Articles by Kim Arin
Kim Arin
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Ahn Cheol-soo remains richest man in South Korean politics
South Korea’s National Assembly members have a net worth of 2.3 billion won ($1.77 million) on average, minus the richest four who own over 50 billion won each. The parliamentary public service ethics committee on Thursday published the list of the changes in the net worth of the 296 Assembly members over last year compared to the year before, which showed that 33 or 11.1 percent held at least 5 billion won respectively. According to the list, 83 (28 percent) of the Assembly members were w
Politics March 31, 2023
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Opposition urges Yoon to sack foreign policy heads over Japan textbook changes
South Korea’s main opposition on Wednesday rallied for President Yoon Suk Yeol to fire his foreign policy chiefs over the controversial updates to Japanese textbooks unveiled the day before. The Democratic Party of Korea blamed the “humiliating concessions” the president made in his recent summit in Tokyo for the revisions in Japan’s history education. Japan’s Education Ministry announced Tuesday the new curriculum guidelines that touched on some of the historical d
Politics March 29, 2023
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Union officials arrested in hunt for North Korean spies
Four high-level officials of a South Korean umbrella labor union were arrested Tuesday, in the latest development in a widening investigation into suspected North Korean espionage. In a statement Tuesday, investigative and intelligence authorities said they found “substantial evidence” to suspect the labor union officials of working with North Korean spies. In January, police and the intelligence service together searched the homes and offices of the four labor union officials and fo
Politics March 28, 2023
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China backs summit with South Korea, Japan: envoy
Chinese Ambassador Xing Haiming said Tuesday that Beijing supports a possible trilateral summit with South Korea and Japan. “We have continued to say so, and we will cooperate with South Korea’s efforts. South Korea is making a lot of efforts right now, and we hope that these efforts will lead to a good result,” the ambassador said. Xing’s remarks came during a meeting with the South Korean ruling People Power Party’s chair Rep. Kim Gi-hyeon, who was the first to su
Politics March 28, 2023
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[Herald Interview] After Putin ICC arrest warrant, will Kim Jong-un ever get his?
The International Criminal Court’s issuing of an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin is “one of the most courageous steps taken” and “one that would eventually lead to accountability,” according to the war crimes court’s former president Song Sang-hyun. However, bringing similar actions of international justice against North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un would be far more challenging, according to the three-term ICC judge. Speaking to The Ko
Politics March 27, 2023
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Accused spies for North Korea pledged loyalty to Kim Jong-un: prosecutors
South Koreans charged with spying for North Korea met secretly with North Korean agents in Cambodia and other Southeast Asian countries, according to Seoul prosecutors. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office wrote in an indictment released late Thursday that the head of the alleged spy ring, a 60-year-old identified only by his surname of Hwang, made overseas trips to communicate with North Korean agents in person. In March 2016, in one of the earliest of such encounters, Hwang sta
Politics March 24, 2023
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North Korea killing of South Korean: Ex-Moon officials deny all charges in 1st trial
Three of former President Moon Jae-in’s key security officials stood trial on Friday for their alleged roles in the cover-up of North Korea’s killing of the South Korean official Lee Dae-jun at sea in September 2020. The three accused in the case are Moon’s Cheong Wa Dae National Security Adviser Suh Hoon, his National Intelligence Service Director Park Jie-won, and his Minister of National Defense Seo Wook. Seoul prosecutors believe that the Moon officials colluded to cover up
Politics March 24, 2023
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[단독] 지성호, 미 의회 주최 ‘민주주의 정상회의’ 세미나 참석...한국 의원 중 유일
[코리아헤럴드=김아린 기자] 윤석열 대통령과 조 바이든 미국 대통령이 공동주최하는 제2차 ‘민주주의 정상회의’를 계기로 열리는 의원 행사에 지성호 국민의힘 의원이 국회를 대표해 한국 의원으로 유일하게 참석한다. 23일 지성호 의원실에 따르면 지 의원은 민주주의 정상회의 기간 중인 28일 열리는 입법 세미나에 참석해 부패 방지를 주제로 연설을 할 예정이다. 이는 미 연방하원의 초당적 위원회인 ‘하원 민주주의 파트너십(House Democracy Partnership)’이 주최하는 세미나로, 2차 민주주의 정상회의 기간 의원들의 교류를 위해 열린다. 지 의원은 지난 2021년에도 화상으로 열린 민주주의 정상회의 입법 세미나에 참석해 북한 인권에 대한 국제사회의 관심과 지원을 촉구했다. 지 의원은 이날 코리아헤럴드에 “최선을 다할 생각”이라며 방미 기간 동안 오는 4월 예정된 윤 대통령의 국빈
한국어판 March 23, 2023
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[Exclusive] Defector lawmaker Ji to attend legislative track of Summit for Democracy 2023
North Korean defector-turned-lawmaker Rep. Ji Seong-ho is set to attend the upcoming House Democracy Partnership Summit for Democracy in Washington DC as the only South Korean lawmaker. According to Ji’s office on Wednesday, he has been invited to speak at the three-day summit program hosted by the House Democracy Partnership, a bipartisan Commission in the US House of Representatives. This is Ji’s second time attending the legislative track of the flagship summit convened by the Bid
Politics March 23, 2023
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Opposition leader indicted on corruption charges
The leader of South Korea’s opposition party was indicted on Wednesday for an array of corruption charges following a year-and-a-half-long investigation. According to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, the Democratic Party of Korea chairperson Rep. Lee Jae-myung will be sent to trial over his suspected role in a controversial real estate project during his time as the mayor of Seongnam, a city in Gyeonggi Province. Seoul prosecutors said in a release that as mayor, Lee l
Politics March 22, 2023
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No mention of ‘comfort women,’ Dokdo at summit: minister
The issues of “comfort women” -- South Korean women and girls who were forced into Japanese military brothels -- and the disputed islets of Dokdo were not discussed at President Yoon Suk Yeol’s talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, South Korea’s foreign minister said Tuesday. Speaking at the National Assembly foreign affairs committee’s plenary session, Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin reiterated that there was no mention of “comfort women” or Dok
Politics March 21, 2023
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Families of victims of North Korea’s killing, abduction plan meeting
The families of South Korean and Japanese victims of North Korea’s atrocities will meet in Japan next month and plan to work together to seek justice and reparations. The family of Lee Dae-jun, the South Korean government official slain by North Korean soldiers in 2020, will get together for the first time on April 8 with a support group for families of the Japanese abducted by North Korea in Tokyo, according to the Lee family’s lawyer Kim Ki-yun. Kim said in a phone call with The Ko
Politics March 21, 2023
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US ambassador hails Yoon-Kishida summit
Philip Goldberg, US ambassador to South Korea, on Monday praised South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s efforts to restore ties with Japan. “We greatly value Korea’s commitment to promote trilateral and bilateral ties with Japan as witnessed in the ROK-Japan summit last week,” the ambassador said in the opening remarks ahead of his first meeting with the newly elected chair of the ruling People Power Party, Rep. Kim Gi-hyeon. “We admire the actions and statements th
Politics March 20, 2023
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North Korean outlet slams ruling party over defector winning top spot
North Korean propaganda outlet Tongil Voice on Sunday blasted South Korea’s ruling People Power Party over an elite defector-lawmaker being elected to a top leadership position in the party earlier this month. “The People Power Party appointed a runaway piece of trash to an important position as the frontman for anti-(North Korean)regime propaganda,” the North Korean outlet said in a statement. “Runaways to South Korea are trash who gave up on being humans. They betrayed
Politics March 20, 2023
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Kim-Obuchi spirit missing from Tokyo summit: ex-spy chief
South Korea and Japan agreeing to mend ties at the Tokyo summit on Thursday does not build on what is embodied in the Kim-Obuchi declaration in 1998, according to former President Kim Dae-jung’s longtime aide Park Jie-won. Speaking to The Korea Herald on Saturday, Park said he “would not liken” the deal reached by South Korea and Japan in the recent summit to the declaration signed by South Korean President Kim Dae-jung and Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi. Current South Ko
Politics March 19, 2023
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