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[Newsmaker] Moon in hot water over adoption comments

Jan 19, 2021

Cheong Wa Dae on Tuesday was busy correcting President Moon Jae-in’s recent comments about adoption as civic groups and opposition lawmakers called for an official apology. On Monday, the president ...
Moon to join WEF's virtual meeting next week

Jan 19, 2021

President Moon Jae-in will attend an online meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) next week and deliver a keynote speech on responding to the global health care and economic crisis, Cheong Wa Dae...
PM urges public to maintain vigilance amid drop in virus infections

Jan 19, 2021

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Tuesday called for the public to adhere to strict social distancing rules despite a downward trend in the number of new daily coronavirus cases nationwide. "We seem ...
Moon hopes Biden will turn tide of talks with NK

Jan 18, 2021

Moon stressed the Singapore agreement will speed up the stalled US-NK talks
Discussions on corporate profit sharing heat up amid pandemic-driven economic polarization

Jan 18, 2021

The ruling Democratic Party (DP) has set out to find ways to get lucrative companies to share some of their profits with small businesses vulnerable to losses amid the coronavirus pandemic, but it is...
Race for Seoul mayor heats up as political heavyweights announce bids

Jan 18, 2021

The race for the upcoming Seoul mayoral by-election is all but set, with the ruling and opposition parties likely to finalize their candidates by the end of this week. The competition has heated up ...
Moon rules out immediate pardons for ex-presidents, divides parties

Jan 18, 2021

President Moon Jae-in on Monday ruled out pardoning two former presidents in the near future, but left open the possibility of pardons down the line when backed by public consensus. Moon said Monday...
Moon says S. Korea will seek dialogue with Japan over solution to wartime sexual slavery

Jan 18, 2021

President Moon Jae-in said Monday that South Korea will seek dialogue with Japan to find a solution to Tokyo's wartime sexual slavery amid renewed tensions following a recent court ruling on the thor...
Moon hopes stalled NK nuke diplomacy will pick up from Singapore Declaration

Jan 18, 2021

President Moon Jae-in on Monday expressed hope for the stalled diplomacy on North Korea's denuclearization to move forward from the agreement reached in the Singapore summit between Washington and Py...
Without consensus, ‘pardons cannot be a tool for national unity’

Jan 18, 2021

This is an excerpt from President Moon Jae-in’s New Year press conference. -- Ed. Q. What is your position on pardons for former presidents Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye? A. I have pondered long ...
Moon believes S. Korea will achieve faster herd immunity formation than other nations

Jan 18, 2021

President Moon Jae-in forecast Monday that South Korea will be able to achieve the formation of collective herd immunity against the new coronavirus faster than other countries under the government's...
Public firms to hire over 26,000 new employees this year: finance minister

Jan 18, 2021

South Korea's public institutions plan to hire more than 26,000 new employees this year in a bid to prop up the job market hit hard by the new coronavirus outbreak, the finance minister said Monday. ...
Now not yet time to discuss pardons of two ex-presidents: Moon

Jan 18, 2021

President Moon Jae-in made clear Monday that it is premature to talk about granting special pardons to two convicted former presidents -- Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye. "I think now is not the (ri...
1st homegrown coronavirus medicine expected to be used from early Feb.:PM

Jan 18, 2021

South Korea's first homegrown coronavirus treatment candidate from Celltrion Inc. is expected to be used to treat patients starting early February, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said Monday. "We exp...
Korea officially invited as guest nation to G-7 summit in Britain

Jan 17, 2021

LONDON -- South Korea has been officially invited to this year's summit of the Group of Seven (G-7) industrialized nations set to be hosted by Britain in June. The office of British Prime Minister B...