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Thu, October 19, 2017 | 01:35

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Lawmakers to visit US to discuss N. Korea

Lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties, except for the largest conservative Liberty Korea Party (LKP), will visit Washington next week for talks with senior officials there on North Korea, according to the National Assembly, Monday. The group will meet senior American politicians and government officials from Oct. 1 to 7 to discuss escalating military tension surrounding the Korean Peninsula following North Korea’s nuclear and missile provocations. Chung Dong-young, a four-term lawmaker of the minor opposition People’s Party, will head the delegation comprised of Reps. Lee Seok-hyu...

Politics | 2017-09-25 16:50

Rival parties conducting 'witness war' for Assembly audit

The rival parties are selecting witnesses for next month’s National Assembly inspection of the government, who could highlight shortcomings of the Moon Jae-in administration and also his predecessors. All parliamentary standing committees will begin bipartisan negotiations this week over who should testify at the audit slated for Oct. 12 to 30. As this is the first such inspe...

Politics | 2017-09-24 15:35

President Moon returns home from New York trip

President Moon Jae-in returned home Saturday following his four-day trip to New York for the United Nations General Assembly and bilateral summits with global leaders, including his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump. Moon's trip came weeks after North Korea staged its sixth and most powerful nuclear test so far on Sept. 3.

Politics | 2017-09-23 13:06

Moon Jae-in wants to meet party leaders to discuss N. Korea

President Moon Jae-in will invite the leaders of major political parties to Cheong Wa Dae soon for talks on the security situation on the Korean Peninsula, a presidential aide said Friday. “This is to seek bipartisan efforts in dealing with North Korea,” said Jun Byung-hun, senior presidential secretary for political affairs.

Politics | 2017-09-22 16:54

Ahn Cheol-soo highlights checks and balances

People’s Party Chairman Ahn Cheol-soo underscored “cooperative politics” in what appears be a stern warning to Cheong Wa Dae and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Friday, after the minor liberal party played a decisive role in the confirmation of Supreme Court chief nominee Kim Meong-su. In Thursday’s vote, Kim gained 160 votes for his appointment. This means at leas...

Politics | 2017-09-22 16:53

Supreme Court enters new era as chief retires

Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae retired Friday after a 42-year judicial career, ushering in a major change to the ideological balance of the court to the left. “Not a single day has gone by without worries,” Yang, who took the post in 2011 during the conservative Lee Myung-bak government, said at his retirement ceremony at the Supreme Court building in southern Seoul.

Politics | 2017-09-22 16:48

A shoemaker who makes first lady's shoes

Korea’s autumn sun shone brightly onto JS Shoes Design Lab in Seongsu-dong, carving out one corner on the second floor of a building in this northeastern Seoul neighborhood also known as the “Handmade Shoe District.” The shining sun was strong and sweet, and seemingly powerful enough to absorb the smell of industrial glue as the day went by. “Stay here more than an hour or so...

Politics | 2017-09-22 14:01

Assembly endorses Supreme Court chief nominee

The National Assembly endorsed President Moon Jae-in’s pick for Supreme Court chief Kim Meong-su, Thursday, ending a month-long standoff over the nomination. Kim secured a majority of votes to get confirmation. Out of 298 lawmakers, 160 voted for Kim while 134 voted against, with one abstention and three nullified votes. The results mean many lawmakers of the third-largest Pe...

Politics | 2017-09-21 17:32

First lady serves food she cooked to elderly Korean-Americans

First lady Kim Jung-sook served Korean traditional food she cooked to elderly Korean-Americans in New York City, Thursday. Kim made the food herself in Cheong Wa Dae’s kitchen, and brought it to New York, where President Moon Jae-in is attending the U.N. General Assembly. Kim served kimchi, kkakdugi (sliced radish kimchi) and ganjang-gejang (fermented crab marinated in soy sa...

Politics | 2017-09-21 16:08

First lady charms NYC with Korean dishes

First lady Kim Jung-sook expressed her gratitude to Koreans in the United States, serving traditional dishes to about 300 Korean residents from Flushing, New York, on Wednesday (local time). Kim personally prepared the food on the private plane she boarded with President Moon Jae-in on Monday to attend the U.N. General Assembly.

Politics | 2017-09-21 15:18

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Lunch with Navy sailors