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Yoon to share results of US visit with ruling party leaders

President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers a speech at a dinner with Korean Americans in Washington, D.C., April 25. YonhapPresident Yoon Suk Yeol will share the results of his state visit to the United States with ruling People Power Party leaders Tuesday, an official said.PPP leader Kim Gi-hyeon, floor leader Yun Jae-ok, secretary general Lee Chul-gyu, chief policymaker Park Dae-chul and others have been invited to a dinner with Yoon at the presidential office later in the day, according to the senior presidential official."President Yoon will personally explain the results of the U.S. visit and request the party's support and cooperation," the official told Yonhap News Agency.Yoon returned home Sunday from a six-day visit to Washington and Boston, during which he held a summit with U.S. President Joe Biden and agreed on measures to strengthen the U.S. nuclear commitment to Korea. (Yonhap)

May 2, 2023
Yoon to share results of US visit with ruling party leaders

US, Japan, South Korea leaders to meet at G7 Hiroshima Summit: US officials

A TV screen shows file images of U.S. President Joe Biden, left, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 27, 2023. AP-YonhapLeaders from the United States, Japan and South Korea will hold a meeting at the time of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima this month, senior U.S. administration officials said. (Reuters)

May 1, 2023
US, Japan, South Korea leaders to meet at G7 Hiroshima Summit: US officials

PM Han meets with visiting US congressional delegation

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, center, poses for a photo with a visiting delegation of the U.S. House of Representatives at the government complex in Seoul on May 1, 2023, in this photo provided by Han's office. YonhapPrime Minister Han Duck-soo met with a visiting delegation of the United States House of Representatives on Monday and discussed various pending issues, such as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Han's office said.Han welcomed the delegation, led by Rep. Vern Buchanan from Florida, which paid a visit just after President Yoon Suk Yeol's state visit to the U.S. designed to mark the 70th anniversary of the bilateral alliance this year, his office said. During the meeting, Han asked for the visiting representatives' support so that pending bills such as the IRA would eventually invigorate investment between the two sides.In response, the representatives expressed their support for bilateral cooperation in economic security and cutting-edge technology, Han's office said.Han and the delegation also touched upon various topics, including the Washington Declaration that Presiden

May 1, 2023
PM Han meets with visiting US congressional delegation

Yoon snaps downtrend in approval ratings upon US visit

President Yoon Suk Yeol waves as he leaves the presidential jet at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, Sunday, as he returned home from a six-day state visit to the U.S. YonhapBy Nam Hyun-wooPresident Yoon Suk Yeol snapped a four-week-long downtrend in his approval ratings, buoyed by positive responses to his recent U.S. state visit.According to a poll by Realmeter released Monday, 34.5 percent of respondents said they approved of Yoon's presidency, up 1.9 percentage points from a week earlier. Yoon's disapproval rating was 62.6 percent, down 2.1 percentage points from the previous week.The rebound is attributable to Yoon's U.S. state visit and summit with President Joe Biden. “Last week's job approval rating is fully about Yoon's state visit,” a Realmeter analyst said. “Yoon's address at a joint session of the U.S. Congress received favorable responses, becoming a fresh aspect for approval ratings.”Yoon delivered an address at the U.S. Congress last Thursday (local time), becoming the first Korean president to do so in 10 years. In his speech in En

May 1, 2023By Nam Hyun-woo
Yoon snaps downtrend in approval ratings upon US visit

International Workers' Day

Members of the Federation of Korean Trade Unions hold banners during a rally in Yeouido, Seoul, Monday, which is International Workers' Day, also known as Labor Day in Korea. Police estimated that around 140,000 unionized workers rallied across the country, demanding better working conditions and criticizing the Yoon Suk Yeol administration's labor reforms. Yonhap

May 1, 2023By Nam Hyun-woo
International Workers' Day

Ex-DPK leader Song to voluntarily appear before prosecutors Tuesday

Former Democratic Party of Korea leader Song Young-gil arrives at Incheon International Airport, April 24. YonhapSong Young-gil, a former leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), plans to voluntarily appear before prosecutors this week for questioning about a growing political funding scandal, his lawyer said Monday."Song will voluntarily appear at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office at 10 a.m. Tuesday," lawyer Sun Jong-moon said in a message to the media.The investigation centers on allegations that Song's campaign officials distributed cash envelopes to party members prior to the party's national convention in May 2021, during which Song was elected chairman.Questioning of Song, however, is unlikely to occur, as the prosecution said there have been no prior consultations and it cannot investigate him at this point."An announcement by a person under investigation of a unilateral decision to 'appear before prosecutors tomorrow' is not in line with the criminal procedure that should be applied equally to the general public," a prosecution official said.

May 1, 2023
Ex-DPK leader Song to voluntarily appear before prosecutors Tuesday

Yoon to commend members of Sudan evacuation operation

President Yoon Suk Yeol returns home from a state visit to the United States, April 30. YonhapPresident Yoon Suk Yeol will invite members of a military operation to airlift 28 Koreans out of war-torn Sudan to the presidential office on Monday to commend their successful completion of the mission, according to his office.The participants in the Operation Promise will be invited to the presidential office in the afternoon, the presidential office said in a release. It is Yoon's first official schedule since returning from his six-day state visit to the United States. A military plane carrying the 28 evacuees, including a diplomat, arrived in the country on Tuesday, as tensions between rival forces in the African nation continue to escalate. President Yoon oversaw the mission through a satellite-linked video meeting with aides on the ground while on Air Force One on the way to Washington for the state visit. He was briefed in real time on the situation and ordered the dispatch of military aircraft from the early stages of the evacuation operation. (Yonhap)

May 1, 2023
Yoon to commend members of Sudan evacuation operation

Yoon expresses thanks to Bidens for their 'truly warmest welcome'

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, second from left, first lady Kim Keon Hee, left, U.S. President Joe Biden, second from right, and U.S. first lady Jill Biden pose for a photo during a state dinner at the White House in Washington, April 26. YonhapPresident Yoon Suk Yeol has thanked U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden for their "truly warmest welcome" during his state visit to Washington last week, lauding relations between the two countries as "a blood alliance.""Don't know how to thank @POTUS and @FLOTUS enough for their truly warmest welcome," Yoon tweeted Sunday, referring to the Bidens, adding that South Korea and the United States "are a blood alliance forged by the sacrifice of our young soldiers. An alliance of freedom and justice."In a separate Twitter post Monday morning, Yoon said first lady Kim Keon Hee "also wishes to convey her many, many thanks" to the Bidens, especially the U.S. first lady, "for preparing the most impressive state dinner.""Hoping to return the favor with fine Korean cuisine in Seoul!" he said.Yoon returned home Sunday from the six-d

May 1, 2023
Yoon expresses thanks to Bidens for their 'truly warmest welcome'

INTERVIEW It's now or never to combat illegal drugs

Kim Hee-jun, a partner at the Seoul-based law firm LKB & Partners, poses on the rooftop of the law firm, Tuesday. The building behind him in the background is the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office where he worked previously before joining LKB & Partners in 2017. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukRenowned lawyer, who prosecuted felony drug crimes, calls for a paradigm shift from crackdown on drug offenders to therapeutic jurisprudence on substance abuseBy Kang Hyun-kyung“Buying illegal drugs online has become as easy as ordering a pizza over the phone.”With those comments, Kim Hee-jun, a partner at the Seoul-based law firm, LKB & Partners, highlighted the fact that easy access to prohibited drugs has played a critical part in the rapid increase of drug crimes involving teenagers. “Once teens experience illicit drugs, driven by curiosity or whatever, they are prone to addiction as most of the drugs distributed in Korea are highly addictive and their reliance on substances becomes unstoppable,” he said during an interview with The Korea Times

Apr 30, 2023By Kang Hyun-kyung
[INTERVIEW] It's now or never to combat illegal drugs

Former DPK leader's home raided in political funding probe

Investigators from the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office raid a policy institute in Seoul, April 29, as part of an investigation into a political funding scandal involving Song Young-gil, a former leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea. The institute is regarded as a political sponsors' organization for Song. YonhapProsecutors raided the home of Song Young-gil, a former leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), Saturday, as part of an investigation into a growing political funding scandal. The investigation centers on allegations that Song's campaign officials distributed cash envelopes to party members prior to the party's national convention in May 2021, during which Song was elected chairman.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office said investigators conducted searches at several locations, including Song's current and previous homes, his political sponsors' organization, as well as the residences of former campaign officials.The raids took place five days after Song returned from Paris, where he was a visiting professor at the ES

Apr 29, 2023
Former DPK leader's home raided in political funding probe
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