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Senior S. Korean national security adviser leaves for Russia: sourcesFeb 12, 2020A senior South Korean national security adviser left for Russia on Wednesday in a trip expected to focus on discussions on President Moon Jae-in's initiatives to expand inter-Korean exchange and coop... -
Cheong Wa Dae names new deputy spokespersonFeb 12, 2020President Moon Jae-in has appointed a Cheong Wa Dae staffer, Yoon Jae-kwan, as his new deputy spokesperson, Moon's office announced Wednesday. Yoon, deputy secretary at the office for public relatio... -
Ex-N. Korean envoy pledges to bring peninsula closer to unificationFeb 11, 2020Thae Yong-ho, who was North Korea’s deputy ambassador to the United Kingdom before defecting to South Korea in 2016, is aiming for a parliamentary seat. Announcing his run in the April general elec... -
High-profile N. Korean defector to run in S. Korea's spring election: partyFeb 10, 2020Thae Yong-ho, a former North Korean diplomat who defected to South Korea in 2016, plans to run in the April 15 general elections here as a member of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP), a p... -
Opposition party threatens to impeach Moon over election scandalFeb 10, 2020The main opposition Liberty Korea Party on Monday urged President Moon Jae-in to come clean on allegations involving former and incumbent presidential secretaries in an election-meddling scandal, thr... -
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[Newsmaker] Jongno race bellwether of presidential electionFeb 9, 2020Rival presidential hopefuls to face off in April general election -
Moon says S. Korea can ride out viral outbreak, asks for no excessive fearFeb 9, 2020President Moon Jae-in said Sunday that South Korea is "certainly" capable of bringing the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak under control and advised people not to have excessive fear. He voiced co... -
Ex-BP lawmaker seeks merger with LKP ahead of electionsFeb 9, 2020A conservative lawmaker who recently broke away from a minor opposition party announced Sunday that he is seeking to merge his newly created party with the main opposition Liberty Korea Party in a bi... -
Moon stresses alliance, seeks US state governors' support for Korea peace processFeb 9, 2020President Moon Jae-in has asked US state governors to provide South Korea with full support for its efforts to bring lasting peace to the peninsula, as he delivered a video message to them during a r... -
Opposition leader to run in Seoul's Jongno district in April electionsFeb 7, 2020Hwang Kyo-ahn, chief of the main opposition party, announced his bid Friday to run in the Jongno district in central Seoul for the April 15 elections, heralding a high-profile race against the former... -
Liberty Korea Party launches satellite groupFeb 5, 2020General elections are about two months away and South Korea’s political landscape is undergoing a transformation, with party splits, mergers and even the arrival of the nation’s very first “satellite... -
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[Newsmaker] Candidates turn to social media to woo voters amid coronavirus crisisFeb 4, 2020The coronavirus is forcing general election candidates to find ways to reach voters apart from street canvassing, with many turning to social media. Campaign rally events often involve face-to-fac... -
Majority of public against release of jailed ex-President Park: surveyFeb 4, 2020A majority of the public opposes the release of former President Park Geun-hye, who has been detained for nearly three years now after a corruption scandal took down her presidency in 2017, a poll fi... -
Extra parliamentary session set for Feb. to handle quarantine bill, other proposalsFeb 3, 2020Political parties agreed Monday to hold an extra parliamentary session for February to handle key bills, including a proposal to revise the quarantine act to better tackle the outbreak of a new coron... -
Ex-presidential candidate Ahn says his new, moderate party will be 'different' than othersFeb 2, 2020Former presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo laid out visions for his new political party Sunday, claiming it will be different than existing parties plagued by irresponsibility. "The new party I am ...
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