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Moon expects prime minister to help restore 'normal politics'Jan 14, 2020President Moon Jae-in expressed hope Tuesday that South Korea's new prime minister, Chung Sye-kyun, will play a role in efforts to normalize the country's politics ridden with polarization and partis... -
Expanding inter-Korean projects could help ease int'l sanctions, Moon saysJan 14, 2020President Moon Jae-in stressed the need Tuesday to expand inter-Korean cooperation, saying it could be conducive to drumming up international support for sanctions relief for the communist neighbor. ... -
Parliament passes bills on giving police more investigative powerJan 13, 2020Police will be able to close probes without prosecution approval as the National Assembly passed two bills on granting police more investigative power on Monday. The legislative move is expected to ... -
Govt. announces reorganization to reduce prosecution's direct investigationJan 13, 2020The Justice Ministry on Monday unveiled a plan to reorganize the prosecution in line with a reform policy to reduce its investigative authority. Under the plan, the ministry will push to halve the n... -
Assembly approves prime minister nomineeJan 13, 2020The National Assembly on Monday endorsed President Moon Jae-in's pick for new prime minister despite strong resistance from the main opposition party. The legislature passed the confirmation motion ... -
Presidential office ups pressure on prosecutionJan 13, 2020The friction between the presidential office and the prosecution is deepening, with both sides accusing the other of wrongdoings in the developments surrounding high-profile investigations. On Monda... -
Lawmaker picked for presidential panel on aging societyJan 13, 2020A ruling party lawmaker has been appointed as vice head of the presidential advisory group on polices related to falling birth rates and the aging society, Cheong Wa Dae said Monday. President Moon ... -
Cheong Wa Dae asks rights panel to review prosecution's probe into Cho Kuk caseJan 13, 2020Cheong Wa Dae said Monday it has requested a state human rights panel to look into whether prosecutors violated relevant rules in connection with their sweeping probe into suspicions involving former... -
Presidential spokesperson expected to run in April electionJan 12, 2020Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Ko Min-jung is leaning towards running in the upcoming general election, a ruling party official said Sunday. "Ko seems to have made up her mind to run in the general elec... -
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[News Focus] Reforming the prosecution, or taming it?Jan 12, 2020What’s behind Moon’s divisive campaign to overhaul the powerful law enforcement body? -
Cheong Wa Dae silent on N. Korea's ridicule of S. Korea's 'mediator' roleJan 12, 2020The office of President Moon Jae-in issued no immediate formal response Saturday to North Korea's statement mocking his efforts to facilitate nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington. Kim Kye-... -
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[Newsmaker] Rallies held against government, prosecutionJan 12, 2020Two different groups of citizens took to the streets of Seoul on Saturday, one criticizing the Moon Jae-in administration and the other calling for the resignation of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-you... -
Presidential office voices strong regret over prosecution raidJan 10, 2020Cheong Wa Dae expressed strong regret Friday over state prosecutors' attempt at what it called a reckless search of the presidential office. Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office in the morning ... -
S. Korea conveys Trump's birthday message for Kim Jong-unJan 10, 2020US President Donald Trump has congratulated North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on his birthday, South Korea's top presidential security adviser said Friday after returning from his trip to Washington, D... -
Main opposition submits motion to impeach justice minister over reshuffle rowJan 10, 2020The main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) submitted a motion to impeach Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae on Friday over the recent replacement of top prosecutors probing high-profile scandals involvin...
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