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Mon, July 4, 2022 | 09:47

On Korean War anniversary, S. Korea vows stern response to N. Korean provocations

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo vowed a stern response to any North Korean provocation, Saturday, as the nation observed the 72nd anniversary of the outbreak of the 1950-53 Korean War. In a speech during a ceremony marking the anniversary, he said the North's recent missile launches and nuclear weapon test preparations have escalated tensions beyond the Korean Peninsula and are p...

2022-06-25 14:34

Yoon to turn down resignation offers from top Coast Guard officials

President Yoon Suk-yeol plans to turn down the resignations tendered by top Coast Guard officials to take responsibility for overturning a previous announcement that a fisheries official killed by North Korea in 2020 was attempting to defect to the North, Yoon's office said.

2022-06-24 21:18

Bereaved family demands disclosure of records on ex-president's response on fisheries official case

DPK says will give judiciary committee chairmanship to PPP

The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) agreed Friday to the ruling People Power Party taking over the chairmanship of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, a major concession expected to speed up long-stalled negotiations on committee formations.

2022-06-24 21:13

Yoon, Bill Gates discuss pandemic response

President Yoon Suk-yeol spoke by phone with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Friday, and discussed responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a presidential official.

2022-06-24 17:12

Yoon says revision of 52-hour workweek not yet official

President Yoon Suk-yeol said Friday that a revision to the 52-hour legal workweek has not yet been officially decided upon by the government. Labor Minister Lee Jeong-sik told reporters a day earlier that the government will consider revising the 52-hour workweek system in a way that will allow employers and workers to flexibly spread the hours over a month.

2022-06-24 14:50

Bereaved family demands disclosure of records on ex-president's response on fisheries official case

The bereaved family of a fisheries official killed by North Korea in 2020 vowed Friday to reveal what former President Moon Jae-in did during the six hours after their loved one was found adrift at sea until he was ultimately shot to death. The family of the late official, Lee Dae-jun, has accused Moon of failing to do enough to save him after he was found by North Korea's mi...

2022-06-24 14:37

Top Coast Guard officials offer to resign en masse over fisheries official's death

Top Coast Guard officials, including Commissioner General Jeong Bong-hun, offered to resign en masse Friday, days after the agency overturned its previous announcement that a fisheries official killed by North Korea in 2020 was attempting to defect to the North. Last week, the Coast Guard and the defense ministry announced they had not found any circumstances backing the inve...

2022-06-24 14:06

Bereaved family demands disclosure of records on ex-president's response on fisheries official case

Ukraine lawmakers to visit Seoul next month: ruling party

A group of Ukrainian lawmakers will pay a reciprocal trip to Seoul next month, a ruling party official said Thursday, to discuss South Korea's humanitarian assistance to the war-torn nation. The anticipated visit will come around a month after the ruling People Power Party (PPP) delegation led by Chairman Lee Jun-seok paid a weeklong visit to Kyiv and other cities earlier in ...

2022-06-23 20:30

Yoon angered by police releasing unapproved reshuffle announcement

President Yoon Suk-yeol lashed out at the Korean National Police Agency on Thursday for releasing unapproved documents regarding a police reshuffle before it had been finalized, saying it is either “a disturbance of national discipline” or “a nonsensical error” by government officials.

Nam Hyun-woo | 2022-06-23 16:29

Presidential office launches new website to better communicate with public

The presidential office launched a new website Thursday to facilitate better communication with the public.

2022-06-23 16:01

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