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Bail granted to ex-Ssangbangwool head accused of illegal remittance to N. Korea

A local court on Tuesday granted bail to the former chairman of South Korean underwear maker Ssangbangwool who had been arrested for embezzlement and illegal remittance to North Korea.

Jan 23, 2024
Bail granted to ex-Ssangbangwool head accused of illegal remittance to N. Korea

Justice minister nominee seasoned ex-prosecutor with close ties to Yoon

Justice Minister nominee Park Sung-jae is a seasoned former prosecutor who previously served as chief at two of the country's key prosecution offices and is known to be on close terms with President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Jan 23, 2024
Justice minister nominee seasoned ex-prosecutor with close ties to Yoon
  • Yoon names ex-chief of Seoul High Prosecutors Office as new justice minister

Yoon, PPP interim chief try to patch up feud to avoid damaging election campaign

President Yoon Suk Yeol and ruling People Power Party (PPP) interim leader Han Dong-hoon displayed a reconciliatory gesture, addressing their disagreements regarding candidate recommendations and controversies related to first lady Kim Keon Hee, apparently to prevent potential harm to the PPP's campaigns for the April 10 general elections.

Jan 23, 2024By Nam Hyun-woo
Yoon, PPP interim chief try to patch up feud to avoid damaging election campaign
  • First lady's Dior bag scandal continues to haunt president and ruling party

Yoon names ex-chief of Seoul High Prosecutors Office as new justice minister

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday named a former chief of the Seoul High Prosecutors Office as the new justice minister, his office said.

Jan 23, 2024
Yoon names ex-chief of Seoul High Prosecutors Office as new justice minister
  • Justice minister nominee seasoned ex-prosecutor with close ties to Yoon

Yoon, PPP chief meet at market fire site after clash over first lady, election nominations

President Yoon Suk Yeol and ruling party chief Han Dong-hoon met Tuesday at the site of a market fire, apparently seeking to repair their relationship after clashing over allegations involving the first lady and party nominations for the upcoming general elections.

Jan 23, 2024
Yoon, PPP chief meet at market fire site after clash over first lady, election nominations

PPP back in turmoil as Yoon and interim leader clash

Internal strife has resurfaced within the ruling People Power Party (PPP) as President Yoon Suk Yeol conveyed his intention for the party's interim leader, Han Dong-hoon, to step down. However, Han, the former justice minister, who is also known as one of the president's most-trusted confidants, promptly rejected the proposal.

Jan 22, 2024By Nam Hyun-woo
PPP back in turmoil as Yoon and interim leader clash

Bumpy road ahead for potential 'big tent' party

The idea of new political parties uniting under a "big tent" is widely under discussion, but the formation of such a coalition remains uncertain due to key differences in ideologies and interests among the breakaway factions.

Jan 22, 2024By Lee Hyo-jin
Bumpy road ahead for potential 'big tent' party

Yoon agrees to extend work of state reconciliation panel by 1 year

President Yoon Suk Yeol has agreed to extend the work of a state reconciliation panel by a year to allow it to look into more cases of human rights abuses during and after Japan's 1910-45 occupation of the Korean Peninsula, the presidential office said Monday.

Jan 22, 2024
Yoon agrees to extend work of state reconciliation panel by 1 year

Rival parties recruit former Samsung, Hyundai executives ahead of elections

The ruling and the main opposition parties on Monday announced the recruitment of a former Samsung Electronics executive and a former Hyundai Motor executive, respectively, as talents for April's general elections.

Jan 22, 2024
Rival parties recruit former Samsung, Hyundai executives ahead of elections

Yoon to skip public debate amid clash between presidential office, ruling party chief

President Yoon Suk Yeol skipped a government-public debate scheduled for Monday, triggering speculation as to whether the decision was related to a clash between the presidential office and the ruling party chief.

Jan 22, 2024
Yoon to skip public debate amid clash between presidential office, ruling party chief
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