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Family members of ex-presidents gather for Cheong Wa Dae exhibition

Clockwise from upper left, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Bo-gyoon, Park Ji-man, son of President Park Chung-hee, Roh Jae-heon, son of President Roh Tae-woo, Kim Hong-up, son of President Kim Dae-jung, Yun Sang-koo, son of Yun Po-sun, Cho Hye-ja, daughter-in-law of President Syngman Rhee, and Kim Hyun-chul, son of President Kim Young-sam, pose after taking a tour around “Stories of Our Presidents: The Presidents Were Here” exhibition held at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Saturday. Courtesy of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and TourismBy Dong Sun-hwaThe sons and a daughter-in-law of former Korean presidents attended the “Stories of Our Presidents: The Presidents Were Here” exhibition at Cheong Wa Dae, the former presidential office and residence, on Saturday to promote the spirit of freedom, integration and solidarity.Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Park Bo-gyoon invited six family members of late presidents: Cho Hye-ja, daughter-in-law of Korea's first president Syngman Rhee (1875-1965); Yun Sang-koo, son of President Yun Po-sun (1897-1990); Park

Jul 30, 2023By Dong Sun-hwa
Family members of ex-presidents gather for Cheong Wa Dae exhibition

Ex-president's key aides are masterminds of Yoon's policies

Former President Lee Myung-bak, third from left, waves to citizens as he walks along the Cheonggye stream in central Seoul, May 15. NewsisOpposition denounces practice as refusal to embrace fresh facesBy Nam Hyun-wooPresident Yoon Suk Yeol has filled key posts in his administration with those who served under former President Lee Myung-bak, triggering a strong backlash from the opposition party and some civic groups, which argue the move is no more than a return to the past. While the opposition claims this practice highlights the president's refusal to embrace fresh faces and diverse perspectives, some attribute it to a lack of talent in the conservative spectrum in Korea, which was annihilated after the impeachment of Lee's successor, former President Park Geun-hye.From left, Kim Dae-ki, Kim Tae-hyo, Kim Eun-hye and Lee Dong-kwan / Korea Times fileThe latest figure who joined the Yoon administration is Lee Dong-kwan, the former president's senior secretary for public relations.Yoon, Friday, nominated Lee, his special adviser for external relations, as the new chief of the Korea Com

Jul 30, 2023By Nam Hyun-woo
Ex-president's key aides are masterminds of Yoon's policies

Korea, UAE hold high-level consultations on nuclear cooperation

Korea and the United Arab Emirates hold high-level consultations on nuclear cooperation at a Seoul hotel, July 28. YonhapKorea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday held high-level consultations and discussed ways to boost cooperation in the nuclear sector, Seoul's foreign ministry said.Second Vice Foreign Minister Oh Young-ju met with Suhail Al-Mazrouei, the UAE minister of energy and industry, at the 5th High-Level Consultation on Nuclear Cooperation in Seoul to discuss bilateral nuclear cooperation, the first such in-person meeting to be held in four years. The two sides agreed to work on developing a "cooperation model" for exporting nuclear reactors to a third country based on Seoul's successful construction of four nuclear reactors in Barakah, located 270 kilometers west of Abu Dhabi.They also agreed to seek new areas for cooperation, including in the small modular reactor sector.In 2018, the two countries launched a high-level dialogue channel on nuclear cooperation to deal with joint efforts to export nuclear reactors to a third country, nuclear security, safety and re

Jul 28, 2023
Korea, UAE hold high-level consultations on nuclear cooperation

Government to integrate administration of kindergartens, nurseries

Young children play outside a nursery in Busan, May 2. NewsisWelfare ministry's budget to be handed over to education ministryBy Jun Ji-hyeThe government will push to integrate the supervision of nurseries and kindergartens by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Ministry of Education, respectively, in a bid to unify state management of children's education and daycare. Education Minister Lee Ju-ho announced Friday that the government is aiming to have the welfare ministry's budget and manpower, allocated for the supervision of nurseries, transferred to the education ministry by the end of the year. Following the changes, the education ministry will become a single institution to manage both children's education and daycare.In Korea, children aged zero to seven can go to nurseries that mainly offer childcare services. Kindergartens accept children aged over five only, focusing more on offering education before they go to elementary schools. There has been a debate for decades about the need to merge the government management of childcare and education for young children as a me

Jul 28, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Government to integrate administration of kindergartens, nurseries

Gov't, PPP to have education ministry handle all early childhood care policy

The ruling People Power Party's leader Kim Gi-hyeon, left, talks with the Minister of Education Lee Ju-ho at the National Assembly in Seoul, July 28. YonhapThe ruling People Power Party (PPP) and the government decided Friday to transfer the health ministry's responsibilities for early childhood care policy to the education ministry so as to improve policy efficiency.Currently, responsibilities for Korea's early childhood care policy are divided, with the health ministry handling policy for nurseries, where children under age 5 are taken care of, and the education ministry dealing with policy for kindergartens, where children aged between 3 and 5 are admitted.Friday's decision to have the education ministry handle all early child care policy came in line with President Yoon Suk Yeol's call for the integration of the divided responsibilities in order to provide the "world's best level" of early childhood education and care.Previous attempts to combine the two systems into one fell through amid heavy opposition from teachers. This is because in Korea kindergarten teachers require a hig

Jul 28, 2023
Gov't, PPP to have education ministry handle all early childhood care policy

Former Gangwon governor questioned over alleged bid rigging in resort sale

Former Gangwon Province Gov. Choi Moon-soon /YonhapProsecutors questioned former Gangwon Province Gov. Choi Moon-soon on Friday as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities surrounding the sale of a ski resort in the eastern province.Choi appeared at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office in the morning to face inquiries related to alleged bid rigging in the 2021 sale of Alpensia Resort, which was used as the main venue during the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, to KH Group.Choi, 67, affiliated with the opposition Democratic Party, served as the governor of the province from 2011 to 2022."There was a process in which I made efforts (to sell). I worked very hard," Choi told reporters before entering the prosecution office. Alpensia, located in Pyeongchang, 131 kilometers east of Seoul, includes a ski resort, a golf club, a water park and a hotel.Amid financial difficulties after the Winter Olympics, Gangwon Province attempted to sell the resort through public tender. Following four unsuccessful auctions, the resort was sold through competitive bidding to a specia

Jul 28, 2023
Former Gangwon governor questioned over alleged bid rigging in resort sale

Yoon names new chief of state broadcasting watchdog

Lee Dong-kwan, the nominee for chief of the Korea Communications Commission, speaks to reporters at the presidential office in Seoul, July 28. YonhapPresident Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday nominated Lee Dong-kwan, his special adviser for external relations, as the new chief of the Korea Communications Commission, the state broadcasting watchdog, his office said.If appointed, Lee will replace Han Sang-hyuk, who was dismissed by Yoon in May after being indicted by prosecutors on charges of involvement in giving low scores to right-wing cable channel TV Chosun during the process of renewing its broadcasting license in 2020.Lee served as senior presidential secretary for press affairs under the Lee Myung-bak administration. His nomination, which had been rumored for months, was objected by the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea over allegations he exercised undue influence in personnel affairs at state broadcaster KBS during his time as senior presidential secretary.He also came under attack over separate allegations that his son bullied a fellow student in high school in 2011.Speaking

Jul 28, 2023
Yoon names new chief of state broadcasting watchdog

Remains of 7 South Korean troops killed during Korean War return home

President Yoon Suk Yeol awards a Korean War medal to Pfc. Choi Im-rak during a ceremony marking the return of seven South Korean soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, which took place at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, south of Seoul, Wednesday, after a South Korean Air Force KC-330 transport aircraft carrying the remains arrived from Hawaii. Choi served as part of the Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army program ― better known as KATUSA ― during the war and died in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in December 1950 at the age of 19. Joint Press CorpsThe remains of seven South Korean soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War returned home from the United States on Wednesday, after they were initially thought to be U.S. war dead and sent to America.A ceremony marking the remains' return took place at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, just south of Seoul, after a South Korean Air Force KC-330 transport aircraft carrying the remains arrived from Hawaii.The latest sets of remains were among those excavated in South and North Korea and sent to the U.S. They were later identified as fallen South K

Jul 26, 2023
Remains of 7 South Korean troops killed during Korean War return home
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PPP ethics committee suspends Daegu mayor's party membership for 10 months over controversial golf outing

Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo answers reporters' questions while leaving the National Assembly in Seoul, in this file photo taken July 17, 2023. YonhapThe ethics committee of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Wednesday decided to suspend Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo's party membership for 10 months over his controversial golf outing when the country was struggling with damage from heavy downpours.Hong played golf for one hour on July 15. Though play was suspended due to rain, critics say it was inappropriate for a public servant to play golf at a time when the country was struggling with massive damage caused by the heavy rains that claimed the lives of at least 40 people. The mayor initially balked at the criticism, arguing he did nothing wrong as there were no reports of damage in Daegu at the time he played golf and that he can do whatever he wants outside of work hours. He even said in a social media post that he wonders why tennis is OK and golf is not.The committee convened Wednesday and reviewed additional documents submitted by Hong. It marks the first time the party's ethics c

Jul 26, 2023
PPP ethics committee suspends Daegu mayor's party membership for 10 months over controversial golf outing

Gov't faces growing calls to overhaul parent-teacher communication channels

A girl passes by a wall filled with messages of condolence at an elementary school in Seoul's Seocho District, Wednesday, where a teacher in her 20s took her own life inside her classroom, July 18. Yonhap'I get phone calls from parents late at night and even on weekends'By Jun Ji-hyeThe government is facing growing calls to improve channels of communication between parents and teachers after a young elementary school teacher committed suicide inside her classroom recently, shedding light on the suffering of many educators from excessive complaints made by demanding parents.Teachers' unions said Wednesday that instructors, under the current system, have to handle parents' complaints on their own, because they often air grievances through text messages or calls made directly to the educators.This has raised the need to create a separate communication channel, such as an official email address, to deal with inquiries or complaints by parents, in order to free teachers from handling a torrent of messages.Others urged the government to develop a mobile application that can let teachers an

Jul 26, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Gov't faces growing calls to overhaul parent-teacher communication channels
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