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Tue, October 24, 2017 | 11:11

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Constituencies reform emerges as hot political issue

The long-standing political issue over whether to redraw constituencies is resurfacing as the ruling camp is actively seeking negotiations with opposition parties for a settlement. Three liberal parties - the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), the People’s Party and the Justice Party - have reportedly found common ground in redrawing the electoral map although they differ in details. The minor conservative Bareun Party is also seemingly open to negotiations because the existing single-member electorate system is unfavorable to the party with 20 seats. On Wednesday, senior lawmakers from...

Politics | 2017-09-27 17:12

'Revenge porn offenders to face jail time'

The government and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea will push ahead with legislation to toughen penalties on revenge porn. If the National Assembly passes the new law, which it is very likely to, those who attempt to humiliate ex-lovers by sharing images online or videos of their naked bodies, won’t just be slapped on the wrist with a fine as many of them are currently. I...

Politics | 2017-09-27 16:52

Chinese ambassador delivers present to first lady

Chinese Ambassador to Korea Qiu Guohong met first lady Kim Jung-sook and delivered a present from Chinese artist Han Meilin, Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday. The gift was the complete works of late modern Chinese painter Qi Baishi. Qi, dubbed the “Chinese Picasso,” is considered to be one of the greatest East Asian artists of the 20th century.

Politics | 2017-09-27 16:50

'US offended by Moon's offer to North Korea for military talks'

Moon Chung-in, President Moon Jae-in’s special adviser for unification and national security affairs, said Tuesday that the U.S. had complained about Moon’s proposal for military talks with North Korea in July. “The U.S. was deeply disgruntled by Seoul’s offer for military talks,” he said during a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the second inter-Korean summit on Oct....

Politics | 2017-09-27 16:46

Moon vows to take 'path toward peace'

President Moon Jae-in called for help from Koreans living abroad to maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula in a speech for Korean Day and the 2017 World Korean Community Leaders’ Convention in southern Seoul, Wednesday. He also asked them to actively promote the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, to which Moon has invited a North Korean delegation. Moon said the governmen...

Politics | 2017-09-27 16:33

Moon calls for inter-Korean military talks

President Moon Jae-in urged North Korea to accept his proposal for the resumption of inter-Korean military talks Tuesday at a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of the second inter-Korean summit in 2007. Moon also said the two Koreas can no longer delay the reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War. The summit between then President Roh Moo-hyun and then Nor...

Politics | 2017-09-26 20:20

Roh Moo-hyun's death resurfaces

The family of the late former President Roh Moo-hyun filed a libel suit, Monday, against Rep. Chung Jin-suk of the largest conservative Liberty Korea Party (LKP) over his claims last week that Roh committed suicide after quarreling with his wife. The allegation by Chung, a former aide to ex-President Lee Myung-bak, prompted uproar among liberal politicians.

Politics | 2017-09-25 17:13

Heads of presidential committees appointed

President Moon Jae-in appointed a businessman as the head of a newly established presidential committee on the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Cheong Wa Dae said Monday. Chang Byung-gyu, chairman of the board of directors at Bluehole, a mobile and online game developer, will lead the committee that will study the economic and social impacts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution a...

Politics | 2017-09-25 16:51

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

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