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Sat, December 9, 2023 | 14:09

Ruling party's reforms stuck at most critical stage

Ruling party's reforms stuck at most critical stage

When it was launched three weeks ago, the ruling People Power Party's (PPP) innovation committee under the direction of Ihn Yo-han, a naturalized Korean doctor, received much praise both from within and outside the party.

2023-11-17 17:11

S. Korean investors renew calls for compensation over stalled tour program in N. Korea

S. Korean investors renew calls for compensation over stalled tour program in N. Korea

More than a dozen South Korean investors pressed the government again Friday to provide compensation for their losses stemming from a long-stalled tour program in North Korea.

2023-11-17 16:06

Yoon names new justice of Constitutional Court

Yoon names new justice of Constitutional Court

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday named Cheong Hyung-sik, a senior judge, as a new justice of the Constitutional Court.

2023-11-16 18:51

PPP proposes special bill to merge Gimpo into Seoul

PPP proposes special bill to merge Gimpo into Seoul

The ruling People Power Party (PPP) proposed a special bill aimed at merging the satellite city of Gimpo into the country's capital of Seoul on Thursday.

2023-11-16 15:18

Supreme Court confirms 1-year sentence for Yoon's mother-in-law in forgery case

Supreme Court confirms 1-year sentence for Yoon's mother-in-law in forgery case

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a one-year prison sentence for the mother-in-law of President Yoon Suk Yeol for forging a financial document used in a land purchase deal.

2023-11-16 13:29

Opposition leader says gov't's budget cut in R&D 'extremely strange' decision

Opposition leader says gov't's budget cut in R&D 'extremely strange' decision

Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on Wednesday slammed the government's budget cut in research and development (R&D) as an 'extremely strange' decision and vowed to restore the reduced amount.

2023-11-15 15:52

DPK demands Yoon withdraw nomination of new JCS chief

DPK demands Yoon withdraw nomination of new JCS chief

The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) demanded Wednesday that President Yoon Suk Yeol withdraw the nomination of a new Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) chairman, accusing the nominee of trading stock during working hours and playing golf when North Korea fired a long-range missile.

2023-11-15 15:33

Ruling party's innovation committee mired in deadlock

Ruling party's innovation committee mired in deadlock

The innovation committee of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) is struggling to carry out its mission to overhaul the conservative party after its reform proposals have faced stiff resistance by some of its political heavyweights.

2023-11-14 16:46

Court dismisses suit to reverse expanded guard zone for Moon

Court dismisses suit to reverse expanded guard zone for Moon

A Seoul court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by YouTubers to reverse the Presidential Security Service's decision to expand the guard zone around former President Moon Jae-in's retirement home.

2023-11-14 16:24

Korea aims to expand size of video content industry to 40 tln won by 2027

Korea aims to expand size of video content industry to 40 tln won by 2027

The government on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious plan to expand the size of the country's video content industry to 40 trillion won ($30.24 billion) by 2027.

2023-11-14 15:56

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