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Police block Liberation Day rallies by conservativesAug 14, 2021A group of conservative activists pushed ahead with its anti-government street rallies planned in downtown Seoul on Saturday, the eve of Liberation Day, but ran into a watertight blockade by riot pol... -
Moon vows continued efforts to resolve comfort women issue on memorial dayAug 14, 2021President Moon Jae-in vowed Saturday to strive to resolve the pending issue of wartime sexual slavery victims, saying that such efforts are the path to avoid "a repeat of the unfortunate past." Moon... -
S. Korea urges rapid vaccine supply during protest visit to ModernaAug 14, 2021South Korea has asked US drugmaker Moderna Inc. to speed up its delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to Seoul in accordance with a prior contract, visiting government officials said Saturday. The request w... -
Samsung leader’s parole is in national interest: Cheong Wa DaeAug 13, 2021Lee Jae-yong’s parole made in response to public expectations of him playing a role in semiconductor and vaccine areas, Cheong Wa Dae official says -
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[Newsmaker] Gyeonggi governor announces in-province universal COVID-19 relief handoutsAug 13, 2021Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung on Friday announced his decision to provide universal COVID-19 relief funds to all provincial residents, contrary to the central government's policy of selective ... -
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[Newsmaker] Internal strife continues to weigh on PPPAug 12, 2021Main opposition party leader Lee Jun-seok continued to bicker with his own party members supporting former prosecutor general and presidential hopeful Yoon Seok-youl despite concerns that internal fi... -
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[Newsmaker] Ex-Prosecutor General Yoon widens lead over Gyeonggi gov. in hypothetical 2-way presidential race: pollAug 12, 2021Ex-Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, the leading opposition presidential contender, widened his lead over his rival from the ruling bloc, Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung, in a hypothetical two-... -
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[Newsmaker] Internal feud deepens at PPP ahead of primaryAug 11, 2021The main opposition party has set its primary schedule, but is hit by an internal feud, as some presidential contenders expressed discontent over how it’s going to be done. Former prosecutor general... -
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Moon says S. Korea at critical time in fight against coronavirusAug 11, 2021President Moon Jae-in stressed the urgency Wednesday of curbing the spread of COVID-19 as South Korea's daily count of additional cases has exceeded 2,000 for the first time. It is "of great concern... -
All members of virus-hit Cheonghae unit fully recoveredAug 10, 2021The last two members of the virus-hit Cheonghae unit were to be released from a hospital Tuesday, marking the full recovery of all infected service members who had to cut short their anti-piracy miss... -
S. Korean consul general in Seattle under probe over 'inappropriate' remarks to stafferAug 10, 2021South Korea's consul general in Seattle has been under a probe by the foreign ministry for making "inappropriate" remarks to at least one staffer at the diplomatic mission, sources said Tuesday. Kwo... -
Rep. Park Jin urges government to protest China’s interferenceAug 9, 2021Rep. Park Jin, a four-term lawmaker vying to become the People Power Party’s presidential candidate, has urged the government to protest what he called China’s interference in South Korea’s security ... -
Gyeonggi Gov. Lee in virtual tie with ex-Prosecutor General Yoon in presidential hopefuls' pollAug 9, 2021Ex-Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, the front-running opposition presidential contender, saw his approval rating lose ground to become on par with that of Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung, a po... -
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