-won, Kore...

Rivalry brings competition rate dip to lowest-ever

President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday appointed three more ministers, including the North Korea policy chief, with his Cabinet formation delayed by the main opposition party's refusal to endorse certain nominees. Yoon appointed Kwon Young-se as unification minister after the National Assembly adopted his confirmation hearing report the previous day. Yoon went ahead with the appointment of Park Bo-g...

By Jo He-rim ( herim@heraldcorp.com )

Yoon put to test for balanced diplomacy in war of nerves between the US and China

Results likely to reflect sentiment on Yoon administration

Kim called homosexuality a ‘treatable’ mental disease and sexual slavery victims prostitutes

President Yoon Suk-yeol appointed Foreign Minister Park Jin and Interior Minister Lee Sang-min on Thursday, a presidential official said, amid a delay in their parliamentary confirmation process. The appointments will help meet the quorum for Yoon's first Cabinet meeting set for later in the day. Park is a lawmaker of the ruling People Power Party, and Lee is a former vice chief of the Anti-Cor...

President Yoon Suk-yeol is likely to tap Hwang Joon-kook, a former ambassador to Britain, as his first ambassador to the United Nations, sources said Thursday. Hwang is a former career member of the foreign service with years of experience handling the North Korean nuclear issue. He served as head of a supporters' association for Yoon during the presidential campaign. Under the Park Geun-hye ad...

Candidate registration began Thursday for the June 1 local elections and parliamentary by-elections amid expectations that the results could serve as an early bellwether for the new government of President Yoon Suk-yeol. The National Election Commission (NEC) will receive candidacy registration on Thursday and Friday before the official 13-day campaign period kicks off May 19. Up for grabs in t...

Tuesday did not just mark the start of a new government led by President Yoon Suk-yeol. It also marked the first official debut -- at least in the eyes of the public -- of first lady Kim Keon-hee, who has been ostensibly missing on the campaign trail. Kim, 49, has been keeping a low profile for months after being embroiled in various controversies surrounding her past, including an allegation th...

President tells senior secretaries to keep close eye on economic indicators