Korea Times Digital Content Reporter
Kwak Yeon-soo is a digital editor at The Korea Times creating, editing and curating digital content for the newspaper’s website, mobile app and social media. She previously covered a diverse array of cultural, political and business topics.
The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is seeking to drive a wedge between the presidential office and the ruling People Power Party (PPP) after a meeting between President Yoon Suk Yeol and PPP leader Han Dong-hoon on Monday further underscored their differing stances on how to address risks related to the first lady, according to political analysts, Wednesday.
The meeting between President Yoon Suk Yeol and ruling People Power Party (PPP) leader Han Dong-hoon ended Monday without any meaningful results, a setback that underscored a major divide between the two sides in resolving the first lady risk, according to political watchers, Tuesday.
President Yoon Suk Yeol and the chief of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) held phone talks, Monday, and agreed that North Korea's decision to send troops to support Russia in Ukraine escalates regional tensions and threatens global peace.
The ruling and opposition parties clashed, Friday, over the prosecution’s decision to clear first lady Kim Keon Hee of her alleged involvement in a stock manipulation scheme, during an audit by the Legislation and Judiciary Committee at the National Assembly.
Han Dong-hoon, leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), is likely to gain a firmer grip over the party and increase pressure on President Yoon Suk Yeol to resolve some of the issues relating to the first lady after the PPP secured by-election wins in its strongholds, according to political watchers, Thursday.
First lady Kim Keon Hee is under intense scrutiny over her relationship with Myung Tae-kyun, a mysterious power broker, after leaked messages suggest that she exercised undue influence over the ruling party’s candidate nominations for the 2022 by-elections and April's general elections.
North Korea blew up the northern sections of two inter-Korean roads, Tuesday, in an apparent attempt to sever all ties with South Korea and formalize a hostile, two-state system on the Korean Peninsula.
The ruling bloc is facing internal conflicts after Han Dong-hoon, leader of the People Power Party (PPP), urged the presidential office to dismiss aides to first lady Kim Keon Hee, who have allegedly been interfering in state and political affairs beyond their authority.
President Yoon Suk Yeol and lawmakers across the political spectrum congratulated author Han Kang on winning the country’s first Nobel Prize in literature.
President Yoon Suk Yeol will hold one-on-one talks with Han Dong-hoon, leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), after next week's by-elections, the presidential office said Thursday.