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Ruling party, main opposition continue to lock horns over reform bills

A tense standoff between the ruling Democratic Party of Korea and the main opposition Liberty Korea Party over the fast-tracking of reform bills continued Sunday, with both parties ordering their mem...

April 28, 2019
Politics
[Video] Standoff between ruling and main opposition results in violent clash

Deadlock between ruling Democratic Party of Korea and main opposition Liberty Korea Party over fast-tracking key bills turned to violent clashes overnight Friday. Violence sparked Thursday as Libert...

April 26, 2019
Politics
Agreement to fast-track key bills roils National Assembly

An agreement reached Monday by leaders of the ruling party and three minor opposition parties roiled the country’s political scene Wednesday, intensifying divisions within the minor opposition Bareun...

April 24, 2019
Politics
Ruling, three minor opposition parties agree to fast-track key reform bills

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea and three minor opposition parties on Monday agreed to fast-track key reform bills this week after months of discussion amid strong opposition from the main oppos...

April 22, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Jinju arson-murder attack reveals shortcomings of Korea’s mental health care

Wednesday’s brutal arson and murders in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, which left five people dead and 15 others injured, put the spotlight on the glaring shortcomings in the country’s mental heal...

April 22, 2019
Social affairs
[Feature] Opening up workplaces to people with disabilities

Growing up students are taught to embrace diversity in all corners of life, think in other people’s shoes and to not judge a book by its cover. In South Korea’s fast-paced, results-focused workplac...

April 21, 2019
Social affairs
Moon rams through Constitutional Court picks

President Moon Jae-in on Friday appointed Lee Mi-sun and Moon Hyung-bae as Constitutional Court justices, pushing ahead with the appointments despite fierce objections from the main opposition Libert...

April 19, 2019
Politics
Chinese government rejects meeting with Korean lawmakers to address fine dust issue

The National Assembly’s Environment and Labor Committee’s proposed visit to China to address the issue of fine dust has fallen through due to the Chinese government’s refusal, the committee said Wedn...

April 17, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Police raid K-pop singer Park Yoo-chun’s house in drug probe

Gyeonggi police searched South Korean singer-actor Park Yoo-chun’s home and took hair samples Tuesday in a drug probe that started when his ex-girlfriend accused him of using illegal drugs. The Gyeo...

April 16, 2019
Social affairs
Thoroughly investigate sex crimes against late actress, witness urges

Yoon Ji-oh, a colleague of the late actress Jang Ja-yeon and a witness in an investigation into Jang’s death a decade ago, urged authorities on Sunday to leave no stone unturned. “In the past 10 yea...

April 15, 2019
Social affairs
One in 10 single Koreans say wedding is a must: survey

Only 1 in 10 single South Koreans consider a wedding ceremony to be mandatory for married couples, a survey showed Monday, indicating a shift in perceptions compared with past years. In Korea, a cou...

April 15, 2019
Social affairs
Stricter standards to be applied for multicultural family support measures

The Justice Ministry on Sunday outlined plans to draft a policy on support programs for multicultural families by the end of this year, in response to growing complaints of reverse discrimination. D...

April 14, 2019
Politics
Assembly session held hostage over Constitutional Court nomination

Political parties have failed to agree on a schedule for this month’s parliamentary extraordinary session as of Sunday, with Liberty Korea Party objecting to Constitutional Court Justice nominee Lee ...

April 14, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] [News focus] Constitutional Court justice candidate faces conflict of interest allegation over stock ownership

Constitutional Court Justice nominee Lee Mi-sun was in the hot seat Thursday over stocks worth around 3.5 billion won ($3 million) she and her husband hold, igniting allegations of a possible conflic...

April 11, 2019
Politics
[News Focus] Bareunmirae Party clashes with ruling party, civic group over independent investigative agency

The minor opposition Bareunmirae Party has presented an unexpected stumbling block for the establishment of an independent agency to uncover wrongdoing by high-level government officials and their re...

April 7, 2019
Politics

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