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Moon to join virtual summits of APEC, G20 this week

Nov 17, 2020

President Moon Jae-in will participate in back-to-back major multilateral summits to be held via video links this week, Cheong Wa Dae announced Tuesday. He is scheduled to attend an annual Asia-Paci...
People Power Party chief pushes for apology over jailed ex-presidents

Nov 17, 2020

The People Power Party’s interim leader Kim Chong-in is pushing the party to issue a public apology over the country’s two jailed former presidents, Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye, who ran on previo...
Moon asks for public's cooperation to avoid further tightening of distancing rules

Nov 17, 2020

President Moon Jae-in said Tuesday that the decision to enforce stricter distancing rules in the greater Seoul area starting this week was an "unavoidable" measure, while asking for the people's coop...
Two prosecutors, one prosecutor-turned-lawyer grilled in Lime Asset probe

Nov 17, 2020

Two state prosecutors and one prosecutor-turned-lawyer were grilled by the prosecution office earlier this week over allegations that they received red-carpet treatment from a prime suspect behind a ...
Speculations grow on Seoul facing pressure to join trans-Pacific trade deal

Nov 16, 2020

Cheong Wa Dae downplayed speculations Sunday that the US could press South Korea into joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership, or CPTPP, as a balancing measure between Chi...
National Assembly starts reviewing 556 trillion-won 2021 budget proposal

Nov 16, 2020

The National Assembly on Monday began deliberations on the government’s 556 trillion won ($502.12) budget for next year. The parliament’s Special Committee on Budget and Accounts held its first meet...
Incheon to host first international ocean forum this week

Nov 16, 2020

INCHEON -- Maritime industry experts and entrepreneurs from home and abroad will gather in Incheon, home to Incheon International Airport, South Korea's main gateway, and Incheon Port, the nation's s...
IHO to decide on new way of naming seas amid East Sea naming row

Nov 15, 2020

The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) will decide this week on whether to adopt a new way of naming seas that is expected to affect a long-running dispute between South Korea and Japan ov...
RCEP another impetus for export-reliant S. Korea

Nov 15, 2020

Rebuilding multilateralism and overcoming protectionism have been some of the most urgent tasks facing South Korea, which is heavily reliant on exports for its economy, amid the growing trade row bet...
Ruling party envisions moving National Assembly from Seoul to Sejong

Nov 15, 2020

11 committees could move south as part of long-held capital relocation plan
Moon signs RCEP trade pact after summit with leaders of 14 nations

Nov 15, 2020

South Korea signed what will be the world's largest free trade agreement on Sunday after concluding related talks during a virtual summit of President Moon Jae-in and leaders of 14 partner countries....
Seoul to begin construction of Ulleung airport this month

Nov 15, 2020

South Korea will begin the construction of an airport on Ulleung Island later this month, with an aim to open the country's second island airport in 2025, the transport ministry said Sunday. The gov...
Ruling party chief calls on Biden to keep 2018 deal between Kim Jong-un, Trump

Nov 13, 2020

The ruling party chairman expressed hope Friday that a 2018 deal signed between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and President Donald Trump will be retained under the incoming US administration under ...
No formal request from US over 'Quad' coalition, Cheong Wa Dae official says

Nov 13, 2020

South Korea has not received any formal request from the United States to join the so-called Quad, a regional strategic coalition widely viewed as aimed at containing China's assertiveness, according...
Moon names sociology professor to head state reconciliation panel

Nov 13, 2020

President Moon Jae-in on Friday named a sociology professor to head a state panel tasked with investigating past cases of human rights violations. Jung Keun-sik of Seoul National University will lea...