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Yoon's approval rating inches up 0.1 point to 41.2%: poll

President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee attend Christmas Mass at a church in Seoul, Dec. 25. YonhapPresident Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating inched up 0.1 percentage point to 41.2 percent, climbing for the second consecutive week, a poll showed Monday.In the survey of 2,518 adults conducted from Monday to Friday last week, 41.2 percent gave a positive assessment of Yoon's performance, while 56.6 percent gave a negative assessment, according to pollster Realmeter.The positive assessment was up 0.1 percentage point from the previous week's survey, while the negative assessment was down 0.2 percentage point.The previous survey marked the first time in 24 weeks Yoon's approval rating broke through the 40 percent level, or the first time since June."President Yoon's approval rating has not fallen below 40 percent on any day in the past 2 weeks on a daily basis," said Bae Cheol-ho, a senior analyst at Realmeter. "With the removal of uncertainties that weighed on his approval rating, such as the passage of next year's budget and the start of the parliamentary probe into the Itae

Dec 26, 2022
Yoon's approval rating inches up 0.1 point to 41.2%: poll

PPP to hold nat'l convention March 8 to pick new leader

Ruling People Power Party leader Chung Jin-suk speaks at a meeting at the National Assembly, Dec. 26. YonhapThe ruling People Power Party decided Monday to hold a national convention on March 8 to pick a new leader.The upcoming convention will be the first time the PPP applies a set of revised rules, including choosing a leader only by a vote of party members, not by a ratio of 70 percent from party members and 30 percent from a public opinion survey.The party will also hold a runoff if none of the candidates wins a majority."Even if there is a runoff, we will make our final decision by March 12," interim chief Rep. Chung Jin-suk said during a party meeting.Candidate registration will begin in early February. After the primaries, the final candidates will hold debates starting in mid-February.Yoo Heung-soo, a former four-term lawmaker and standing adviser to the party, was appointed chief of the election management committee. (Yonhap)

Dec 26, 2022
PPP to hold nat'l convention March 8 to pick new leader

Yoon, first lady's new adopted dog

President Yoon Suk-yeol, left, and first lady Kim Keon-hee pose for a photo with a retired guide dog, named Saeromi, after adopting her at Samsung Guide Dog School in Yongin, south of Seoul, in this photo provided by the presidential office, Dec. 24. Yonhap

Dec 26, 2022
Yoon, first lady's new adopted dog

President Yoon to make last-minute decision on who to be pardoned

Former South Gyeongsang Province Governor Kim Kyoung-soo, who is currently serving two years behind bars for opinion rigging, is being considered for President Yoon Suk-yeol's special pardons at the end of the year. Korea Times fileBy Kwon Mee-yooPresident Yoon Suk-yeol is pondering over a list of people to be pardoned. Among others, Yoon was recommended to pardon former President Lee Myung-bak and former South Gyeongsang Province Governor Kim Kyoung-soo. Unlike Lee who was recommended to be pardoned along with reinstatement, if the justice ministry committee's decision is accepted, Kim will be released on parole. Yoon's list of people to be pardoned will be confirmed and unveiled on Tuesday during a Cabinet meeting. Earlier, Kim released a handwritten statement on social media urging Yoon to fully pardon him, instead of releasing him on parole. His wife had uploaded a photocopy of her husband's letter to social media after receiving it from him. Kim, a close aide of former President Moon Jae-in, was sentenced to two years in prison on opinion rigging charges in July 2021 and origina

Dec 25, 2022By Kwon Mee-yoo
President Yoon to make last-minute decision on who to be pardoned

North Korea hacked 892 foreign policy experts

North Korean hackers sent almost 900 spear phishing emails to South Korean foreign policy experts this year and attacked the country's online shopping malls to demand cyber assets, according to the National Police Agency. Gettyimagesbank Police say almost 900 received phishing emails, and some ended up paying ransomBy Ko Dong-hwanNorth Korean carried out cyberattacks on at least 892 foreign policy experts from South Korea to steal their personal data and email lists as well as carrying out ransomware attacks against online malls, according to the National Police Agency. The South Korean authorities said Sunday that the attacks were meticulous enough to have tricked some of the victims into signing into fake websites, exposing their login details to the attackers.The attacks, mainly targeting think tank experts and professors, began as early as last April, the agency said. The hackers sent spear phishing emails from multiple accounts posing as figures in South Korea

Dec 25, 2022By Ko Dong-hwan
North Korea hacked 892 foreign policy experts

Yoon considering New Year's address on economy, reform plans: officials

President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a meeting with the Presidential Committee of National Cohesion at the presidential office in Seoul, Dec. 21. YonhapPresident Yoon Suk Yeol is expected to deliver a New Year's Day speech to be broadcast live nationwide on his major policy plans for the coming year, his aides said Sunday.Yoon is positively considering issuing his message for the new year on Jan. 1, an official at the presidential office said. A related schedule will likely be fixed through the president's weekly meeting with his senior aides on Monday.If the event is held, Yoon is expected to use it to reveal his major policy direction and vision for 2023, especially ways to deal with growing economic woes and a reform drive in his second year in office.Yoon has pledged reforms on Korea's pension, labor and education systems. (Yonhap)

Dec 25, 2022
Yoon considering New Year's address on economy, reform plans: officials

Ex-national security adviser indicted over slain official case seeks bail

In this file photo, former National Security Adviser Suh Hoon enters the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, Dec. 2. Korea Times photo by Ko Young-kwonFormer National Security Adviser Suh Hoon has applied for bail, about two weeks after he was indicted on charges of irregularities surrounding the 2020 death of a South Korean government official at the hands of North Korea, sources said Saturday.Suh's side filed the request at the Seoul Central District Court on Friday, the sources said. The date of a hearing to review his bail has yet to be fixed.He was arrested in early December on suspicion of being involved in the previous Moon Jae-in government's conclusion without sufficient evidence that the official was killed while attempting to defect to the North. Suh is also accused of having ordered key security officials to delete internal intelligence reports that contradicted the conclusion that the South Korean official was planning to defect. He has denied allegations that he attempted to cover up the shooting death. (Yonhap)

Dec 24, 2022
Ex-national security adviser indicted over slain official case seeks bail

Ex-President Lee, ex-South Gyeongsang governor tapped for presidential pardons

This combination of file photos shows former President Lee Myung-bak, left, and former South Gyeongsang Province Governor Kim Kyoung-soo. YonhapThe Ministry of Justice decided Friday to recommend year-end presidential pardons for former President Lee Myung-bak, former South Gyeongsang Province Governor Kim Kyoung-so and other high-profile politicians, sources said.The ministry's amnesty review committee held a meeting and finalized the list of candidates for presidential clemency, which will be granted next Wednesday.Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon plans to report the list soon to President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is widely expected to accept the request at a Cabinet meeting slated for next Tuesday. The special pardons will take effect the following day, according to ministry officials.Lee, whose 17-year sentence for corruption was suspended due to health issues, will be given pardon with reinstatement, according to sources with knowledge of the matter.Kim, a close associate of former President Moon Jae-in, is likely to be paroled without reinstatement, which would bar him from running for

Dec 23, 2022
Ex-President Lee, ex-South Gyeongsang governor tapped for presidential pardons

Opposition leader cries foul against prosecution summons

Lee Jae-myung, right, head of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, attends a meeting of the party's Supreme Council at its chapter in Chuncheon, the capital of northeastern Gangwon Province, Dec. 23, one day after he was asked to appear before prosecutors next week for questioning over allegations involving a football club years ago. YonhapOpposition leader Lee Jae-myung protested strongly Friday after prosecutors asked him to appear for questioning over bribery allegations surrounding corporate donations to a football club.Lee was asked to come to the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office next week over allegations the city government of Seongnam attracted some 16 billion won ($12 million) in corporate donations to its municipal football club in return for administrative favors.Lee, who was elected as leader of the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) this year, served as the mayor of Seongnam, just south of Seoul, when the donations to Seongnam FC were made in the mid-2010s.The DPK leader denounced the probe as politically motivated and renewed his pledge to fight against it."I w

Dec 23, 2022
Opposition leader cries foul against prosecution summons
  • Prosecution said to summon opposition leader Lee over bribery allegations

Presidential office displeased with 2023 budget

Lawmakers pass a revised 2023 national budget plan during a plenary session at the National Assembly on Yeouido, Seoul, Saturday. YonhapAssembly passes W638.7 tril. budget for next yearBy Nam Hyun-wooThe presidential office has expressed displeasure over the National Assembly's approval of a revised 2023 budget plan, with officials there stating it wouldn't be “enough to achieve the government's policy goals.” The office raised questions about the Assembly's approval of a 1 percentage point reduction in the corporate tax rate, and 50 percent cuts in the budgets for the police bureau in the interior ministry and the human resources management department in the justice ministry. President Yoon Suk-yeol himself reportedly expressed regret over the cutsLawmakers held a plenary session Friday night and approved the 2023 budget plan early Saturday, based on an agreement reached by the rival parties Thursday night. Of the 273 in attendance, 251 approved the revised plan, four opposed it and 18 abstained. The Assembly also approved a revision to the Corporate Tax Act to enact a r

Dec 23, 2022By Nam Hyun-woo
Presidential office displeased with 2023 budget
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