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Lee consolidates landslide lead in ruling party's primary race

Sept 12, 2021

SEOUL/WONJU -- Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung clinched two consecutive electoral victories Sunday in the ruling Democratic Party (DP)’s primary votes to pick its presidential candidate, solidif...
Assembly speaker returns after parliamentary summit diplomacy

Sept 12, 2021

Park discussed diverse issues with his counterparts at the World Conference of Speakers of Parliament
Moon expresses sympathy to Biden, American people on 9/11 anniversary

Sept 11, 2021

President Moon Jae-in vowed Saturday that South Korea will continue to contribute to the fight against terrorism as he marked the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. "My deepest sympathi...
[Newsmaker] Opposition party files complaint against CIO over alleged illegal raid

Sept 11, 2021

The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Saturday filed a complaint with the prosecution over what it called an illegal raid against one of its lawmakers in a snowballing political meddling sc...
Former chief prosecutor booked on multiple charges in political meddling probe

Sept 10, 2021

The state anti-corruption investigative body has formally booked ex-Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl on multiples charges, including abuse of power, in its widening probe into a political meddling s...
Moon to receive W166.9m annual pension after retirement

Sept 9, 2021

President Moon Jae-in will receive an annual pension of 166.9 million won ($142,500) along with other benefits after his retirement in May next year, according to the government’s budget plan for 202...
Yoon Seok-youl denies alleged political meddling

Sept 8, 2021

Presidential hopeful Yoon Seok-youl on Wednesday denied involvement in snowballing allegations that he had tried to meddle in politics. Speculation has swirled around him for a week after online new...
Ex-Finance Minister Kim officially declares presidential bid as independent

Sept 8, 2021

Former Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon officially announced Wednesday he will run in the presidential election slated for March as an independent. "We can create a nation where opportunities flow lik...
Hong Joon-pyo rises to break Yoon’s grip on party primary

Sept 7, 2021

Five-term lawmaker appeals to those in their 20s and 30s while support for Yoon erodes
S. Korea to more than double solar, wind energy facilities by 2025: Moon

Sept 7, 2021

President Moon Jae-in said Tuesday that South Korea will scale up its solar and wind energy production facilities by more than twofold within four years as part of the government's new carbon neutral...
PM asks metro unions to cancel planned walkout against restructuring measure

Sept 7, 2021

Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum on Tuesday asked subway unions of Seoul and four other major cities to refrain from staging a planned walkout next week, saying it will seriously disrupt the public transp...
[Us and them] Lee Jun-seok and the rise of anti-feminism

Sept 6, 2021

How the conservative party’s young boss became a hero for internet misogynists
[Herald Interview] Basic income a key policy: Yeoju mayor

Sept 6, 2021

Being mayor of a city in Gyeonggi Province with a little over 110,000 residents means putting people first, says Yeoju Mayor Lee Hang-jin, and a universal basic income for farmers is one way to do th...
PPP's Rep. Hong advances to 3rd spot in new presidential hopefuls' poll

Sept 6, 2021

Rep. Hong Joon-pyo of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) climbed to third place among contenders vying for next year's presidential election, a poll showed Monday. In the two-day poll on 1...
Gyeonggi Gov. Lee confirms lead in ruling party primary race

Sept 5, 2021

Lee achieves key victory in swing vote provinces of presidential elections