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.
North Korea’s notification to the Japan Coast Guard about its plan to launch a military spy satellite just ahead of a trilateral summit involving Seoul, Tokyo and Beijing was aimed at attracting the attention of neighboring countries, according to experts, Monday.
National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo encouraged political parties Sunday to pass a pension reform plan before the conclusion of the current term of the 21st Assembly, saying it is the "golden time" for such legislation. The ongoing session of the Assembly is set to end on Wednesday.
The debate over South Korea's nuclear option is resurfacing in the face of North Korea advancing its nuclear and missile programs. Some politicians and academics are becoming more vocal about their belief that South Korea should possess nuclear weapons for self-defense.
A power struggle between major presidential contenders in the ruling People Power Party (PPP) is deepening, with many of them picking fights and criticizing the government’s policy on regulating foreign e-commerce companies more stringently.
President Yoon Suk Yeol vetoed an opposition-led bill seeking to initiate a special counsel investigation into a Marine's death on Tuesday, following the Cabinet's endorsement of the veto motion.
President Yoon Suk Yeol shakes hands with Japanese Ambassador to Korea Koichi Mizushima after receiving a letter of credence from the new envoy during a ceremony at the presidential office in Seoul, Tuesday. Joint Press Corps
Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho criticized former President Moon Jae-in’s memoir, Monday, which blamed the United States for the deadlocked nuclear talks with North Korea.
North Korea’s denials of providing Russia with weapons to be used in its war against Ukraine, despite clear evidence to the contrary, shows that the reclusive regime is concerned about damaging its image further in the West and the potential for tougher sanctions, according to experts, Friday.
Rep. Woo Won-shik of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) was elected as the candidate for the speaker of the first half of the 22nd National Assembly on Thursday. This outcome defied expectations, as many anticipated that former Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae would secure the party's primary for the position.