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Sun, December 6, 2020 | 09:42

Parties gearing up for Seoul, Busan by-elections

Parties gearing up for Seoul, Busan by-elections

With about four months remaining before the 2021 by-elections to elect the mayors of Seoul and Busan, the rival parties are gearing up to search for potential candidates and are also developing winning strategies.

2020-12-05 10:08

'Moon's reshuffle not enough to turn tables'

'Moon's reshuffle not enough to turn tables'

President Moon Jae-in carried out a reshuffle of four Cabinet ministers Friday, including replacing Land Minister Kim Hyun-mee, in what appears to be a move to break through his ongoing political challenges and slow the arrival of a lame-duck period. However, the President refused to replace Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae, who is under heavy pressure from the opposition which is...

2020-12-05 10:03

Ruling bloc losing support from liberal voters

Ruling bloc losing support from liberal voters

Support for the country's ruling bloc is continuing to decline, but what's most worrisome for the ruling camp is this was largest among its traditional supporters - liberal voters and residents of the Jeolla provinces.

2020-12-04 17:15

Moon nominates 4 new ministers in Cabinet reshuffle

Moon nominates 4 new ministers in Cabinet reshuffle

President Moon Jae-in on Friday nominated four new ministers in a partial shake-up of his Cabinet, Cheong Wa Dae said. Rep. Jeon Hae-cheol of the ruling Democratic Party was picked as the interior and safety minister and Kwon Deok-cheol, head of the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, as health minister.

2020-12-04 14:34

Prosecution chief orders probe into death of ruling party chairman's aide

Prosecution chief orders probe into death of ruling party chairman's aide

South Korea's top prosecutor on Friday ordered an investigation into the death of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) Chairman Lee Nak-yon's close aide who was found dead the previous night while under probe for an alleged breach of the political fund law. Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl ordered the human rights supervisor at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office to lo...

2020-12-04 10:41

Hungarian envoy discovers rare photo of renowned colonial-era novelist

Hungarian envoy discovers rare photo of renowned colonial-era novelist

A rare photo of Lee Tae-jun, who was one of the most iconic Korean writers during Japanese colonial rule, was recently found by the Hungarian Ambassador to Korea Mozes Csoma.

2020-12-04 09:06

Choo's push to remove Yoon causing in justice ministry

Choo's push to remove Yoon causing in justice ministry

The justice ministry is in turmoil, consumed with internal strife and showing signs of internal systemic collapse amid the resignation of key officials over the feud between Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae and Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl.

2020-12-04 07:33

Moon's election pledges causing division

Moon's election pledges causing division

President Moon Jae-in started off the fourth year of his term in office with a focus on achieving “outcomes” on his campaign pledges that prioritized values such as social justice, balanced national development and improvement in the people's livelihoods.

2020-12-03 17:11

Rival parties differ on moving Nat'l Assembly to Sejong

Rival parties differ on moving Nat'l Assembly to Sejong

Rival parties differ on moving Nat'l Assembly to Sejong

The rival parties agreed, Wednesday, to a 12.7 billion won ($11.5 million) bill for the construction of another National Assembly building in Sejong as part of the 2021 budget, to reduce the inefficiency of public officials having to travel between the Government Complex Sejong and the Assembly in Seoul.

2020-12-03 16:37

Moon's election pledges causing division

Moon's approval rating hits all-time low of 37.4%: survey

Moon's approval rating hits all-time low of 37.4%: survey

President Moon Jae-in's job approval rating has fallen to a record low of 37.4 percent, a poll showed Thursday, with a rift between the justice minister and the top prosecutor deepening and housing prices in major areas continuing to rise. Public approval for the ruling Democratic Party (DP) also dropped to 28.9 percent, the lowest since the launch of the Moon administration ...

2020-12-03 10:39

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