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Election watchdog to undergo cyber security check from NIS over N.K. hacking attempts

Rep. Lee Man-hee of the ruling People Power Party, who is also the secretary of the Public Administration and Security Committee, speaks at the election body's headquarters in Gwacheon, May 23. YonhapThe National Election Commission (NEC) agreed to receive a cyber security checkup from the state intelligence agency, a ruling party lawmaker said Tuesday, amid criticism the election watchdog remained idle to North Korean hacking attempts. The NEC agreed to a joint security check by the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and the Korea Internet Security Agency, a public institution under the Ministry of Science and ICT, Rep. Lee Man-hee of the ruling People Power Party said."The NEC is discussing whether to include outside experts recommended by rival party lawmakers (in the inspection team). We urged the three to start the inspection as soon as possible," he said.Tuesday's decision is a shift from the NEC's stance earlier to deal with cybersecurity matters independently.Previously, the NIS had warned the NEC multiple times its network was exposed to North Korean hackers and should unde

May 23, 2023
Election watchdog to undergo cyber security check from NIS over N.K. hacking attempts

'Coalition of free world' to bring peace to Korean Peninsula: Yoon

President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a Cabinet meeting at his office in Yongsan District, Seoul, Tuesday. Joint Press CorpsPresident slams labor unions for overnight street rally By Nam Hyun-wooPresident Yoon Suk Yeol called Tuesday, for “a coalition of the free world,” which he believes will eventually help to bring peace to the Korean Peninsula and Ukraine, signaling a push for stronger security relations with the United States and Japan.Yoon made the remarks during a Cabinet meeting. He recalled discussions and achievements shared with global leaders in a flurry of diplomatic events on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Japan last week. There he reiterated the importance of a coalition with Western democracies, which share common values such as freedom, human rights and the rule of law. “All of the diplomatic actions which we pursue, should be based on the universal values of freedom, the rule of law and international norms, as well as on the spirit of our Constitution,” Yoon said in a nationally televised speech. “I am convinced that

May 23, 2023By Nam Hyun-woo
'Coalition of free world' to bring peace to Korean Peninsula: Yoon

Yoon slams labor union for overnight street rally

President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the presidential office in Seoul, May 23. YonhapPresident Yoon Suk Yeol slammed a major labor group Tuesday for its overnight street rally last week, saying its actions infringed on people's freedoms, disturbed the public order and will not be tolerated by the people.Yoon made the remark during a Cabinet meeting, referring to a rally staged by the Korean Construction Workers' Union in protest of the government's labor policies from Tuesday to Wednesday.An estimated 25,000 union members took part in the rally in downtown Seoul, causing massive traffic congestion and leading to some 80 noise complaints being filed with the police.The union falls under the umbrella Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU)."Our Constitution guarantees the freedom of assembly and demonstration, and as president, I, too, have respected this," Yoon said."However, guaranteeing the freedom of assembly and demonstration does not mean infringements on another person's freedoms and basic rights, or acts disturbing the public order, are justified."Yoon

May 23, 2023
Yoon slams labor union for overnight street rally

Ex-ambassador likely to head new gov't agency for overseas Koreans

Former ambassador Lee Key-cheol is seen in this photo provided by the Korean Committee for UNICEF. YonhapA former ambassador and foreign ministry official is being strongly considered as head of a new government agency tasked with supporting overseas Koreans, officials said Tuesday.Lee Key-cheol, former deputy foreign minister for overseas Koreans, is likely to be tapped as chief of the agency set to launch next month, according to the presidential officials.Lee was a career diplomat, and served as ambassador to the Netherlands and consul general in Los Angeles. Currently, he is secretary-general of the Korean Committee for UNICEF.The new agency was a campaign pledge of President Yoon Suk Yeol and will be established under the foreign ministry to provide integrated services in areas such as visas, taxes and pensions to some 7.5 million Koreans residing overseas. (Yonhap)

May 23, 2023
Ex-ambassador likely to head new gov't agency for overseas Koreans

PM calls for recovering 'multilateral trading system' in meeting with WTO chief

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, right, poses with World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala after dinner in Seoul, Monday. YonhapPrime Minister Han Duck-soo met with the visiting head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Monday, highlighting the importance of recovering the multilateral trading system, according to Han's office.WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala arrived in Seoul on Monday for a three-day stay, marking the first visit to South Korea by the WTO's top official since 2014.During the dinner meeting, Han emphasized the crucial role of the WTO in restoring the multilateral trading system amid fast-changing global economic and trade situations, as well as worsening geopolitical conflicts, the office said in a press release.Han also urged the WTO to take the lead in restoring the global order, promoting international trade, and ensuring stable global supply chains, it said. Okonjo-Iweala is the seventh director-general of the WTO. She took office in March 2021, becoming the first woman and the first African to serve in the post. Her term of office w

May 22, 2023
PM calls for recovering 'multilateral trading system' in meeting with WTO chief

Unification minister urges N. Korean leader to return to dialogue

Unification Minister Kwon Young-se speaks during a press conference in Seoul, Monday. YonhapSouth Korea's unification minister called on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to cease the country's provocative acts and return to the dialogue table, stressing that Seoul has no "hostile" intentions against Pyongyang.In a meeting with reporters, Kwon Young-se also urged the North's leader to look back on the country's worsening economic situation amid global sanctions over the North's nuclear and missile programs and serious food shortages."We don't have any hostile intentions against North Korea and will not seek any change of the status quo through power," Kwon told a press conference marking the first anniversary of him taking office as Seoul's top pointman on unification. He said his government is "ready" to discuss any issues with the North, and urged Kim to seek cooperation and dialogue.The call came as North Korea has announced the completion of preparations to mount its first military spy satellite on a rocket, raising speculation that the secretive regime may launch it as early as Ju

May 22, 2023
Unification minister urges N. Korean leader to return to dialogue

Parliamentary subcommittee passes bill subjecting virtual assets to public servants' asset disclosure

In this photo, lawmakers at the Public Administration and Security Committee hold a meeting in Seoul, May 10. YonhapA parliamentary subcommittee on Monday passed a bill making cryptocurrency and other virtual assets subject to the annual asset disclosure of elected and high-ranking government officials. The proposed revision to the Public Service Ethics Act, which passed through the Public Administration and Security Committee, came amid a cryptocurrency scandal involving now-independent lawmaker Kim Nam-kuk.The first-term lawmaker, and a former member of the Democratic Party, has been under scrutiny following revelations he had owned around 800,000 Wemix coins in 2021, worth around 6 billion won ($4.5 million) at that time, a massive amount that does not fit his frugal image. The assets were not included in Kim's disclosure of personal assets, because such assets are not required to be declared. Under Korean law, assets, such as cash, stocks, bonds, gold, jewelry, antiques and memberships, are subject to disclosure, while digital assets, like cryptocurrency, are not. A series of law

May 22, 2023
Parliamentary subcommittee passes bill subjecting virtual assets to public servants' asset disclosure

Lawmaker questioned over DPK's election bribery scandal

In this file photo, Rep. Youn Kwan-suk of Democratic Party of Korea speaks during a parliamentary session in Seoul, May 11. YonhapProsecutors questioned a lawmaker Monday over his alleged involvement in a cash-for-vote campaign ahead of the 2021 chairman election of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK). Rep. Youn Kwan-suk, now an independent as he left the DPK in early May in the wake of the scandal, was brought in for questioning at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office in southern Seoul in the morning, according to legal sources. The scandal centers on allegations that Song Yong-gil's campaign officials distributed cash totaling 94 million won ($71,174) to party members, including some 10-20 lawmakers, to help him get elected as party leader ahead of the party's national convention in May 2021. Prosecutors suspect Youn was involved in the alleged distribution of "cash envelopes" accounting for 60 million won of the total to sitting DPK lawmakers in April that year. Monday's questioning came three days after prosecutors quizzed Rep. Lee Sung-man, another key s

May 22, 2023
Lawmaker questioned over DPK's election bribery scandal

Yoon to send condolence flowers to commemorate late President Roh

President Yoon Suk Yeol during a Cabinet meeting at the presidential office in Seoul, May 16. YonhapPresident Yoon Suk Yeol plans to send a wreath of flowers to a memorial service scheduled for this week for late former President Roh Moo-hyun, a presidential official said Monday.The ceremony, marking the 14th year since Roh's death, will be held in the southeastern rural village of Bongha on Tuesday. It is expected to be attended by a large number of politicians."Senior presidential political affairs secretary Lee Jin-bok from the presidential office will attend the event," the official said.Although Yoon is not expected to deliver an official message commemorating Roh, he may convey a personal message to the family members of the former president through Lee.Roh, president from 2003-08, died by suicide amid a sprawling corruption probe in 2009. Yoon visited the village when he was a presidential candidate and paid his respects at Roh's grave. At that time, Yoon praised the late president for his ability to relate to the common people and fight injustice. (Yonhap)

May 22, 2023
Yoon to send condolence flowers to commemorate late President Roh

Yoon's approval rating up for 4th consecutive week: poll

President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, alongside his wife, Kim Keon Hee, leave Hiroshima Airport in the Japanese city after concluding his three-day trip to the western Japan city of Hiroshima to attend the just-ended Group of Seven summit, May 21. YonhapPresident Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating rose for the fourth consecutive week, a poll showed Monday, amid positive feedback on his handling of diplomatic and security issues.This marks the first time since taking office in May 2022 that Yoon's approval rating has shown an upward trend for four weeks in a row.In the poll of 2,504 adults aged 18 and older conducted by Realmeter from Monday to Friday of last week, the positive assessment of Yoon's performance rose 2.2 percentage points from the previous week to 39 percent.Yoon's disapproval rating was 57.9 percent, down 2.9 percentage points from the previous week.According to Bae Cheol-ho, a senior analyst at Realmeter, last week's approval rating can be attributed to a favorable assessment of Yoon's diplomacy and security efforts. The approval rating of the main opposition Democratic Party

May 22, 2023
Yoon's approval rating up for 4th consecutive week: poll
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