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Appeals court confirms 2-year sentence for ex-Minister Cho over academic fraud

An appeals court on Thursday upheld a two-year prison sentence for former Justice Minister Cho Kuk convicted of academic fraud involving his children and unlawful interference with a government inspection.

Feb 8, 2024
Appeals court confirms 2-year sentence for ex-Minister Cho over academic fraud

Yoon's explanation unlikely to quell first lady's Dior bag scandal

President Yoon Suk Yeol's attempt to address the controversies surrounding his wife Kim Keon Hee's acceptance of a Christian Dior bag from a left-wing pastor has fallen short of the public's expectations, according to political observers, Thursday.

Feb 8, 2024By Lee Hyo-jin
Yoon's explanation unlikely to quell first lady's Dior bag scandal
  • Yoon claims first lady's bag scandal was 'political ploy,' makes no apology

DPK slams Yoon's address of first lady's allegations as 'shameless'

The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) has lashed out at President Yoon Suk Yeol's response to allegations surrounding the first lady, saying that his attitude was shameless and lacked an apology.

Feb 8, 2024
DPK slams Yoon's address of first lady's allegations as 'shameless'
  • Yoon claims first lady's bag scandal was 'political ploy,' makes no apology

Yoon claims first lady's bag scandal was 'political ploy,' makes no apology

President Yoon Suk Yeol brushed off an escalating controversy over spy-cam footage showing his wife, Kim Keon Hee, accepting a luxury handbag gift, labeling it a “political ploy,” during a televised New Year interview on Wednesday.

Feb 8, 2024By Nam Hyun-woo
Yoon claims first lady's bag scandal was 'political ploy,' makes no apology
  • DPK slams Yoon's address of first lady's allegations as 'shameless'
  • Yoon's explanation unlikely to quell first lady's Dior bag scandal

Ruling party chief compares rival camp to North Korea over election rule decision

Han Dong-hoon, interim chief of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), compared the main opposition party to North Korea, criticizing its chairman, Lee Jae-myung, for deciding to maintain a problem-ridden election law.

Feb 7, 2024By Jung Min-ho
Ruling party chief compares rival camp to North Korea over election rule decision

Yoon visits community center for senior citizens ahead of Lunar New Year

President Yoon Suk Yeol visited a community center for senior citizens Wednesday to wish them a happy Lunar New Year and look at ways to improve welfare services for the elderly, his office said.

Feb 7, 2024
Yoon visits community center for senior citizens ahead of Lunar New Year

Yoon's approval rating inches down to 34%: Yonhap News survey

President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating inched down to 34 percent from a month ago, according to a survey conducted jointly by Yonhap News Agency and Yonhap News TV on Wednesday.

Feb 7, 2024
Yoon's approval rating inches down to 34%: Yonhap News survey

Yoon holds 1st meeting with presidential labor council

President Yoon Suk Yeol held his first meeting with the presidential Economic, Social and Labor Council on Tuesday and encouraged its members to produce solutions to labor-management issues with a view to creating a sustainable future, his office said.

Feb 6, 2024
Yoon holds 1st meeting with presidential labor council

Electoral system for April 10 elections to test minor parties

Minor Korean political parties are weighing the pros and cons of the electoral system for the upcoming April 10 general elections, in which parties with more constituency seats will get a smaller number of proportional seats.

Feb 6, 2024By Nam Hyun-woo
Electoral system for April 10 elections to test minor parties

Yoon's interview with KBS to air as 100-minute mini documentary

President Yoon Suk Yeol's interview with KBS will air at 10 p.m. Wednesday in the form of a 100-minute mini documentary featuring close-up views of the inside of the presidential office, officials said.

Feb 6, 2024
Yoon's interview with KBS to air as 100-minute mini documentary
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