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Moon requests support for S. Korea's WTO chief bid in meeting with foreign envoys

Oct 16, 2020

President Moon Jae-in sought support for South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee's bid to become the head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) as he received credentials from six new top foreign e...
Moon emboldened by S. Korea's digital govt. feat

Oct 16, 2020

President Moon Jae-in views the OECD's recognition of South Korea's digital government system as an outcome of longstanding efforts that date back to the Kim Dae-jung administration two decades ago, ...
Watchdog eyes finalizing audit into controversial reactor closure

Oct 16, 2020

The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI), the country's audit watchdog, on Friday plans to finalize an audit surrounding the controversial Wolsong-1 nuclear reactor closure. BAI plans to convene a co...
Over 20 sitting lawmakers indicted on illegal election campaigning charges

Oct 16, 2020

More than 20 sitting lawmakers face trials on charges of violating the public election law while campaigning for the previous parliamentary elections in April. Prosecutors said Thursday they indicte...
Ruling party chief proposes dispatching bipartisan delegation to US after Nov. election

Oct 15, 2020

Launching an internal task force handling diplomatic and security issues in light of the upcoming US presidential election, the head of the ruling party Thursday proposed dispatching a bipartisan del...
Supreme Court confirms prison term for ex-presidential aide over abuse of power

Oct 15, 2020

The top court on Thursday upheld a one-year prison term for a former chief of staff to ex-President Park Geun-hye, who was indicted on charges of abusing his power to illegally support conservative g...
Supreme Court revisits '80s case of abusive state facility for vagrants

Oct 15, 2020

The Supreme Court opened a case on Thursday on a state-run facility for vagrants, 31 years after its owner was acquitted of illegal confinement charges. The court held a hearing for Park In-keun, th...
Lawmakers rap universities for lukewarm response to students' tuition refund calls

Oct 14, 2020

Local universities are coming increasingly under pressure to heed students' calls for partial tuition refunds over the poor quality of online lectures currently under way due to the protracted corona...
Ruling party faces dilemma over launching mayoral candidates for April by-elections

Oct 14, 2020

With about six months left before the April by-elections for the country's two largest mayoral seats, the ruling Democratic Party is unsure whether to nominate candidates for the elections. The seat...
Seoul won't seek end of Korean War without denuclearization: UN envoy

Oct 14, 2020

The South Korean government is not seeking to declare the end of the Korean War without denuclearization by the North, Seoul’s envoy to the UN said Wednesday. “I don’t think declaring an end to the ...
Prosecution searches residence of former financial watchdog official in fund scandal

Oct 14, 2020

The prosecution said Wednesday it has searched the house of a former financial official in connection with its investigation into a financial fraud scandal involving two embattled private equity inve...
Cheong Wa Dae says S. Korea-Japan summit talks needed to resolve bilateral problem

Oct 14, 2020

Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday it is important for the leaders of South Korea and Japan to meet each other in order to resolve pending issues that have strained bilateral ties. The presidential office...
Moon instructs Cheong Wa Dae to cooperate with probe into investment fund scandals: Cheong Wa Dae

Oct 14, 2020

President Moon Jae-in has ordered his Cheong Wa Dae aides to cooperate "actively" with state prosecutors' ongoing investigation into a high-profile financial fraud and corruption scandal allegedly in...
Ruling party head 'very disappointed' over Japan's summit boycott report

Oct 14, 2020

The head of the ruling Democratic Party on Wednesday expressed frustration over a report that Japan's new prime minister threatened to skip a trilateral summit planned by Seoul this year unless South...
S. Korea's first lady stresses IVI's role in global fight against COVID-19

Oct 13, 2020

First Lady Kim Jung-sook of South Korea said Tuesday that the role and mission of the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) has become more significant than ever amid the new coronavirus outbreak. S...