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Ruling party to decide on extra penalty for ex-Chairman Lee next week

Lee Yang-hee, chief of the ruling People Power Party's ethics committee, attends a committee meeting at the National Assembly in western Seoul, Sept. 28. YonhapThe ruling People Power Party (PPP) decided to hold an ethics committee meeting next week to decide on an additional penalty for former Chairman Lee Jun-seok over his harsh criticism of President Yoon Suk-yeol and the party, officials said Thursday. The PPP held an ethics panel meeting Wednesday, but only suspended the party membership of Rep. Kim Sung-won for making insensitive remarks over flooding in Seoul and elsewhere caused by heavy rains last month. The panel also decided to open a disciplinary process against former floor leader Rep. Kweon Seong-dong for holding a drinking party at the PPP's workshop last month despite the party's abstinence order and arousing criticism. But the decision on the extra penalty for Lee was postponed to the next committee meeting set for next Thursday, according to committee chief Lee Yang-hee.The committee launched a new disciplinary procedure against the former Chairman Lee last week, sa

Sep 29, 2022
Ruling party to decide on extra penalty for ex-Chairman Lee next week

Ruling party protests MBC

Ruling People Power Party lawmakers, including Reps. Kweon Seong-dong, left, and Park Dae-chul, third from left, protest broadcaster MBC for broadcasting President Yoon Suk-yeol's hot mic gaffe in which he used profanity, at the broadcaster's headquarters in Mapo District, Seoul, Wednesday. The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea spoke out against the move, calling it media suppression. Joint Press Corps

Sep 28, 2022By Nam Hyun-woo
Ruling party protests MBC

Daejeon excited about 7th UCLG Congress

By Lee Jang-woo Lee Jang-woo, mayor of Daejeon Metropolitan CityI am pleased to announce that the 7th United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) Congress will be held in Daejeon, Korea, from Oct. 10 to 14, 2022. This congress is very special as it is the first such meeting being held since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.Daejeon is located in the center of Korea and has spearheaded science and technology through its excellent scientific infrastructure. As a science city, Daedeok Innopolis located in Daejeon, is known as the Silicon Valley of Korea and is home to over 70 government-funded and advanced research institutes. Daejeon has a convention center that can accommodate 3,000 people at a time, and the best MICE infrastructure in Korea, including a shopping mall with department stores and hotels, as well as a cultural and arts complex, making the city the best place for the congress.Nowadays, cities around the world are facing many challenges. People are suffering from infectious diseases, natural disasters due to climate change, wars, disparities caused by economic and social i

Sep 28, 2022
Daejeon excited about 7th UCLG Congress

Harris visit unlikely to help Korea resolve IRA concerns

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, center, talks to U.S. Navy sailors as she receives a briefing from them while on the USS Howard at Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan, Wednesday. AP-YonhapUS vice president to arrive in Seoul ThursdayBy Kang Seung-wooIt will be virtually impossible for the U.S. to allow, during U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' visit to Seoul Thursday, some types of exceptions for South Korea in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that poses a threat to the South's carmakers, according to diplomatic observers, Wednesday. Since news broke earlier this month that Harris' trip includes a meeting with President Yoon Suk-yeol, there has been speculation that the No. 2 official in the U.S. government might be able to do something to ease complaints voiced by its longtime ally about the IRA.In addition, Harris' remarks from her meeting with Prime Minister Han Duck-soo in Japan, Tuesday ― after which the first vice foreign minister accompanying Han quoted her as saying that Washington will seek ways to address Seoul's concerns over the IRA ― have further raised expectations here.

Sep 28, 2022By Kang Seung-woo
Harris visit unlikely to help Korea resolve IRA concerns
  • Yoon set to meet U.S. Vice President Harris amid N. Korea threat, IRA concerns

Stalkers should be punished regardless of victims' consent: experts

The labor union of Seoul Metro pays a silent tribute to the murder victim at a press conference held in front of Seoul City Hall, Sept. 20. Korea Times photo by Wang Tae-sukRule of no punishment without victims' consent responsible for many deaths, activists sayBy Lee Yeon-wooThe Sindang Station murder case has been an awakening moment in Korea. It revealed that stalking victims are left without proper protection. The suspect, a 31-year-old man, allegedly killed a 28-year-old female subway station worker while he was on trial without detention after the victim pressed charges on him for stalking.The brutal murder case raised a red flag. The current law, which prohibits the prosecution of offenders if the victims do not consent, has drawn the ire of the public. Calls are growing to remove this regulation to better protect the victims.Experts say the lack of punishment without victims' approval is highly problematic in two ways. First, it allows stalkers to harass and chase victims once again by encouraging the settlement of cases. In addition, the police are often reluctant to interve

Sep 28, 2022By Lee Yeon-woo
Stalkers should be punished regardless of victims' consent: experts
  • Subway murder suspect gets 9-year prison term over stalking charges

Opposition leader vows to hold Yoon gov't responsible for 'diplomatic fiasco'

Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, gives a speech at the National Assembly in Seoul, Sept. 28. YonhapOpposition leader Lee Jae-myung said Wednesday that his party will hold the Yoon Suk-yeol government responsible for what he calls a "diplomatic disaster" during the president's recent overseas trip.In a speech at the National Assembly, the chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) said Yoon's trip to Britain and the United States last week revealed the level of diplomacy of his government.Lee and the DPK have portrayed Yoon's trip to Britain, New York and Canada as a diplomatic fiasco fraught with gaffes and blunders, including his failure to pay respect to the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II before the state funeral and the lack of a tangible outcome from a summit with Japan. It has also condemned Yoon's use of foul language caught on a hot mic during a trip to New York."The DPK, as the majority party, will clearly find out who is responsible for the diplomatic disaster," Lee said, vowing to respond strongly to any damage to

Sep 28, 2022
Opposition leader vows to hold Yoon gov't responsible for 'diplomatic fiasco'

Korea's main opposition party tables motion to dismiss FM

Main opposition Democratic Party of Korea senior deputy floor leader Rep. Wi Seong-gon, center, holds a motion requesting President Yoon Suk-yeol impeach Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin, after the party unanimously decided to table the motion at the National Assembly, Tuesday. / YonhapNon-binding request comes as pressure on YoonBy Nam Hyun-wooForeign Minister Park Jin / Korea Times photo by Oh Dae-keunThe main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) tabled a motion on Tuesday requesting President Yoon Suk-yeol to impeach Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin over apparent diplomatic gaffes and setbacks during Yoon's overseas trip last week.Since the motion is a non-binding request which Yoon can dismiss, chances are slim for the foreign minister to leave his office in disgrace this time. However, the DPK, which holds a majority in the National Assembly, is seeking to pass the bill to double its pressure on the presidential office and the ruling bloc.During a general meeting of its lawmakers, the DPK decided to table the motion requesting Minister Park's impeachment. “We

Sep 27, 2022By Nam Hyun-woo
Korea's main opposition party tables motion to dismiss FM

DPK to introduce motion for foreign minister's dismissal: floor leader

Main opposition Democratic Party of Korea floor leader Park Hong-keun speaks during a party meeting at the National Assembly, Sept. 27. YonhapThe main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) will introduce a motion calling for the dismissal of Foreign Minister Park Jin on Tuesday to hold him responsible for mishandling President Yoon Suk-yeol's overseas trip last week, the party's floor leader said."We are holding the minister accountable for the worst diplomatic disaster in history marred with hasty preparation, incompetence, humiliation, vulgar remarks and that reaped no results," Rep. Park Hong-keun told a party meeting. Park said the party will introduce the dismissal motion later in the day.The main opposition party has been ramping up its attack against Yoon and the ruling party after Yoon was caught on video appearing to use foul language. Though the recording was not clear due to noise, many thought Yoon was talking about U.S. Congress and U.S. President Joe Biden.But Yoon's office rejected the claim, saying he was referring to Korea's opposition-controlled National Assemb

Sep 27, 2022
DPK to introduce motion for foreign minister's dismissal: floor leader

Presidential office not to seek legal action over Yoon's hot mic controversy

Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, center, talks with U.S. President Joe Biden, left, after attending the seventh replenishment conference of the Geneva-based Global Fund, Sept. 21. YonhapThe presidential office has decided not to pursue legal action against what it says were inaccurate media reports about President Yoon Suk-yeol's remarks caught on a hot mic in New York last week, officials said Tuesday.The office conducted an internal review of whether to sue those responsible for what Yoon claims were "reports different from the facts" and determined such action would be unnecessary, a senior presidential official told Yonhap News Agency."It would be better for the ruling party, rather than the presidential office, to more actively respond to the opposition's offensives," another official said.Yoon's remarks, which are difficult to discern due to background noise, were subtitled by Korean broadcaster MBC to make it sound like the president was using vulgar language to refer to U.S. Congress and U.S. President Joe Biden.Yoon's office later clarified that he had made no mention of eith

Sep 27, 2022
Presidential office not to seek legal action over Yoon's hot mic controversy

Three suspects in Daejang-dong corruption scandal indicted on additional charges

Seen above is Naver's headquarters in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office investigators raided the firm, Monday. YonhapProsecutors on Monday indicted three key suspects in the Daejang-dong development scandal on additional charges of corruption involving a separate development project, both allegedly linked to opposition leader Lee Jae-myung.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office said it indicted Yoo Dong-gyu, former acting president of Seongnam Development, accountant Jeong Young-hak and lawyer Nam Wook on charges of sharing internal secrets related to the Wirye urban development project, straddling southeastern Seoul and nearby Seongnam and Hanam, in July 2013, to get a private asset management firm selected as a private partner for part of the project.The suspects are also accused of using the same method to get Hoban Construction chosen as the builder, and then using the resulting profits, worth 41.8 billion won ($29.2 million), to pay dividends of 16.9 billion won and 4.23 billion won, respectively, to Hoban and the private asset man

Sep 26, 2022
Three suspects in Daejang-dong corruption scandal indicted on additional charges
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