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Tue, October 15, 2019 | 16:34

North Korea seeks results in denuclearization talks

North Korea has sent a rare signal for the restart of the nuclear dialogue with the United States, but underlined it will never make any concessions unless Washington comes up with an “alternative method of calculation” in the upcoming negotiations.

2019-09-10 17:40

Parties wrangle over parliamentary probe into Cho

The main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) is planning to team up with minor opposition parties to submit a request for a special prosecutor and the launch of a parliamentary audit over the alleged misconduct of Justice Minister Cho Kuk, political sources said Tuesday.

2019-09-10 17:10

Moon brushes aside 'public division'

Gov't to open Moon's presidential library in 2022

South Korea has decided to build a separate library for President Moon Jae-in by 2022, when his tenure ends, a related ministry announced Tuesday. A national library for the country's retired presidents is located in Sejong, an administrative town some 120 kilometers south of Seoul.

2019-09-10 15:12

Moon appoints embattled aide as justice minister

President Moon Jae-in appointed Cho Kuk as justice minister, Monday, defying the mounting calls to cancel the nomination over allegation of corruption scandal involving the former presidential aide and his family members. The appointment comes a month after Cho was named to the post in an Aug. 9 Cabinet reshuffle. The Sept. 6 indictment of Cho's wife on the charge of document...

2019-09-09 17:57

Financial expert may head delegation for defense cost sharing negotiation

South Korea is considering naming an expert in the financial sector as the head of the delegation for the upcoming defense cost-sharing negotiations with the United States. The negotiation is the talk of the diplomatic town as Washington is expected to shift more of the cost burden to Seoul for the 2020 Special Measures Agreement (SMA) amid U.S. President Donald Trump's inten...

2019-09-09 17:36

Political storm looms over Cho appointment

President Moon Jae-in's confirmation of Cho Kuk as justice minister will bring a heavy political storm, as opposition parties vowed, Monday, to launch a pressure campaign on the minister including a plan to submit requests to name a special investigator to look into Cho's corruption and nepotism allegations.

2019-09-09 17:12

Rep. Lee Un-ju shaves her head to protest new justice minister [PHOTOS]

Presidential aides in possible power game over Japan issue

After Seoul announced its intent to cancel its bilateral military information-sharing pact, commonly known as GSOMIA, with Tokyo, a resolution to the diplomatic and trade crisis seems further away than ever before. The decision, which comes after Japan's decision to remove South Korea from its whitelist of trusted trade partners, appears to be part of a “tit-for-tat” power ga...

2019-09-09 17:08

Moon appoints Cho Kuk as new justice minister despite scandals

President Moon Jae-in appointed Cho Kuk as justice minister Monday in spite of ferocious public criticism of Cho and his family over alleged ethical lapses and illegalities. Moon has approved the nomination of Cho, a law professor and former senior presidential secretary for civil affairs, according to Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson, Ko Min-jung.

2019-09-09 11:44

Seoul, Tokyo step up 'media war'

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is continuing to fight Japan through international media in a move to convince the international community that Tokyo is in the wrong in the ongoing trade dispute with Seoul.

2019-09-08 17:32

[INTERVIEW] 'Japan's 'breach of treaty' claim is wrong'

Moon struggling with Cho appointment

“At this point, it is too early to jump to conclusions. Nothing has been decided on the appointment or when it will take place,” a Cheong Wa Dae official told reporters Sunday. Moon has the authority to appoint Cho since the Sept. 6 deadline for the National Assembly's confirmation report has passed. He was expected to approve the appointment Sunday, following his return from...

2019-09-08 17:25

'Cho Kuk fatigue' creates satire

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