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Presidential Archives rejects request for disclosure of record on fisheries official's death

Lee Rae-jin, the elder brother of the government official shot dead by North Korea's military in September 2020, reads a statement to reporters at the Seoul District Prosecutors' Office in southern Seoul, June 22. YonhapThe Presidential Archives on Thursday rejected a request by the family of a fisheries official killed by North Korea in 2020 to disclose confidential records on the controversial death, according to the family's lawyer.The family has demanded access to classified presidential documents from the previous administration related to the death of the late fisheries ministry official, Lee Dae-jun, who was shot and killed by North Korea's military near the western sea border on Sept. 22, 2020.The agency notified the bereaved family that the archives cannot disclose the information under the related law governing information disclosure by the government, the lawyer said.Presidential documents are sealed for up to 30 years from the end of presidencies, with a legal exception for their disclosure if considered vital evidence in an investigation. The documents can be opened upon

Jun 23, 2022
Presidential Archives rejects request for disclosure of record on fisheries official's death

Yoon slams premature announcement of police reshuffle

President Yoon Suk-yeol answers reporters' questions at the presidential office in Seoul's Yongsan District, June 23. Yonhap President Yoon Suk-yeol expressed outrage Thursday that a reshuffle of senior police officials was announced prematurely before receiving his approval, saying it amounted to a "disturbance of national discipline."Police released the names of new senior superintendents general Tuesday evening, only to reverse seven of them two hours later. The flip-flopping led to suspicions that the interior ministry, which oversees the police, was exerting undue control over the law enforcement agency."It makes no sense, and in a way, this could be considered a disturbance of national discipline," Yoon told reporters as he arrived at his office. "The person authorized to make personnel decisions is the president."A senior superintendent general is the third-highest rank in the Korean police.Yoon said he looked into the matter after reading the news about the

Jun 23, 2022
Yoon slams premature announcement of police reshuffle

Ex-Deputy Prime Minister Cho Soon dies of natural causes at 94

Former Deputy Prime Minister Cho Soon / Yonhap Former Deputy Prime Minister Cho Soon, a renowned economics scholar who also served as Seoul's first publicly elected mayor, died of natural causes Thursday. He was 94.Cho died while undergoing treatment at Asan Medical Center in southeastern Seoul, according to medical sources.A graduate of Seoul National University, Cho served as deputy prime minister and finance minister between 1988 and 1990 and became the first publicly elected mayor of Seoul from 1995 to 1997 on the ticket of what is now the Democratic Party of Korea.Between 1992 and 1993, Cho also served as the chief of the Bank of Korea.Cho earned a doctorate in economics at the University of California, Berkeley.He started off his career as a Seoul National University professor in 1968 upon returning home from the U.S.Two decades later, he was appointed finance minister, doubling as deputy prime minister for economic affairs, by then President Roh Tae-woo, open

Jun 23, 2022
Ex-Deputy Prime Minister Cho Soon dies of natural causes at 94

PPP ethics committee defers decision on possible discipline of party chief

Lee Yang-hui, the chief of the ruling People Power Party's ethics committee, answers reporters' questions after a committee meeting at the National Assembly complex in Seoul to deliberate on possible disciplinary action against party Chairman Lee Jun-seok over sexual bribery allegations, June 22. Yonhap The ethics committee of the ruling People Power Party has deferred a decision until next month on whether to take disciplinary action against party Chairman Lee Jun-seok over allegations he received sexual services as a bribe about 10 years ago and attempted to cover up the case. However, the committee decided at Wednesday's meeting to begin the process of reprimanding Kim Cheol-geun, a key aide to Lee, over allegations that he met with Lee's accuser earlier this year and attempted to silence him with a promise of investment.That decision is seen as a precursor to the committee taking disciplinary action against Lee when it holds the next meeting, July 7. Any decisio

Jun 23, 2022
PPP ethics committee defers decision on possible discipline of party chief

Trilateral meeting between Seoul, Washington and Tokyo likely at NATO summit

National Security Director Kim Sung-han speaks during a press conference at the presidential office in Yongsan District, Seoul, Wednesday. YonhapSouth Korea to set up mission at NATOBy Nam Hyun-wooPresident Yoon Suk-yeol listens as his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden speaks during their summit at the presidential office in Yongsan District, Seoul, May 21. YonhapPresident Yoon Suk-yeol is likely to hold a trilateral meeting with the leaders of the United States and Japan on the sidelines of the 2022 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit, slated for June 29 to 30 in Madrid, Spain, according to officials at the presidential office, Wednesday.Upon Yoon's visit to the NATO Summit, South Korea will also establish a NATO mission in Brussels, Belgium, aiming to strengthen Seoul's security cooperation with Europe. However, the much-touted bilateral meeting between Seoul and Tokyo is not likely to take place, considering that Japan will hold an upper house of parliament election next month. During a press briefing, National Security Director Kim Sung-han said Yoon will attend the summit

Jun 22, 2022By Nam Hyun-woo
Trilateral meeting between Seoul, Washington and Tokyo likely at NATO summit

For 1st time more people disapprove of Yoon's performance than approve: poll

President Yoon Suk-yeol / Yonhap Negative public evaluations for President Yoon Suk-yeol have surpassed positive ones for the first time since his inauguration in early May, according to a poll released Wednesday.In the survey of 1,004 adults nationwide conducted by pollster Rnsearch from Saturday to Tuesday, 47.6 percent evaluated Yoon's job performance positively, marking a decline of 4.9 percentage points from a week earlier.Negative evaluations for the conservative president rose by 4.9 percentage points to 47.9 percent in the same period, the pollster said.The 0.3 percentage-point gap is within the margin of error, but it is the first time since Yoon's May 10 inauguration that his negative evaluations have exceeded his positive ones.By age, negative evaluations prevailed in all age groups except those in their 20s and 60s. Positive evaluations were the lowest at 33.4 percent among respondents in their 40s.The pollster speculated that falling stock prices, high

Jun 22, 2022
For 1st time more people disapprove of Yoon's performance than approve: poll

Yoon vows to rebuild Korea's nuclear power industry through overseas expansion

President Yoon Suk-yeol listens to an official from Doosan Enerbility during his visit to the headquarters of the nuclear power plant maker in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Wednesday. YonhapPresident denounces predecessor's phase-out policy as 'foolish'By Nam Hyun-wooPresident Yoon Suk-yeol pledged, Wednesday, to make all-out efforts to support Korean firms bid for nuclear power plant projects overseas, criticizing the former Moon Jae-in administration's policy of phasing out nuclear power from Korea's energy portfolio as being “foolish.”Yoon has vowed to rebuild Korea's nuclear power industry, claiming that the Moon administration's policy has undermined the global competitiveness of Korean firms. Following Yoon's remarks, the government rolled out a series of measures to rehabilitate domestic nuclear power firms and parts suppliers. “I wonder if the previous administration has ever seen the facilities here and surrounding industrial ecosystem with their eyes before making decisions on the nuclear phase-out,” Yoon said during his visit to the headquart

Jun 22, 2022By Nam Hyun-woo
Yoon vows to rebuild Korea's nuclear power industry through overseas expansion

Yoon names chiefs of defense procurement, weather agencies

Eom Dong-hwan, left, and Yoo Hee-dong / Yonhap President Yoon Suk-yeol named the chiefs of the state defense procurement and weather agencies Wednesday, according to the presidential office.Eom Dong-hwan, a graduate of the Korea Military Academy and official of the Agency for Defense Development, was tapped to head the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, while Yoo Hee-dong, deputy chief of the Korea Meteorological Administration, was tapped to head the agency, the office said.Yoon also named Park Ku-yeon and Lee Jung-won, officials of the Office for Government Policy Coordination (OPC) under the prime minister, as first and second deputy chiefs of the OPC, respectively.Shin Young-sook, who serves on a deliberation committee at the Ministry of Personnel Management, was named chief of the National Human Resources Development Institute. (Yonhap)

Jun 22, 2022
Yoon names chiefs of defense procurement, weather agencies

PPP ethics panel set to look into sexual bribery allegations against party chief

The ruling People Power Party (PPP) Chairman Lee Jun-seok / YonhapThe ethics committee of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) was scheduled Wednesday to look into allegations that party Chairman Lee Jun-seok tried to destroy evidence related to an alleged sexual bribery case. The committee will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. at the National Assembly to decide whether to recommend disciplinary action against Lee. Lee has been facing allegations that he received sexual services paid for by a businessperson in 2013. While a police investigation is ongoing, the committee will look into Lee's alleged attempt to destroy evidence related to the case. The allegations are that Lee sent an aide to the person accusing him of sexual bribery to obtain a statement that the claims were false. Lee has strongly claimed that he is innocent, and is expected to attend the committee's hearing and make his case. This is the first time in the party's history that a party chairman has been referred to the ethics committee and faces possible disciplinary action.The types of disciplinary action range from a warning

Jun 22, 2022
PPP ethics panel set to look into sexual bribery allegations against party chief

S.Korean PM appeals BIE members to award 2030 World Expo to Busan

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo delivers a presentation on Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo in the southern city of Busan, during a general assembly session of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), Tuesday. YonhapPrime Minister Han Duck-soo on Tuesday appealed to members of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) to award the 2030 World Expo to the southern city of Busan, saying South Korea could act as a bridge between developed and developing nations. Han made the remarks as he delivered a presentation on South Korea's bid to host the expo under the main theme of "Transforming Our World, Navigating Toward a Better Future" at a general assembly of the BIE, which is an intergovernmental body in charge of overseeing World Expos."The Republic of Korea is a country that can serve as a bridge between developing and developed countries," Han said, referring to South Korea as its official name. Rising from the rubble of the 1950-53 Korean War, South Korea achieved what is considered an economic miracle and became one of the world's 10 largest economies, Han said. "The k

Jun 21, 2022
S.Korean PM appeals BIE members to award 2030 World Expo to Busan
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