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Mon, June 5, 2023 | 19:05

Opposition lawmaker given suspended prison term; parliamentary seat at risk

Opposition lawmaker given suspended prison term; parliamentary seat at risk

Rep. Kim Kyung-hyup of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea was sentenced to a suspended prison term Friday on charges of making an unauthorized land purchase, a sentence heavy enough to remove him from parliament if finalized at the Supreme Court.

2023-05-19 15:47

Yoon's approval rating inches up for third straight week to 37%

Yoon's approval rating inches up for third straight week to 37%

President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating rose for the third straight week to 37 percent, a poll showed Friday.

2023-05-19 14:52

Korea to send 21-member team to Japan for Fukushima inspection

Korea to send 21-member team to Japan for Fukushima inspection

A 21-member team of South Korean experts will make a six-day visit to Japan starting Sunday for an on-site inspection ahead of the planned release of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean, the government said.

2023-05-19 12:22

Korea's Fukushima inspection in limbo

Yoon to meet with Korean atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima

Yoon to meet with Korean atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima

President Yoon Suk Yeol will meet with a group of Korean victims of the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing during a visit to the city Friday, his office said.

2023-05-19 11:33

Lawmaker appears for questioning over DPK's election bribery scandal

Lawmaker appears for questioning over DPK's election bribery scandal

A lawmaker appeared before prosecutors for questioning Friday over his alleged involvement in a cash-for-vote campaign ahead of the 2021 leadership election of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK).

2023-05-19 11:33

Yoon calls for national unity at May 18 uprising ceremony

Yoon calls for national unity at May 18 uprising ceremony

President Yoon Suk Yeol called for national unity to safeguard liberal democracy in a speech, Thursday, at the 43rd anniversary ceremony of the 1980 May 18 pro-democracy uprising in Gwangju. However, his office and the main opposition party traded barbs over whether to amend the Constitution to incorporate the spirit of the May 18 uprising, blaming each other for insulting it...

Nam Hyun-woo | 2023-05-18 17:12

Navy stages anti-submarine drills

Navy stages anti-submarine drills

A Lynx maritime helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the ROKS Sejong the Great destroyer to participate in an anti-submarine exercise in waters off Busan, Tuesday. Courtesy of Republic of Korea Navy

Lee Hyo-jin | 2023-05-18 17:02

Presidential office rejects DPK's proposal for 'one-point' constitutional amendment

Presidential office rejects DPK's proposal for 'one-point' constitutional amendment

The presidential office on Thursday rejected opposition leader Lee Jae-myung's proposal for a "one-point" constitutional amendment to include the spirit of the 1980 Gwangju uprising in the preamble of the Constitution.

2023-05-18 12:40

[INTERVIEW] North Korea's crypto hacking faces turning point

INTERVIEWNorth Korea's crypto hacking faces turning point

Over the last few years, a secret group of hackers has been launching campaigns apparently aimed at stealing classified data from think tanks, financial institutions, government agencies and academics in South Korea and the U.S., while laundering cryptocurrencies on the side.

Kim Yoo-chul | 2023-05-18 08:18

Korea to share post-war rebuilding know-how with Ukraine

Korea to share post-war rebuilding know-how with Ukraine

Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong promised Wednesday to share Korea's post-war reconstruction know-how with Ukraine, which is looking forward to fortifying bilateral cooperation for a rapid post-war recovery and economic growth, the land ministry said Wednesday. Won met with Yulia Svyrydenko, Ukraine's first vice prime minister who doubles as minist...

Lee Kyung-min | 2023-05-17 20:24

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