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Tue, October 22, 2019 | 13:25

President Moon vows strong education, prosecution reform to promote fairness

President Moon Jae-in pledged a strong push Tuesday for the far-reaching systemic reform of South Korea's public sectors, including education and the prosecution. In his budget speech at the National Assembly, Moon stressed the importance of promoting fairness to achieve the key policy goals of innovative, inclusive and peace-based growth.

2019-10-22 10:45

Trump calls new free trade deal with South Korea 'fantastic'

U.S. President Donald Trump boasted of the revised free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea as a "fantastic deal," branding it as one of his administrations' key successes.

2019-10-22 10:15

Trump says 'lot of things going on' regarding North Korea

'New airport will fill Jeju Island's ocean with dung'

Activists who have been opposing the plan for a second airport on Jeju Island raised their voices in front of the presidential office in Seoul, condemning the government for unreliable site feasibility tests and ignoring the island's ecology.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2019-10-21 17:40

Moon pledges efforts for national unity, harmony

President Moon Jae-in highlighted his resolve to establish national unity in the “post-Cho Kuk” period during a meeting with religious leaders at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday.

Do Je-hae | 2019-10-21 17:33

Cheong Wa Dae strives to ride out poor job approval ratings

Activists, lawmakers call for passage of traffic safety bills for children

Parents and activist groups as well as lawmakers have urged the National Assembly to pass pending bills on children’s traffic safety. In a press conference in front of the Assembly in Seoul, Monday, independent Rep. Lee Yong-ho, Rep. Lee Jeong-mi of the minor Justice Party and members of Political Mamas, an activist group, said there are several bills designed to protect chil...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-10-21 17:20

Fine dust expected to haunt nation again

A high concentration of fine dust arrived in central parts of the country including Seoul Sunday, raising concerns that extreme air pollution has arrived before winter.

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-10-21 17:04

Assembly speaker hints at submitting reform bills

National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang said Monday he would exercise his authority to submit judiciary reform bills during the Assembly's plenary session, if the ruling and opposition parties fail to reach an agreement.

Jung Da-min | 2019-10-21 17:00

Seoul China Day

Chinese Ambassador to Korea Qiu Guohong poses with Chinese migrant women wearing the traditional Chinese dress, qipao, during the seventh Seoul China Day at Seoul Plaza, Oct. 20. The annual cultural event was sponsored jointly by the Chinese Embassy in Korea and the Seoul Metropolitan Government. / Yonhap

Yi Whan-woo | 2019-10-21 16:58

Why Turkey took fight to Syria

It is dismaying that Turkey's military operation in northeastern Syria is being spun in the American news media as an attack on Kurds, as weakening the fight against the remnants of Daesh (or the so-called Islamic State) and hurting America's credibility with its allies. I am compelled to set the record straight because the 67-year-old NATO alliance that Turkey has with the U...

Yi Whan-woo | 2019-10-21 16:57

Operation Peace Spring: Setting record straight

Since the “Operation Peace Spring” was launched by the Turkish Armed Forces on Oct. 9, I have noticed a huge lack of proper information and misunderstanding in the media regarding the operation's objectives, mostly based on a deliberate misinformation campaign by the Western circles. That is why I would like to share in this article some of the facts of the matter to set the ...

Yi Whan-woo | 2019-10-21 16:56

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