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Yoon appoints new prosecutor general, chief antitrust regulator

President Yoon Suk-yeol, left, poses for a photo with new Prosecutor General Lee One-seok after presenting him with a letter of appointment at the presidential office in Seoul on Sept. 16. Yonhap Han Ki-jeong, new chief of Fair Trade Commission President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday appointed the new prosecutor general and chief antitrust regulator.The appointments of Lee One-seok as prosecutor general and Han Ki-jeong as chief of the Fair Trade Commission came after the National Assembly missed two deadlines to adopt confirmation hearing reports for the nominees amid objections from the main opposition Democratic Party.Parliamentary consent is not required for the appointment of senior officials other than the prime minister.Lee and Han are the 12th and 13th people, respectively, to be appointed without either a confirmation hearing or the adoption of a

Sep 16, 2022
Yoon appoints new prosecutor general, chief antitrust regulator

Yoon condemns alleged corruption in previous government's power project

President Yoon Suk-yeol speaks to reporters as he arrives at the presidential office in Seoul, Sept. 15. YonhapPresident Yoon Suk-yeol on Thursday condemned recent findings that 261.6 billion won ($187.5 million) of government money was misappropriated under a power project pursued under the previous Moon Jae-in administration.Speaking to reporters as he arrived for work, Yoon called the findings by the Office of Government Policy Coordination under the prime minister "deplorable" and suggested the need for legal consequences."It's truly deplorable that taxpayers' precious money, which should be spent on supporting the welfare of struggling citizens, was used for corrupt acts by cartels with vested interests," he said."I read about it in the news, and I believe areas in violation of the law will be handled through the normal judicial system," he added.The misappropriation was discovered in a sample investigation of 12 out of 226 local governments over their use of an electricity industry fund over the past five years.The investigation identified 2,267 cases of irregularities, includi

Sep 15, 2022
Yoon condemns alleged corruption in previous government's power project

Xi visits Uzbekistan ahead of meeting with Putin

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves as he boards a plane after his visit to Kazakhstan, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan Sept.14. Reuters-YonhapChina's President Xi Jinping visited Uzbekistan on Wednesday, state media said, ahead of a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin."Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here (in Samarkand) Wednesday evening to pay a state visit to Uzbekistan and attend the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)," the official Xinhua news agency said.The SCO ― established in 2001 as a political, economic and security organization to rival Western institutions ― will bring together Xi and Putin, as well as leaders from India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan and other ex-Soviet Central Asian countries.Xi was met at the airport by officials including Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov, Xinhua said.The Chinese leader was to hold talks with Mirziyoyev on "deepening bilateral cooperation, and on regional and international issues of shared interest," it said, adding that Xi "looks forward to atte

Sep 15, 2022
Xi visits Uzbekistan ahead of meeting with Putin

Chance for peace 'minimal,' UN chief says after Putin call

Participants listen to a video address by Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres during the '7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sep. 14. AP-YonhapThe prospects for peace in Ukraine are "minimal" at present, the United Nations chief lamented Wednesday after a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he and Putin discussed efforts to overcome "obstacles" that remain related to Russia's food and fertilizer exports, but warned it would be "naive" to believe there has been sufficient progress towards a rapid end to the war in Ukraine."I have the feeling we are still far away from peace. I would be lying if I would say it could happen soon," Guterres told a press conference."I have no illusion; at the present moment the chances of a peace deal are minimal," he added, noting that even a ceasefire is "not in sight." Despite his bleak assessment about the war that has raged since Russia invaded its neighbor in late February, Guterres stressed he was main

Sep 15, 2022
Chance for peace 'minimal,' UN chief says after Putin call

INTERVIEW 'NK will conduct nuclear test for position of strength in talks'

Pyongyang to return to talks with Washington only after advancing nuclear capabilities By Kim Yoo-chulThe chief North Korea analyst at a New York-based nonpartisan think tank believes Pyongyang is set to conduct a nuclear test within this year at the earliest.The projection by Scott A. Snyder, a senior fellow for Korea studies and director of the program on U.S.-Korea policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), comes just a few days after North Korea passed a law authorizing preemptive nuclear attacks with its leader Kim Jong-un saying the decision is “irreversible.”The recently-passed North Korean law is interpreted as Pyongyang's intention of not returning denuclearization talks and voices its intention of executing a preemptive nuclear strike, if necessary, to protect the regime.North Korea conducted six nuclear tests between 2006 and 2017, according to intelligence officials in South Korea.“I believe North Korea is likely to conduct its seventh nuclear test at some point in the coming months. As Kim Jong-un appears to have suggested, the purpose is to mak

Sep 15, 2022By Kim Yoo-chul
[INTERVIEW] 'NK will conduct nuclear test for position of strength in talks'

FM has phone conversation with IAEA chief, discusses N. Korean nukes

Foreign Minister Park Jin talks over the phone with Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at this office in Seoul, in this photo released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday. YonhapForeign Minister Park Jin on Wednesday had a phone conversation with the chief of the U.N. nuclear watchdog and discussed pending issues, including North Korea's nuclear ambitions, Seoul officials said.During the talks with Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Park raised the need for the international community to send an "unequivocal" message to North Korea over its nuclear threats, according to the foreign ministry. The remark came around a week after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said during a key parliamentary meeting that his country would never surrender nuclear weapons or use them as a bargaining chip in talks with the U.S.The foreign minister said South Korea will enhance its cooperation with the IAEA and pursue the denuclearization of North Korea "without wavering."Park also delivered South Korea

Sep 14, 2022
FM has phone conversation with IAEA chief, discusses N. Korean nukes

Yoon may meet party leaders after 3-nation trip: official

People Power Party Emergency Committee Chairman Chung Jin-suk, right, holds a meeting with Lee Jin-bok, the senior presidential secretary for political affairs, at the National Assembly, Sept. 14. YonhapA meeting between President Yoon Suk-yeol and the leaders of the ruling and main opposition parties may take place after his upcoming visit to Britain, the United States and Canada, a presidential official said Wednesday."There is a need to consider President Yoon meeting the respective leaders and floor leaders of the parties following his overseas visit," Lee Jin-bok, the senior presidential secretary for political affairs, told reporters following a meeting with the new interim leader of the ruling People Power Party.Lee's remarks are seen as turning down main opposition Democratic Party of Korea leader Lee Jae-myung's continued request to hold a one-on-one meeting with the president.Yoon and Lee both ran in March's presidential election, with Yoon beating Lee by a razor-thin margin.Yoon is scheduled to depart for Britain next week to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on a t

Sep 14, 2022
Yoon may meet party leaders after 3-nation trip: official

Yoon says Korea's survival depends on chip industry

President Yoon Suk-yeol, second from left, speaks during a luncheon meeting with the ruling People Power Party's special committee on strengthening the competitiveness of the semiconductor industry at the presidential office in Seoul, Sept. 14. YonhapPresident Yoon Suk-yeol said Wednesday that Korea's survival depends on the semiconductor industry.Yoon made the remark during a luncheon with members of a special People Power Party committee on strengthening the chip industry's competitiveness."Semiconductors are known as the rice of industries and they are the most important area in the fourth industrial revolution," he said. "In a way, we can say our survival depends on it."The ruling party panel is led by Rep. Yang Hyang-ja and composed of other lawmakers as well as experts and professors of relevant fields from Seoul National University and other universities."As president, I always have to prepare food for the people for the future, which I don't think is a long-term task but a current task that needs to be handled in real time," Yoon said. "I feel reassured by your presence and a

Sep 14, 2022
Yoon says Korea's survival depends on chip industry

Yoon pledges support for people with technical skills

President Yoon Suk-yeol, right, sands wood during a visit to the Global Institute for Transferring Skills in Incheon, west of Seoul, Sept. 14. YonhapPresident Yoon Suk-yeol met Wednesday with young people training to compete in a world skills competition and pledged to support the advancement of people with technical skills.Yoon visited the Global Institute for Transferring Skills in Incheon, west of Seoul, to meet with participants in the WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition, which kicked off last week in 15 countries and regions.Korea will host events for eight out of a total 61 skills, including cloud computing and 3D digital game art, in Goyang, northwest of Seoul, next month. Yoon toured the institute and watched competitors train in furniture making, mobile app development and photoelectronic technology, before holding a group meeting with 48 members of the Korean team."The skilled professional and technical work force of our industrial sites was the driving force of our economy's rapid growth," he said during the meeting, noting Korea has won the biennial competition 1

Sep 14, 2022
Yoon pledges support for people with technical skills

Ruling party proposes bipartisan resolution against N. Korean leader's vows to keep nukes

The ruling People Power Party's Emergency Committee Chairman Chung Jin-suk attends a party meeting at the National Assembly, Sept. 14. YonhapThe ruling People Power Party (PPP) suggested Wednesday that the rival parties adopt a joint resolution against North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's pledge to keep the country's nuclear weapons."I urge the ruling party and the main opposition to react in a bipartisan manner amid an unprecedented security crisis," Emergency Committee Chairman Chung Jin-suk told a party meeting. "It has become clear that Kim Jong-un's 2018 promise to former President Moon Jae-in to give up nuclear weapons was a blatant lie."The proposal came five days after the North Korean leader made clear that Pyongyang is determined not to give up its nuclear weapons and has no intention of resuming talks for denuclearization.The country passed a new law declaring itself a nuclear weapons state and enshrining a right to use preemptive nuclear strikes for self-protection, a move Kim called "irreversible."While Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the main opposition, expressed regret over

Sep 14, 2022
Ruling party proposes bipartisan resolution against N. Korean leader's vows to keep nukes
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