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Time for President to determine fates of Choo, Yoon

President Moon Jae-in adjusts his glasses during an event at Cheong Wa Dae, Wednesday. YonhapBy Do Je-hae The escalating conflict between Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae and the nation's top prosecutor Yoon Seok-youl has reached a new chapter after the Seoul Administrative Court issued an injunction Tuesday to temporarily lift Yoon's suspension from duty that was ordered by Choo last week.The court determined that the justice minister's order suspending the prosecutor general lacked the proper grounds and procedural legitimacy. This allowed Yoon to immediately return to work later in the day. The ruling comes a week after Choo banned him from duty following an internal inspection by the Ministry of Justice into his alleged wrongdoings and interference in sensitive cases, and launched disciplinary proceedings against him.The court decision has dealt a blow to Choo who has been pushing President Moon Jae-in's prosecutorial reform despite a strong backlash from prosecutors. At the same time, it increases the political burden on the President.Now all eyes are now on what Moon will do to sett

Dec 2, 2020By Do Je-hae
Time for President to determine fates of Choo, Yoon
  • Conflicts with minister further pushes top prosecutor's popularity as presidential hopeful
Politics

World's largest anti-corruption forum kicks off

Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) Chairwoman Jeon Hyun-heui appears at a Cabinet meeting at the Government Complex Seoul, Tuesday, wearing a traditional outfit symbolizing a royal secret investigator during the Joseon Kingdom to promote the 19th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC). The world's largest forum on anti-corruption policies, with more than 3,000 participants, opened at COEX in Seoul late Tuesday. Yonhap By Do Je-hae The 19th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC), the largest forum on sharing anti-corruption policies and discussing international cooperation on eradicating corruption, started Tuesday, according to the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC). The event will run until Friday.This year, the biennial conference is being held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with participants based in Korea gathering at COEX in southern Seoul. Despite the pandemic, more than 3,500 participants from 140 cou

Dec 1, 2020By Do Je-hae
World's largest anti-corruption forum kicks off
Politics

Senior presidential aide stirs concern over attending football game

Senior presidential aide for political affairs Choi Jae-sung arrives at a meeting at Cheong Wa Dae with President Moon Jae-in and other senior aides, Monday. YonhapBy Do Je-hae Senior presidential secretary for political affairs Choi Jae-sung has caused a stir for showing up at a football game Nov. 29, at a time when the public are being urged to refrain from group activities to comply with the government's heightened social distancing regulations.He attended a football game with the Samjeon Morning Football Club at a school in Songpa District, Seoul, Sunday. Choi, a former four-term lawmaker who is being considered among the possibilities for the next chief of staff, represented a district in Songpa in the 20th National Assembly and is known to be passionate about football.This went against Cheong Wa Dae's own emergency measures for employees which have been in place since Nov. 23, instructing all people working at the presidential office to cancel or postpone gatherings and events amid the recent COVID-19 surge. “The Ministry of Personnel Management said it would reprimand go

Dec 1, 2020By Do Je-hae
Senior presidential aide stirs concern over attending football game
Politics

Wang Yi's visit highlights differences in Korea, China's priorities

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during his meeting on Nov. 27 with National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug. YonhapBy Do Je-hae Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi's Nov. 25 to 27 visit to Seoul has left more questions than answers as the two countries showed some differing priorities in bilateral relations. After President Moon Jae-in received Wang at Cheong Wa Dae on the afternoon of Nov. 26, the presidential office stressed cooperation for regional peace, highlighting the need for the two countries to work together for a proposal made at the United Nations General Assembly last month for a Northeast Asia cooperative framework on health and disease control involving the two Koreas, China, Japan and Mongolia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said that “State Councillor Wang expressed full support for the initiative, offering to continue close communication to promote it.” Also, Cheong Wa Dae and the ministry underlined bilateral cooperation on COVID-19; the establishment of a roadmap for deepening bilateral ties on the

Nov 30, 2020By Do Je-hae
Wang Yi's visit highlights differences in Korea, China's priorities
Politics

Moon changing key members in diplomatic team

President Moon Jae-in, center, enters a special strategy meeting on low carbonization at Cheong Wa Dae, Friday, with Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, left, and presidential Chief of Staff Noh Young-min. On the same day, Cheong Wa Dae replaced Moon's secretary for foreign policy, the latest in a series of changes in key posts dealing with foreign affairs. YonhapBy Do Je-hae President Moon Jae-in changed one of his key personnel dealing with foreign affairs and diplomacy, Friday, ahead of an imminent Cabinet reshuffle. He named Kim Yong-hyon, a former chief of the Korean Peninsula Peace Regime Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as presidential secretary for foreign policy, according to Cheong Wa Dae. Kim replaces Park Chul-min who has been named ambassador to Hungary after serving at the presidential office since March 2019. The presidential secretary for foreign policy under the National Security Office (NSO) is one of the key posts in charge of shaping the country's foreign policy.The presidential office announced the appointment of Kim Yong-hyon as presidential secretary for f

Nov 27, 2020By Do Je-hae
Moon changing key members in diplomatic team
Politics

Biden presidency to bring opportunities for Korea's diplomacy

President Moon Jae-in, left, and Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee take part in a virtual signing ceremony of the RCEP, the world's largest FTA, on Nov.15, at Cheong Wa Dae. Experts note that Korea is well positioned to serve as a catalyst for dialogue with its rising status as a middle power and an active player in multilateral trade and diplomacy. Courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae US President-elect expected to pursue 'balanced relation' with ChinaBy Do Je-hae The presidency of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will bring meaningful opportunities for Korea's diplomacy, as the former vice president is expected to pursue “balanced relations” with China, according to Zhao Ma, a U.S.-based expert on U.S.-China relations, Friday.The change in the U.S. administration, in his view, will create a better environment for South Korea to play a greater role as a mediator on various issues surrounding the Korean Peninsula. Ma's view came as Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi

Nov 27, 2020By Do Je-hae
Biden presidency to bring opportunities for Korea's diplomacy
  • 'Koreas should control their peninsula's fate': Chinese Foreign Minister
Politics

Wang Yi's visit shows rising strategic importance of Korea for Beijing

President Moon Jae-in, right, greets Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a meeting at Cheong Wa Dae, Thursday. YonhapKorea, China working to improve conditions for Xi's visit By Do Je-hae Korea and China agreed to strengthen ties ahead of the 2022 30th anniversary of their opening of diplomatic relations and cooperate further on bilateral issues of concern such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula during a visit to Seoul by Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. But the highly anticipated visit by the foreign minister did not bring much headway with regard to Chinese President Xi Jingping's reciprocal visit to Korea. The Chinese minister arrived in Seoul late Wednesday to meet with President Moon Jae-in and officials in charge of security and diplomacy, after a two-day visit to Japan where he met with new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. President Moon underlined China's role in moves to achieve peace on the Korean Peninsula during his meeting with Wang at Cheong Wa Dae, Thursday. “In particular, I would lik

Nov 26, 2020By Do Je-hae
Wang Yi's visit shows rising strategic importance of Korea for Beijing
Politics

Korea to host world's largest anti-corruption forum

President Moon Jae-in presides over a meeting of the anti-corruption consultative council where Cabinet members and relevant government organizations review the nation's anticorruption efforts, at Cheong Wa Dae in this June 22 photo. Courtesy of Cheong Wa DaeBy Do Je-hae More than 3,000 policy experts and civic group members from 140 countries will discuss measures and international cooperation on rooting out corruption in the public and private sectors in the world's largest global forum on anti-corruption policies.Korea will host the 19th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) from Dec. 1 to 4, according to the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC).The biennial conference will be held via video link this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with only participants from Korea gathering at the COEX in southern Seoul.Co-hosted by the ACRC and Transparency International (TI), the 19th IACC will include senior government officials, experts from NGOs and international organizations, and CEOs of global companies from 140 countries. President Moon Jae-in will share Korea

Nov 25, 2020By Do Je-hae
Korea to host world's largest anti-corruption forum
Politics

Parties divided over Choo-Yoon conflict

Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae is surrounded by reporters at the National Assembly, Tuesday, without answering questions over her conflict with Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl. YonhapBy Do Je-hae The political circle here is divided over Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae's order to suspend Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl from duty following a months-long feud over prosecutorial reform and multiple investigations.The opposition parties claim the administration is trying to kick out the top prosecutor as he is being apolitical with regard to its policy directions, and called on President Moon Jae-in to make public his position on the issue, while the ruling bloc has continued to urge Yoon to step down over alleged ethics violations cited by the minister.On Tuesday, Choo held a press conference and underlined her reasoning behind the rare decision to suspend the prosecutor general due to alleged misdeeds. Yoon has hit back, saying he will take legal action.About an hour after Choo's announcement, the presidential office released a statement, saying that the President had been briefed shortly

Nov 25, 2020By Do Je-hae
Parties divided over Choo-Yoon conflict
  • Chief prosecutor seeks injunction against justice minister's order to suspend him
Politics

Will Moon replace controversial housing minister?

Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kim Hyun-mee arrives at the Government Complex in Seoul for a Cabinet meeting, Nov. 17. / YonhapBy Do Je-hae One highlight of an upcoming Cabinet reshuffle is whether President Moon Jae-in will replace his top housing policymaker Kim Hyun-mee, who has been at the center of rising public indignation over his administration's failure to contain soaring housing prices.For weeks there have been talks of an imminent reshuffle, primarily to refresh policy momentum by replacing some of the long-serving ministers as the President enters the final phase of his term next year. There is varying speculation as to what the President will do with Kim, who has been serving in his Cabinet right after the Moon administration was inaugurated in May 2017. She is among only a handful of ministers who have retained their posts since the beginning of the administration. This is considered to show Moon's unwavering trust of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport despite scathing criticism from the public and the opposition for the series of failed

Nov 24, 2020By Do Je-hae
Will Moon replace controversial housing minister?
  • Consumer sentiment on housing prices hike hits record high
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