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Fri, August 19, 2022 | 19:41

President wrestles with double whammy of inflation, floods

President Yoon Suk-yeol has doubled his efforts to revive the economy as the nation, already struggling with soaring prices, begins the cleanup following flooding that ripped through Seoul and its suburbs displacing hundreds of citizens. His Thursday schedule included a meeting with Cabinet ministers of related ministries and on-site visits to inspect sites damaged by the tor...

2022-08-11 16:10

PM holds meeting on recovery work in rain-hit areas

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo held a meeting with relevant authorities to review how the recovery from this week's heavy rain damage has progressed, Han's office said Thursday.

2022-08-11 12:04

Minor candidate proposes candidacy merger in DPK leadership race

One of the two trailing candidates in the race for chairmanship of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea said Thursday he is willing to merge candidacies with the other in any way in order to defeat front-runner and former presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung.

2022-08-11 11:37

President Yoon to meet with Bill Gates next week

President Yoon Suk-yeol plans to meet with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates next week, the presidential office said Wednesday.

2022-08-10 20:01

Yoon appoints new police chief without parliamentary consent

President Yoon Suk-yeol appointed the new chief of the National Police Agency on Wednesday despite objections from the main opposition party.

2022-08-10 17:10

Suspended PPP chair files for injunction against leadership switch

The suspended chairman of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), Lee Jun-seok, said Wednesday he filed for an injunction against the party's transition to an emergency leadership system that is supposed to automatically remove him from office.

2022-08-10 15:09

DPK slams Yoon's absence during record rainfall

The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea rapped President Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday for remaining at home when massive rainfall caused serious flooding in Seoul and elsewhere earlier this week, moking him as an invisible "stealth" jet.

2022-08-10 11:56

Yoon apologizes to nation for inconvenience caused by heavy rains

Yoon details whereabouts during record downpour to curb conspiracy theory

President Yoon Suk-yeol directed the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and other related ministries on Tuesday to keenly watch the developments of torrential downpours and to draw up measures to protect people's lives and their property while preparing to deal with the aftermath of the record rainfall in the central part of the country.

2022-08-09 16:08

Ruling party pushes to dismiss Lee by launching emergency committee

The People Power Party (PPP) launched an emergency committee on Tuesday that will serve as its interim leadership, just three months after the ruling camp won the presidential election. With the launch of the interim committee, the party's Chairman Lee Jun-seok, who has been butting heads with lawmakers close to President Yoon Suk-yeol after being suspended for six months fro...

2022-08-09 15:46

Ex-President Lee Myung-bak unlikely to be released

Former President Lee Myung-bak and former South Gyeongsang Province Governor Kim Kyoung-soo are not likely to make the list of people that President Yoon Suk-yeol will grant special amnesty to due to concerns that such pardons might negatively affect his declining approval ratings.However, Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong and other business leaders may be among ...

2022-08-09 15:40

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