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Presidential candidates clash over lessons of Ukraine attack

Candidates running for the March 9 presidential election pose before their fourth TV debate at broadcaster SBS' studio in Sangam-dong, Seoul, Friday. From left are Justice Party presidential candidate Sim Sang-jung, People's Party candidate Ahn Cheol-soo, People Power Party candidate Yoon Suk-yeol and Democratic Party of Korea candidate Lee Jae-myung. Joint Press corpsBy Nam Hyun-wooRival presidential candidates of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) clashed over their differing views of the lessons of Russia's attack on Ukraine during their TV debate, Friday. The DPK's Lee Jae-myung stressed a leader's diplomatic capability, while the PPP's Yoon Suk-yeol highlighted military deterrence to facilitate peace on the Korean Peninsula. “A novice politician who only has six months of political experience became the country's leader and caused a major clash by inciting Russia with a hasty promise of Ukraine's NATO admission,” Lee said of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was an actor and comedian before he was el

Feb 25, 2022By Nam Hyun-woo
Presidential candidates clash over lessons of Ukraine attack
  • Presidential candidate apologizes for remarks on Ukraine's leader

INTERVIEW Minor presidential candidate reveals wildest dreams

Huh Kyung-young speaks during an interview with a YouTube media outlet at the National Revolutionary Party's headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, Feb. 23. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk If elected, Huh Kyung-young vows to appoint top four candidates as honorary vice presidents, reshuffle National Assembly By Ko Dong-hwanHuh Kyung-young, candidate No. 6 in the March 9 presidential election in Korea, is determined to shake up the current presidential cabinet and the National Assembly ― whether or not it will actually work out. Displeased with the top four presidential candidates from the major parties, Huh, founder and president of the National Revolutionary Party, criticized all of them for different reasons during his interview with The Korea Times. However, it was unclear whether he was unhappy with them because he believes they all fall short of his expectations, or because he is jealous and dissatisfied with his ratings in public opinion surveys that have sagged be

Feb 25, 2022By Ko Dong-hwan
[INTERVIEW] Minor presidential candidate reveals wildest dreams

Ukraine crisis pushes national security to fore of presidential campaign

A TV screen at the Seoul Railway Station shows presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, left, and his rival Yoon Suk-yeol during a presidential debate, Feb. 21. AP-Yonhap Russia's invasion of Ukraine has propelled national security issues to the fore of South Korea's presidential campaign as the two front-runners have seized on the crisis to highlight their own visions for defending the country and peace.The competing claims from the leading presidential candidates came as the Ukraine crisis has underscored the security challenges South Korea faces against a provocative and nuclear-armed North Korea across its border.Ruling party candidate Lee Jae-myung of the liberal Democratic Party of Korea framed the issue Thursday as a choice between peace and war and pointed to falling South Korean stock prices as an example of how war will impact the economy."What a leader must do at all costs is defend the peace," he said during an emerge

Feb 25, 2022
Ukraine crisis pushes national security to fore of presidential campaign
  • Korea pledges to join sanctions against Russia
  • Korean Embassy in Ukraine urges remaining citizens to prepare for emergency
  • Moon calls for preemptive measures to minimize impact from Russia's invasion of Ukraine
  • Korea preparing to evacuate 36 nationals from Ukraine this week: FM

Presidential race neck and neck once again

Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, bows deeply to voters during a campaign stop in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, Thursday. YonhapBy Kang Seung-wooThe presidential race has once again entered a period of uncertainty with less than two weeks left before the March 9 election, as the latest polls have found that the two leading candidates are still locked in a hard-fought contest. Political watchers believe the results, which show downticks in approval ratings for Yoon Suk-yeol of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), are the fallout from the breakdown of a campaign merger proposed by Ahn Cheol-soo of the minor opposition People's Party. According to a survey by Embrain Public, Kstat Research, Korea Research and Hankook Research, Yoon with 39 percent led Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) at 37 percent within the margin of error, but Yoon had lost 1 percentage point from the previous survey, while Lee gained 6 percentage points. The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 points at a 95 perc

Feb 24, 2022By Kang Seung-woo
Presidential race neck and neck once again

Moon says Korea will join sanctions against Russia

Park Soo-hyun, senior presidential secretary for public communication speaks during a press briefing at Cheong Wa Dae, Seoul, Feb. 24. YonhapPresident Moon Jae-in said Thursday that Korea will join international sanctions against Russia as he expressed regret over that country's attack on Ukraine, saying any use of armed force causing human casualties cannot be justified.Moon also instructed the government to do everything possible to ensure the safety of Korean nationals in Ukraine after he was briefed on the crisis in the wake of Russia's attack, said Park Soo-hyun, senior presidential secretary for public communication."The use of armed forces causing human casualties cannot be justified under any circumstances. Ukraine's sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence must be guaranteed. Any dispute between countries should be resolved not through war but through dialogue and negotiation," Moon was quoted as saying."As a responsible member of the international community, the Republic of Korea expresses support for international efforts, including economic sanctions, aimed at

Feb 24, 2022
Moon says Korea will join sanctions against Russia
  • Russia attacks Ukraine as defiant Putin warns US, NATO

South Korea to pay compensation to spies during Korean War

This 1951 file photo shows members of the Korea Liaison Office. Korea Times fileSouth Korea will pay out its first batch of compensation to its nationals who participated in U.S. military intelligence operations in North Korea before and during the Korean War, and their bereaved families, the defense ministry said Thursday.On Wednesday, the ministry convened an internal review panel to make the decision applicable to 160 individuals, including 143 who worked for the Korea Liaison Office (KLO) and other units from 1948 to 1953.The panel approved 1.57 billion won (US$1.31 million) in financial compensation to the people in line with a recent special act to honor their security contributions.At that time, the U.S. military recruited them to glean on-the-ground information in North Korean regions as high-tech equipment, such as spy satellites and high-altitude drones, were not available at that time.In 2007, the National Human Rights Commission of Korea advised the National Assembly and the military to introduce rules to recognize KLO veterans in 2007.The number of individuals eligible f

Feb 24, 2022
South Korea to pay compensation to spies during Korean War

Early voting kicks off for Korean nationals overseas

A voter receives a ballot for early voting in the presidential election for Korean nationals abroad, at a polling booth installed at the Korean Embassy in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Wednesday. The six-day early voting period for Korean citizens abroad will run through next Monday. YonhapBy Jung Da-min The 20th presidential election has kicked off, with the start of early voting for Korean nationals abroad.According to the National Election Commission, 219 polling booths in 115 countries around the globe have been set up for the six-day early voting period from Wednesday until next Monday. A total of 226,162 voters have registered for early voting overseas.The Korean Embassy in Ukraine, however, has withdrawn its plan for voting due to mounting tensions in the country.The two leading candidates, Lee Jae-myung of the ruling liberal Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and Yoon Suk-yeol of the main opposition conservative People Power Party (PPP), have promised to improve voters' rights in their last-minute campaigning for overseas voters.Lee unveiled a five-point pledge on social media, Tuesday, i

Feb 23, 2022
Early voting kicks off for Korean nationals overseas
  • Presidential candidates less interested in chaebol reform than past
  • Defection casts light on rift within ruling party ahead of election
  • Korea's presidential race puts misogyny in spotlight

Korea's presidential race puts misogyny in spotlight

Officials from the election management committee put up posters of presidential candidates Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, left, and his rival Yoon Suk-yeol of the People's Power Party, in Seoul, Feb. 18. AP-YonhapAs South Korea enters a bitter presidential race, Hong Hee-jin is one of many young women who feel that the country's politics has become dominated by discrimination against women, even outright misogyny.``Women are being treated like they don't even have voting rights,'' the 27-year-old office worker in the capital, Seoul, said. For years, South Korean women have made slow but steady progress in the workplace as they confronted an entrenched culture of male chauvinism and harassment. But this extremely tight presidential race, which culminates March 9, has exposed the fragility of what's been won. Top conservative candidate Yoon Suk-yeol and his liberal rival Lee Jae-myung ― both men above 55 ― are fighting for what they see as a ``male'' vote crucial for victory. They have increasingly focused their messages on young men who decry gender equality po

Feb 23, 2022
Korea's presidential race puts misogyny in spotlight
  • Early voting kicks off for Korean nationals overseas

Supreme Court justice denies any link to Daejang-dong development scandal

Cho Jae-youn, the Minister of National Court Administration, answers questions during a Legislation and Judiciary Committee Conference, Feb. 17, 2021. Hankook IlboSupreme Court Justice Cho Jae-youn categorically denied Wednesday any link to a massive development scandal following a newspaper report that a central figure in the scandal promised him a luxury house.Cho made the comment during a press conference after the Hankook Ilbo daily reported last week that Kim Man-bae, the owner of an asset firm at the center of the scandal, said he promised a house worth about 5 billion won ($4.2 million) to an incumbent Supreme Court justice.It was the first time a sitting Supreme Court justice has held a press conference.The scandal centers on revelations that Kim's little-known asset management company, Hwacheon Daeyu, reaped astronomical profits from its investment in an apartment development project in Seongnam's Daejang district in 2015. (Yonhap)

Feb 23, 2022
Supreme Court justice denies any link to Daejang-dong development scandal

Overseas voting kicks off in presidential election

Presidential candidates from left to right, Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, Ahn Cheol-soo of the opposition People's Party, Sim Sang-jeung of the opposition Justice Party, and Yoon Suk-yeol of the main opposition People Power Party pose before a TV debate for upcoming March 9 presidential election in Seoul, Feb. 21. AP-YonhapOverseas voting in the March 9 presidential election kicked off Wednesday for a six-day run, the election watchdog said.A total of 226,162 overseas South Korean nationals, who are registered as absentee voters, will be eligible to vote at 219 polling stations set up by 177 overseas missions in 115 countries between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. each day, according to the National Election Commission.Voting will not take place at the South Korean Embassy in Ukraine, however, given the escalating security crisis.After overseas voting closes, sailors will cast their ballots aboard their ships from March 1-4.Advance voting for anyone who wishes to vote early will be held nationwide on March 4-5. (Yonhap)

Feb 23, 2022
Overseas voting kicks off in presidential election
  • Defection casts light on rift within ruling party ahead of election
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