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Cheong Wa Dae replaces secretaries in organizational change

Jan 6, 2020

Cheong Wa Dae announced an organizational change and the replacement of some secretaries Monday as part of efforts to streamline its operations and put fresh vigor into state affairs. The measure wa...
New conservative party gears up for elections

Jan 6, 2020

A new conservative party led by eight lawmakers who left the minor opposition Bareunmirae Party held their first supreme council meeting on Monday. Reps. Yoo Seong-min, Ha Tae-keung, Oh Shin-hwan an...
S. Korea to hold NSC meeting on Iran issue

Jan 6, 2020

South Korea's top security officials will have a National Security Council meeting to discuss the current Iran crisis on Monday afternoon, Cheong Wa Dae said. President Moon Jae-in instructed the me...
PM nominee calls for efforts to resume economic projects with N. Korea

Jan 5, 2020

President Moon Jae-in's choice for prime minister called Sunday for joint efforts with North Korea for the resumption of their long-stalled economic projects. Chung Sye-kyun said in a written answer...
[Newsmaker] New conservative party sets sail ahead of April parliamentary elections

Jan 5, 2020

A new conservative party was launched Sunday, spearheaded by eight lawmakers who defected from the minor opposition Bareunmirae Party to build a right-wing party pursuing reforms. Rep. Yoo Seong-min...
Partisan strife looms over police-prosecution power reform

Jan 5, 2020

A partisan battle looms over the National Assembly this week on how to reshape investigative powers of the nation’s two law enforcement agencies. The ruling Democratic Party plans to introduce a bill...
[News Focus] Political parties gear up for April 15 elections

Jan 4, 2020

With around 100 days before the April 15 parliamentary elections, South Korean political parties are gearing up with ambitious goals, viewing the polls as a possible vote of confidence for the Moon J...
Moon vows to boost eco-friendly car industry

Jan 3, 2020

President Moon Jae-in on Friday visited the Pyeongtaek-Dangjin port -- where this year’s first shipment of eco-friendly vehicles were exported -- emphasizing his administration’s focus on aiding the ...
Four lawmakers-turned-ministers won't run in April's general election

Jan 3, 2020

Four lawmakers of the ruling Democratic Party, who are concurrently serving as ministers in President Moon Jae-in's Cabinet, said Friday they won't run for reelection in April's general election, vow...
Moon’s prosecution reform drive gains traction with new justice minister

Jan 2, 2020

President Moon Jae-in’s drive for prosecution reform is expected to gain traction with his appointment of the new justice minister and the passage of a bill designed to ease power concentrated in the...
28 lawmakers indicted over parliament brawl

Jan 2, 2020

The prosecution on Thursday filed charges against 28 lawmakers from rival parties and main opposition Liberty Korea Party chief Hwang Kyo-ahn, in connection with a mass brawl that broke out inside th...
[Newsmaker] Ahn announces comeback to politics, says Korea stuck in past

Jan 2, 2020

Former presidential contender Ahn Cheol-soo on Thursday announced his plans to return to politics, sending ripples through the political arena as parties gear up for the general elections. “The worl...
President Moon vows more reforms to achieve ‘shared prosperity’

Jan 2, 2020

President Moon Jae-in on Thursday pledged to continue his reform drive to achieve the goal of “shared prosperity,” naming prosecution overhaul as one of his top priorities. “The new leap that we mus...
Former No. 2 at ROK-US combined forces command joins ruling party

Jan 2, 2020

The ruling Democratic Party announced Thursday that retired Gen. Kim Byeong-joo, a former deputy commander of the ROK-US Combined Forces Command, had agreed to join the party and run in the general e...
Moon cites prosecution reform, fair society as top policy agenda in 2020

Jan 2, 2020

President Moon Jae-in made a commitment Thursday to complete prosecution reform and other measures aimed at promoting social justice this year, addressing a meeting with business leaders and represen...