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INTERVIEW South Korean veterans minister hails ROK-US alliance as pivotal pillar in nation's history

The seven-decades-old alliance between South Korea and the United States formed with the signing of the Mutual Defense Treaty on Oct. 1, 1953, has played a vital role in South Korea's history as a safeguard for the peace and prosperity of the nation, according to Patriots and Veterans Affairs Minister Park Min-shik.

Sep 25, 2023By Lee Hyo-jin
[INTERVIEW] South Korean veterans minister hails ROK-US alliance as pivotal pillar in nation's history
  • INTERVIEW ROK-US alliance is win-win partnership: KUSAF chief

Main opposition chief in showdown with prosecutors over arrest

Main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Chairman Rep. Lee Jae-myung faces a desperate legal battle against prosecutors as a court is set to review his arrest warrant on Tuesday.

Sep 25, 2023By Nam Hyun-woo
Main opposition chief in showdown with prosecutors over arrest

Ex-President Park visits traditional market in Daegu in rare public appearance

Former President Park Geun-hye made a rare public appearance Monday as she visited a traditional market in the southeastern city of Daegu ahead of the autumn harvest holiday of Chuseok.

Sep 25, 2023
Ex-President Park visits traditional market in Daegu in rare public appearance

Parliamentary committee passes resolution denouncing Japan's controversial textbooks

The parliamentary Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee on Monday passed a resolution denouncing Japan for laying claims to Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo and approving school textbooks containing such claims.

Sep 25, 2023
Parliamentary committee passes resolution denouncing Japan's controversial textbooks

Supreme Court shifts to acting leadership for 1st time in 30 years

The Supreme Court will be led by an acting chief justice for the first time in three decades, as the parliamentary confirmation of Chief Justice nominee Lee Gyun-ryong has been delayed after the retirement of Chief Justice Kim Myeong-su.

Sep 25, 2023
Supreme Court shifts to acting leadership for 1st time in 30 years

Yoon gets nosebleed from apparent overwork during Cabinet meeting

President Yoon Suk Yeol bled from the nose while leading a Cabinet meeting at the presidential office on Monday, a government official said, attributing it to his intense schedule during and after his trip to New York last week.

Sep 25, 2023
Yoon gets nosebleed from apparent overwork during Cabinet meeting

Lee Jae-myung's possible arrest looms over main opposition party

The fate of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is at stake, as the arrest warrant hearing for its leader, Rep. Lee Jae-myung, who faces multiple charges including breach of trust, bribery and violation of the Foreign Exchange Transaction Act, among others, will be held on Tuesday.

Sep 24, 2023By Kim Hyun-bin
Lee Jae-myung's possible arrest looms over main opposition party

Opposition party leader ends 24-day hunger strike for treatment

Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, who has been on a hunger strike in protest against what he called a slew of the Yoon government's policy failures, ended his fasting after more than three weeks, a party official said Saturday.

Sep 23, 2023
Opposition party leader ends 24-day hunger strike for treatment

Gov't reviews changing description of Fukushima wastewater

The government said, Friday, that it will decide whether to stop using the word "contaminated" to describe the treated wastewater that is being discharged from a crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan, as soon an analysis of opinions from various experts are completed.

Sep 22, 2023By Jung Da-hyun
Gov't reviews changing description of Fukushima wastewater

Opposition party in turmoil as leader could be arrested on Tuesday

Few expected the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), which holds a majority of seats at the National Assembly, to strip its chairman, Lee Jae-myung, of immunity from arrest. But on Thursday, the Assembly passed a motion to allow the potential arrest of Lee, who is embroiled in corruption scandals, after at least 29 DPK lawmakers voted against him.

Sep 22, 2023By Jung Min-ho
Opposition party in turmoil as leader could be arrested on Tuesday
  • 46% of Koreans see arrest warrant against opposition leader as just: poll
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