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Majority of Koreans do not trust Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press on the tarmac as he arrives at Sacramento McClellan Airport in McClellan Park, California, Sept.14. AP-YonhapBy Do Je-hae Koreans have a low level of confidence in U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a latest survey from the Pew Research Center. The U.S. polling agency announced the results of a telephone survey conducted from June 10 to Aug. 3 of 13,273 respondents living in 13 U.S. allied countries, including South Korea, Japan, Canada, Australia, Sweden and France.In the case of Koreans, only 17 percent said they have confidence in President Trump. The figure is a 29 percentage point drop from 46 percent last year, the largest drop among the surveyed countries.Trump's remarks, which were seen to show his disregard for his allies, and his threat to withdraw U.S. troops from Korea amid deadlocked defense cost-sharing talks are seen to be the reason for the considerable drop in Koreans' support for the U.S. leader. Another survey showed that many Koreans do not want to see Trump reelected and believe success for the incumbent U.S.

Sep 16, 2020By Do Je-hae
Majority of Koreans do not trust Trump
Foreign Affairs

How can Moon mend frayed ties with Japan under Suga?

Newly elected head of Liberal Democratic Party Yoshihide Suga poses for photos following his press conference at its headquarters after the party's leadership election in Tokyo Monday, Sept. 14. AP-YonhapBy Do Je-hae Questions are being asked as to whether the leadership change in Japan this week will provide a significant impetus for improving bilateral relations between Korea and Japan, following Yoshihide Suga's election as ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader, Monday.But prospects appear dim for any visible change in the strained Seoul-Tokyo ties, which under outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plummeted to their worst levels since the 1965 normalization of diplomatic relations. The prime minister-designate has announced that he will inherit Abe's foreign policies. Regarding relations with South Korea, he has repeated Abe's position that the 1965 treaty, under which Japan claims a complete and final settlement of colonial era-related reparations, must be the basis of bilateral relations.With negative prospects for South Korea-Japan ties even under a new leadership in Tokyo

Sep 15, 2020By Do Je-hae
How can Moon mend frayed ties with Japan under Suga?
  • Suga as next Japanese leader likely to stay course on Korea relations: experts
Politics

Justice minister under growing pressure to step down

Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae bows during an intepellation session at the National Assembly, Sept. 14. YonhapBy Do Je-hae The opposition is stepping up its pressure on Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae to step down amid a widening scandal over her alleged influence peddling to get her son special treatment during his mandatory military service a few years ago.Main opposition People Power Party (PPP) interim leader Kim Chong-in said that Choo and her predecessor Cho Kuk, who is on trial on charges of corruption and influence peddling regarding his children's education, have enraged the people. The Korean public is very sensitive to illegalities of elected officials and high-level public servants particularly involving education and the mandatory military service of their children.“It's like the country is fighting two kinds of viruses,” Kim said during a party meeting, Monday. “One is the coronavirus and the other is the virus of inequality.“Within the Moon Jae-in administration, justice ministers are the super spreaders of the inequality virus. The people are infuriat

Sep 14, 2020By Do Je-hae
Justice minister under growing pressure to step down
Foreign Affairs

Seoul, Washington show discrepancy on new working-level talks

Choi Jong-kun, first vice minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, speaks to reporters at Incheon International Airport, Sept. 12. YonhapBy Do Je-hae Choi Jong-kun, new first vice minister of foreign affairs, returned to Seoul, Sept.12, after his first meeting with his U.S. counterpart, Stephen Biegun at the U.S. State Department. In a statement following the meeting, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the two sides had “agreed” on the establishment of a new format of bilateral talks at the director-general level. The ministry said that the role of the tentative consultative body would be to check and coordinate on a wide range of bilateral issues. The ministry highlighted the new type of bilateral talks as a primary achievement of the new first vice minister. But some local media have taken issue with a discrepancy in the statements released by the ministry and the U.S. State Department about the outcome of the Choi-Biegun meeting.In particular, the State Department's readout makes absolutely no mention about any kind of new talks between the two allies.

Sep 13, 2020By Do Je-hae
Seoul, Washington show discrepancy on new working-level talks
Politics

Series of crises tests Lee Nak-yon's leadership

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Chairman Lee Nak-yon speaks at the National Assembly, Sept. 7. YonhapBy Do Je-hae The new ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Chairman Lee Nak-yon is getting off to a rocky start. The former prime minister had an easy win over his competitors in the race for the party leadership last month and took up his job with a focus on overcoming the “national crisis” from the COVID-19 pandemic.Only a few weeks into the job, the four-term lawmaker is saddled with the challenging task of turning around the declining public support for the ruling party following a series of controversies involving prominent DPK members, including Justice Minister and former DPK chairwoman Choo Mi-ae and Rep. Yoon Young-chan, who served as Moon's first senior presidential aide for public communication. The new DPK chairman's leadership is expected to face a critical test in the coming weeks as he leads the party's response to the cases of Choo and Yoon, which touch on very sensitive issues for the Korean public, including mandatory military service, educati

Sep 10, 2020By Do Je-hae
Series of crises tests Lee Nak-yon's leadership
Politics

Justice minister becomes headache for ruling bloc

Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae, center, talks with Unification Minister Lee In-young during a National Assembly plenary session, Tuesday. YonhapBy Do Je-hae A slew of negative headlines on Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae's handling of her family's affairs is becoming a major headache for the ruling bloc.The former chairwoman of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) has been bombarded by allegations raised by the opposition that she exercised her influence to get special treatment for her son while he was serving his mandatory military service between 2016 and 2018. It has also been alleged that employees from her office were also involved. The allegations are expanding to include an unapproved extended vacation after a medical procedure and a request for the son, who was serving in the Korean Augmentation to the United States Army (KATUSA), to be assigned to the PyeongChang Winter Olympics as an interpreter.The allegations have aggravated mistrust in the Moon Jae-in administration, which has promised to establish justice and fairness in all corners of society. In particular, any irregu

Sep 8, 2020By Do Je-hae
Justice minister becomes headache for ruling bloc
Foreign Affairs

Korea-Japan relations unlikely to improve under new PM

President Moon Jae-in, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ahead of a summit in Chengdu, China, on Dec. 24, 2019. Korea Times fileHistorical conflicts may remain under SugaBy Do Je-hae Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, a frontrunner to succeed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is showing a hardline stance on historical issues with South Korea.His stance shows that if he becomes the next prime minister, the chilled Korea-Japan relations over the compensation issue for surviving South Korean victims of wartime forced labor are unlikely to improve soon.In an interview with the Yomiuri Shimbun, Monday, he said he would conduct a “stern response” to Korea's “breach of international law.” The remark referred to the South Korean Supreme Court's October 2018 ruling that ordered Japanese companies to compensate surviving South Koreans forced to work for them during the 1910-45 Japanese occupation of Korea. Tokyo has firmly resisted the ruling and claimed that the issue of wartime compensation was resolved under the 1965 South Kore

Sep 7, 2020By Do Je-hae
Korea-Japan relations unlikely to improve under new PM
Politics

Will two Koreas co-host 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon Province?

Unification Minister Lee In-young, right, meets with Gangwon Governor Choi Moon-soon during a meeting, Sept. 4, at the government complex in Seoul. YonhapBy Do Je-hae The 2024 Winter Youth Olympics to be held in Gangwon Province, the venue of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, is drawing attention for its potential to promote cultural and sports exchange between the two Koreas.During a meeting with Unification Minister Lee In-young, Sept. 4, Gwangwon Mayor Choi Moon-soon discussed cooperation between the ministry and the province for expediting inter-Korean projects, according to the ministry. In particular, the governor highlighted the need for the ministry's support in seeking North Korea's participation in the event. “We hope that the Ministry of Unification will play a leading role realizing the co-hosting of the event with North Korea,” Choi said. The provincial government is currently pushing to host some of the events such as alpine skiing and snowboarding in Wonsan, North Korea,“We hope that the youth games will create a second miracle following the

Sep 4, 2020By Do Je-hae
Will two Koreas co-host 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon Province?
Politics

'North Korea may unveil new ICBM ahead of US election'

North Korean leader visits South Hwanghae Province, Aug. 28. YonhapBy Do Je-hae Pyongyang may be getting ready to showcase a new type of ICBM in October, according to a recent media report. The National Interest, a U.S. international affairs magazine, reported Sept. 2 that North Korea could possibly unveil a more reliable type of ICBM during a military parade Oct. 10, citing officials in Washington.“A senior White House official, as well as multiple U.S. intelligence officials I have spoken with over the last few days, strongly suspect Pyongyang will unveil a solid-fueled intercontinental-range ballistic missile (ICBM) at its Oct. 10 military parade celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea,” said Harry J. Kazianis, senior director for Korean Studies at the Center for the National Interest in the report. He cited White House and Intelligence officials who said that this seems to be the “most likely scenario based on their history.” The report added that the long-range ballistic missile could be solid-fueled, which would signal a “ge

Sep 4, 2020By Do Je-hae
'North Korea may unveil new ICBM ahead of US election'
  • Trump puts North Korea in spotlight while evading Russia question
Politics

Korea paying keen attention to US election

President Donald Trump waves from the top of the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Wednesday, Sept. 2. AP-YonhapBy Do Je-hae The U.S. presidential election has emerged as a primary concern for Korean policymakers dealing with foreign affairs and national security. Above all, the increasingly complex bilateral challenges have highlighted the need for Seoul to establish strategies best suited for maximizing the nation's interests and advancing its alliance with the U.S. in the post-election period. In this regard, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched a taskforce team to prepare for the results of the race between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, former Vice President Joe Biden.New First Vice Minister Choe Jong-kun leads the team consisting of officials from relevant departments in the ministry, including the Office of Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs and the Bilateral Economic Affairs Bureau, according to the ministry, Thursday. The ministry explained that the team was formed to identify the presidential election pledges an

Sep 3, 2020By Do Je-hae
Korea paying keen attention to US election
  • Trump suggests polling place double-check for mail-in voters
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