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Ruling party shifts blame to local gov't over Jamboree fiasco

Pallets used to keep Scouts' tents off the wet ground remain stacked at the venue of the 2023 World Scout Jamboree in Saemangeum, North Jeolla Province, Aug. 8, after all participants were evacuated to various parts of the country prior to the arrival of Typhoon Khanun. Yonhap'The party will gain nothing by demonizing the region'By Jun Ji-hyeThe ruling People Power Party (PPP) is facing criticism even from its own party members for attempting to shift the blame for mismanagement of the 25th World Scout Jamboree to the government of North Jeolla Province where the campsite was located. The conservative governing party is playing the blame game apparently to defend the central government against a very high-profile controversy over a lack of preparation for the world's largest international youth camp.Critics say the party's buck-passing is inappropriate and excessive, given that a special law, which was enacted in December 2018 to facilitate the successful hosting of the Jamboree event, clearly stipulates the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family has the final say in relation to the

Aug 15, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Ruling party shifts blame to local gov't over Jamboree fiasco

Full text of Yoon's Liberation Day speech

President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers a speech during the 78th anniversary of Liberation Day ceremony at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Aug. 15. YonhapThe following is the full text of a speech given by President Yoon Suk-yeol to mark the 78th Liberation Day on Tuesday.Address by President Yoon Suk Yeol on Korea's 78th Liberation DayMy fellow Koreans, 7.5 million compatriots living abroad,Today we mark the 78th Liberation Day.I pay tribute to our fallen forebears and patriots who sacrificed and dedicated themselves for our independence.I also wish to express my deep gratitude to their families.Our independence movement was to build a nation that is free and democratic; a nation where the people are its rightful owners and a nation where freedom, human rights and the rule of law reign supreme.It was not to just reclaim our sovereignty or to return to monarchy. It was never an attempt to establish a communist totalitarian state where freedom and human rights are ignored.Thus, from the perspective of the whole humankind, our independence movement was universal and just.Even after regaining

Aug 15, 2023
Full text of Yoon's Liberation Day speech
  • Yoon says Japan is partner sharing universal values, pursuing common interests

President Yoon's father dies

By Kim RahnThe late Yoon Ki-jung / YonhapPresident Yoon Suk Yeol's father, Yonsei University Professor Emeritus Yoon Ki-jung, died, Tuesday. The senior Yoon, 92, had been hospitalized at Seoul National University Hospital recently for illnesses related to old age, according to the presidential office.It said the president stayed by his father's deathbed after attending a National Liberation Day ceremony.“To avoid a vacuum in state affairs, the president decided to hold the funeral for family members only. He seeks understanding for not receiving callers or flowers,” the office said in a text message sent to reporters.This is the second time an incumbent president has lost a parent, following former President Moon Jae-in whose mother died in 2019.The undated photo shows Yoon Ki-jung, center, the father of President Yoon Suk Yeol, with his family. Screenshot from President Yoon's Instagram account

Aug 15, 2023By Kim Rahn
President Yoon's father dies

Rival party leaders commemorate Liberation Day

Kim Gi-hyeon, left, head of ruling People Power Party, shakes hands with Lee Jae-myung, head of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea at the 78th anniversary of Liberation Day in Seoul, Aug. 15. YonhapThe leaders of the ruling and the main opposition parties on Tuesday commemorated the anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule, vowing to inherit the spirit of those who sacrificed themselves to regain independence.Rep. Kim Gi-hyeon, leader of the ruling People Power Party, and his Democratic Party of Korea counterpart, Rep. Lee Jae-myung, conveyed their messages on their respective Facebook accounts to mark the 78th anniversary of Korea's independence from Japan's colonial rule from 1910 to 1945."We will embrace noble patriotism in a broader manner by remembering Liberation Day, which was achieved through the blood, sweat and tears of our ancestors," Kim said in his message.Kim further emphasized the need to protect freedom and democracy by concentrating on stabilizing people's livelihoods, rather than expending energy on futile disputes.Lee also stressed t

Aug 15, 2023
Rival party leaders commemorate Liberation Day

Yoon says Japan is partner sharing universal values, pursuing common interests

President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers an address during a Liberation Day ceremony at Ewha Womans University in Seoul on Aug. 15. YonhapPresident Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday that South Korea and Japan are now partners sharing universal values and pursuing common interests, and called for strengthening trilateral security cooperation with Japan and the United States to counter threats from North Korea.Yoon made the remarks in a Liberation Day address commemorating the end of Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula, stressing the importance of the neighboring country's role in deterring aggression by the North.The address was yet another testament to Yoon's commitment to improve relations with Tokyo that had frayed badly under the previous administration over wartime forced labor and other thorny issues stemming from colonial rule. "Korea and Japan are now partners who share universal values and pursue common interests," Yoon said during a Liberation Day ceremony held at Ewha Womans University in Seoul. "As partners that cooperate on security and the economy, Korea and Japan wil

Aug 15, 2023
Yoon says Japan is partner sharing universal values, pursuing common interests
  • Full text of Yoon's Liberation Day speech

ANALYSIS Will court orders requiring mental illness treatments help prevent mass attacks?

Cho Seon, center, the perpetrator of a stabbing rampage near Sillim Station in Seoul, is surrounded by reporters in front of Gwanak Police Station before he was taken to the prosecution, July 28. Korea Times fileForensic psychologists say there is little link between mental illness and violence By Kang Hyun-kyungProsecutors indicted Cho Seon, the 33-year-old perpetrator of the July 21 stabbing rampage near Sillim Station, Seoul, on four counts ― murder, attempted murder, burglary and defamation. A 22-year-old male died from the attack, while three other victims in their 30s were severely wounded.According to the Seoul Central Prosecutors' Office, Cho has a video game addiction and suffers from an inferiority complex.He bore grudges against society and his pent-up frustration developed into hatred and anger when he received a subpoena from the police in July after a YouTuber sued Cho for defamation. He had posted a comment claiming that the YouTuber was gay.In the stabbing rampage, prosecutors said Cho appeared to be emulating a video game character.“He acted like a character in

Aug 15, 2023By Kang Hyun-kyung
[ANALYSIS] Will court orders requiring mental illness treatments help prevent mass attacks?

Yoon designates 2 special disaster zones following Typhoon Khanun

A local resident points to a house destroyed by Typhoon Khanun in Daegu, Friday. YonhapPresident Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday designated two areas hit hard by last week's Typhoon Khanun as special disaster zones, his office said.They are the town of Gunwi in Daegu, 213 kilometers south of Seoul, and a part of Goseong in Gangwon Province, 154 kilometers east of the capital city, according to the presidential office.The typhoon, which plowed through Korea from south to north for 16 hours last week, caused flooding, facility destruction, landslides and school closures. The designation makes the areas eligible for the government's financial support in recovery work, relief funds for victims and other benefits.In July, the government designated 13 areas hit hard by deadly downpours as special disaster zones. (Yonhap)

Aug 14, 2023
Yoon designates 2 special disaster zones following Typhoon Khanun

Yoon's office hits back at ex-President Moon for criticizing Jamboree mismanagement

Former President Moon Jae-in speaks during a visit to Gurye County, South Jeolla Province, Aug. 8. YonhapThe office of President Yoon Suk Yeol hit back at former President Moon Jae-in on Monday for accusing the government of mismanaging the 2023 World Scout Jamboree, citing a newspaper editorial that called Moon "shameless" for his remarks.Moon wrote in a Facebook post Sunday that the country "lost many things" due to the Jamboree, including national dignity and pride, leaving people only to feel embarrassed.The comments appeared to lay blame on the current government after a lack of preparation left many Jamboree participants struggling to cope with a scorching heat wave earlier this month."A leading newspaper of our country said in today's editorial that it is like a thief turning on the master with a club and a thick face with no shame," a presidential official told reporters when asked about Moon's remarks. "We take note of that assessment."The official was apparently referring to an editorial in the conservative Munhwa Ilbo that compared Moon's actions to someone who blames the

Aug 14, 2023
Yoon's office hits back at ex-President Moon for criticizing Jamboree mismanagement

Seoul education office to revise student rights ordinance following teacher's death

Cho Hee-yeon, superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, speaks during a meeting with middle school teachers at the office in Seoul, Aug. 8. The meeting was held to listen to their difficulties. YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeThe Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education will launch a process to revise the student rights ordinance, which has been cited as one of the major factors infringing on teachers' rights, the education office announced Monday.The office, led by progressive Superintendent Cho Hee-yeon, said it is working to revise the ordinance in such a way as to increase student accountability and better protect teachers' rights and their educational activities. The move came after an elementary school teacher in her 20s ended her life inside her classroom in Seoul's Seocho District last month. The teacher's death triggered a torrent of speculation online that she suffered from constant harassment from the parents of some of her students.The student rights ordinance was first enacted in 2010 by a progressive superintendent of education from Gyeonggi Province at the time an

Aug 14, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Seoul education office to revise student rights ordinance following teacher's death

Remains of independence fighter and wife reunited

Members of an honor guard carry the remains of Korean independence fighter Choi Jae-hyung and his wife Elena Petrovna Choi, along with their images restored by artificial intelligence technology, during an enshrining ceremony at Seoul National Cemetery, Monday, a day before the 78th Liberation Day. The remains of the couple were reunited in Korea after being separated for over a century. The wife's remains were repatriated from Kyrgyzstan last Tuesday, after more than 70 years following her passing in 1952. Yonhap

Aug 14, 2023
Remains of independence fighter and wife reunited
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