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President slams opposition candidate's remarks on corruption probe

Moon Jae-in speaks during a luncheon with a group of young people preparing for self-reliance at Cheong Wa Dae, Thursday. YonhapTurning deaf ear to Moon's demand for apology, Yoon responds he and Moon are on the same page about corruption investigations By Nam Hyun-wooPresident Moon Jae-in expressed strong resentment toward main opposition People Power Party (PPP) presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol Thursday, who said he would be willing to “investigate if the Moon government was involved in any corruption scandals,” should he be elected.So far, the President has tried to refrain from commenting on the March 9 presidential election, but he broke his silence, demanding an apology from Yoon, once his hand-picked prosecutor-general, saying the candidate has groundlessly accused the administration of unspecified crimes.Senior presidential secretary for public communication Park Soo-hyun speaks during a press conference at Cheong Wa Dae, Thursday. Yonhap“Yoon should answer what he meant with his remarks about the probe. Does he mean there were any wrongdoings committed

Feb 10, 2022By Nam Hyun-woo
President slams opposition candidate's remarks on corruption probe

Moon demands apology from opposition presidential candidate for pledging probe into 'corruption involving anyone'

Park Soo-hyun, senior secretary for public communication, speaks to reporters at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Feb. 10. Yonhap President Moon Jae-in demanded an apology from main opposition presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol, Thursday, for his remarks indicating the launch of an investigation into alleged corruption of the current administration if he is elected.Moon expressed "strong resentment" over Yoon's remarks and criticized the candidate for attacking the current administration with "groundless" allegations, according to Park Soo-hyun, senior secretary for public communication. In an interview with the JoongAng Ilbo daily earlier this week, Yoon said he will launch an investigation into the "deep-rooted evils" of the Moon Jae-in administration if he wins the March 9 presidential election. The remarks sparked strong criticism from the ruling Democratic Party of Korea and the presidential office. In July 2019, Moon appointed Yoon prosecutor general, but their relat

Feb 10, 2022
Moon demands apology from opposition presidential candidate for pledging probe into 'corruption involving anyone'
  • Moon says no prerequisites for inter-Korean summit, virtual summit possible

Moon congratulates Hwang for victory

President Moon Jae-in / Yonhap President Moon Jae-in congratulated short track speed skater Hwang Dae-heon, Wednesday, for winning the men's 1,500m and bringing South Korea its first gold medal of Beijing 2022.Moon sent a congratulatory message to Hwang shortly after the skater grabbed his first career Olympic gold medal, according to Cheong Wa Dae. In the message, Moon praised Hwang's "overwhelming talent" and lauded his win as a feat that wiped away "the sense of unfairness" that he had undergone following the recent officiating controversy in this week's 1,000m event.The president also said Hwang's gold performance will remain in the memories of people for a very long time and encouraged other South Korean Olympic athletes to do their best at the Games. (Yonhap)

Feb 10, 2022
Moon congratulates Hwang for victory
  • Hwang Dae-heon wins men's 1,500m short track title for Korea's 1st gold in Beijing

Anti-China sentiment emerges as new variable in presidential election

Members of civic organizations hold a protest against China, accusing the country of violating basic human rights and calling for a boycott against the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, near the Chinese embassy in central Seoul, Wednesday. YonhapExperts say situation may affect neck-and-neck raceBy Jung Da-min Anti-China sentiment, which erupted suddenly due to controversial decisions by judges at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, has become an unexpected variable swaying the upcoming presidential election, with swing voters in their 20s and 30s responding emotionally to the incidents. Rival political parties are scrambling to take a dig at China in order to appeal to those voters. Many Koreans, ranging from presidential candidates to the general public, have expressed anger toward China after the disqualification of two of their 1000m short track speedskaters, calling the refereeing decisions “biased and unacceptable.”Anti-China sentiment among Koreans was stoked by China's economic retaliation against Korea's deployment of a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAA

Feb 9, 2022
Anti-China sentiment emerges as new variable in presidential election
  • Chinese Embassy in Seoul rebuts criticism over hanbok at Beijing 2022
  • Chinese ambassador congratulates Korean skater on gold medal

Rival parties exchange salvos over eyesight, family suspicions

People Power Party presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol speaks during a policy debate with taxi drivers in Songpa District, Seoul, Tuesday. Joint Press Corps By Nam Hyun-woo With less than a month remaining before the presidential election, the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) are still mounting political offensives against each other over suspicions concerning one candidate's military service exemption, and other allegations involving both candidates' family members. According to the DPK, Wednesday, it has requested the Ministry of Justice to disclose information on PPP presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol's eyesight test administered when he was appointed as a prosecutor. The request came after DPK Rep. Kim Byung-joo claimed, Monday, that Yoon could have dodged his mandatory military service unfairly, citing health records from 1982 sayi

Feb 9, 2022By Nam Hyun-woo
Rival parties exchange salvos over eyesight, family suspicions

Ruling party's defense of Lee and wife backfires

Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the ruling liberal Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), center, his wife Kim Hye-kyung, right, and DPK Chairman Rep. Song young-gil, left, greet people at Yongsan Station in Seoul, Jan. 31, the eve of Lunar New Year's Day. Courtesy of the DPK election committee By Jung Da-min The ruling liberal Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is trying to defend its presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung and his wife Kim Hye-kyung who are embroiled in allegations of power abuse, but the party's efforts have turned out to be counterproductive, instead, stirring up further controversy.The abuse of power allegations surrounding Lee and Kim came to light in late December when the main opposition conservative People Power Party (PPP) filed a complaint against Lee, Kim and a former official of the Gyeonggi Provincial Government surnamed Bae, claiming that Lee, a former Gyeonggi Province governor, hired Bae to have her carry out secretarial duties for

Feb 9, 2022
Ruling party's defense of Lee and wife backfires

Election watchdog reviewing plan to allow in-person voting for COVID-19 patients after 6 p.m.

Workers put up a poster at the National Election Commission building in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, Feb. 7. Yonhap Korea's election watchdog will propose a plan to allow in-person voting for COVID-19 patients after 6 p.m. in the upcoming presidential election amid concerns that the ongoing pandemic could affect hundreds of thousands of voters casting their ballots.Under current election rules, it is virtually impossible for those who are diagnosed with COVID-19 after the early voting period ― March 4 and 5 ― and people who go into self-isolation just before the March 9 presidential election to cast their votes.To solve the problem, the National Election Commission (NEC) is considering allowing infected people to cast their votes after 6 p.m. on the March 9 election day and the last day of early voting, March 5. In order to cast their votes, virus patients and quarantined people need to get temporary leave permits from the health authorities. The NEC's plan will be

Feb 9, 2022
Election watchdog reviewing plan to allow in-person voting for COVID-19 patients after 6 p.m.

FKTU officially endorses ruling party's Lee for president

Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) / Yonhap The Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU), Korea's largest umbrella labor organization, officially endorsed Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), for the country's next president Tuesday.The decision to officially endorse Lee, a former governor of Gyeonggi Province, in the March 9 presidential election was reached in a mobile vote following a convention of FKTU delegates from 9 a.m. Monday to 1 p.m. Tuesday, the group announced at a press conference in Seoul. FKTU Chairman Kim Dong-myung said Lee's "on-site administrative experiences and bold ability to break through barriers" were considered optimal in overcoming the current pandemic and economic crises. In 2017, the group officially endorsed the DPK's then candidate Moon Jae-in while supporting Lee Myung-bak of the then conservative Grand National Party in 2007. It

Feb 8, 2022
FKTU officially endorses ruling party's Lee for president

Moon calls for measures to guarantee voting rights of virus patients, people in self-isolation

President Moon Jae-in / Korea Times filePresident Moon Jae-in called Tuesday for measures to guarantee voting rights of virus patients and people in self-isolation in the upcoming presidential election amid concerns that the ongoing COVID-19 crisis could prevent hundreds of thousands of voters from casting their ballots. Under current election rules, it is virtually impossible for those who are diagnosed with COVID-19 after the early voting period that falls on March 4-5 and people who go into self-isolation just before the March 9 presidential election to cast their votes. Moon ordered aides to come up with ways to ensure people infected with COVID-19 and those who are under quarantine can cast their votes in the March 9 presidential election, according to presidential spokesperson Park Kyung-mee.People who test positive for the novel coronavirus can cast their votes by mail in the March 9 presidential election only if they apply for a mail-in ballot between Wednesday and Sunday. For those who are infected with COVID-19 after Feb. 13, they can vote through special polling stations a

Feb 8, 2022
Moon calls for measures to guarantee voting rights of virus patients, people in self-isolation
  • Yoon, Lee court Ahn to form coalition government

Yoon, Lee court Ahn to form coalition government

People's Party presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo speaks during a debate hosted by Kwanhun Club at Press Center in Jung District, Seoul, Tuesday. Joint Press CorpsBy Nam Hyun-wooAmid a close presidential race, Ahn Cheol-soo, the presidential candidate of the center-right People's Party, has become the most-sought-after politician as two leading contenders are wooing him to team up to field a unified candidacy for a coalition government after winning the election. But Ahn is turning a deaf ear to their calls, reiterating his position that he is in the race until the end. During a debate hosted by Kwanhun Club, an organization of journalists, Tuesday, Ahn dismissed any possibility of cooperating with another party to field a single candidate.“I am running in the presidential election in order to be the protagonist of leadership change,” he said. “My goal is an election victory, not finishing to the end.”People Power Party presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol clears his throat while announcing his science and technology policies during a forum in Gangnam Distr

Feb 8, 2022By Nam Hyun-woo
Yoon, Lee court Ahn to form coalition government
  • Moon calls for measures to guarantee voting rights of virus patients, people in self-isolation
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