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Yoon's wife says she is willing to apologize over allegations of falsifying her resume

Kim Keon-hee, the wife of main opposition presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol, leaves her house in southern Seoul, Dec. 15. YonhapThe wife of main opposition presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol said Wednesday she is willing to apologize over allegations she falsified her credentials when applying for jobs.Kim Keon-hee, the People Power Party candidate's wife, has been hit with allegations she exaggerated or falsified her credentials on a resume she sent to Suwon Women's University when applying for a teaching position in 2007."I am willing to apologize for causing concern to the people," she said when asked by a Yonhap reporter whether she was willing to apologize amid public anger over the allegationsYonhap met with Kim outside her office. She is president of Covana Contents, a cultural contents company.When asked when she plans to start helping her husband's campaign in public, she said, "I don't have anything to share yet."According to cable news channel YTN, which first reported the allegations on Tuesday, Kim's resume stated she served as a director for the Korea Association o

Dec 15, 2021
Yoon's wife says she is willing to apologize over allegations of falsifying her resume

Investigative body accused of searching through phone records of journalists

Kim Jin-wook, the chief of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials, enters the office in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, Nov. 16. YonhapBy Kang Seung-wooThe state-run anti-corruption office is under fire over allegations that it searched through the phone records of reporters and citizens critical of the organization and the government. The agency claims that this was a due, legal process and that it only checked the information of those who had phone calls with some of the people it is investigating. However, there is speculation that this may expand into an illegal surveillance scandal.When checking phone records, the investigation agency receives personal information including subscriber name, resident registration number and address from the relevant telecommunications company. If the person whose phone records were checked asks the telecommunications company, it has to inform them of the details of when and which investigative agencies have requested data within the past year.According to local telecommunications companies, the Corruption Investigation Office

Dec 15, 2021By Kang Seung-woo
Investigative body accused of searching through phone records of journalists

Moon calls for greater cooperation in meeting with Australian business leaders

President Moon Jae-in, right, poses with Anthony Albanese, head of the opposition Australian Labor Party (ALP), during their meeting at a Sydney hotel, Tuesday, the third day of Moon's four-day state visit to Australia. YonhapPresident Moon Jae-in met with Australian business leaders on Tuesday and called for greater cooperation in securing stable supply chains.The meeting was held in Sydney as part of the president's ongoing four-day state visit to the country and brought together people from Australia's critical minerals industry."If South Korea and Australia trust each other and firmly hold hands, we will contribute greatly to stabilizing supply chains and accelerating carbon neutrality," Moon said.Moon noted that Australia is critical in the global supply chain as the sixth most resource-rich nation in the world, while South Korea is another pillar in the chain as a competitive manufacturer of secondary batteries and electric vehicle semiconductors.The president added that South Korea is the third-biggest importer of Australian minerals, while South Korea imports half of its mine

Dec 15, 2021
Moon calls for greater cooperation in meeting with Australian business leaders

Rival candidates' W100 tril. COVID relief pledges look unrealistic

Ruling Democratic Party of Korea presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung speaks after offering flowers at the statue of the late POSCO founder Park Tae-joon in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, Monday. Yonhap By Nam Hyun-wooRival candidates are making bold pledges to provide 100 trillion won ($84.5 billion) in COVID-19 economic relief for the public, but the money-spreading pledges are drawing criticisms for lacking a clear vision of where the money needed will come from. According to each camp, ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung and main opposition People Power Party (PPP) candidate Yoon Suk-yeol are both endorsing an increase in the amount of COVID-19 economic relief to the public.Lee said on Monday that he “welcomes” the PPP's idea of providing 100 trillion won in relief funds.“When I first proposed 25 trillion won, the opposition ardently criticized it. Then, Yoon came up with 50 trillion won and Kim Chong-in promised 100 t

Dec 14, 2021By Nam Hyun-woo
Rival candidates' W100 tril. COVID relief pledges look unrealistic

Opposition presidential candidate Yoon's wife refutes CV falsification allegations

Yoon Suk-yeol, the presidential candidate of main opposition People Power Party, and his wife Kim Keon-hee / YonhapThe wife of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP)'s presidential candidate, Yoon Suk-yeol, refuted allegations that she falsified her resume to land a teaching post at a college during a media interview aired Tuesday. Cable news channel YTN reported Kim Keon-hee presented false or exaggerated career achievements in a CV submitted to apply for a teaching job at Suwon Women's University in 2007.They included false claims that she had the top award from the Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival in 2004 and served as an executive at the Korea Association of Game Industry for three years since 2002, according to the report.Kim eventually earned the position and worked for a year.Kim ambiguously sidestepped the allegations, saying they were the result of her "greed to stand out." "If that can be called a crime, that will be a crime," she said. Kim refuted the falsification allegation over her claimed job experience at the association. "What is the matter

Dec 14, 2021
Opposition presidential candidate Yoon's wife refutes CV falsification allegations

Ruling party's presidential candidate raps Japan for meddling in Dokdo issue

Democratic Party of Korea presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung speaks during his visit to Jukdo Market in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, Monday. YonhapThe ruling Democratic Party's presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung on Monday criticized Japan's excessive reactions to the South Korean police chief's recent trip to Dokdo for "meddling in another country's policy."The comment came during a telephone call with officers from Dokdo Security Police as part of his nationwide election campaign.Last month, National Police Agency Commissioner-General Kim Chang-yong visited Dokdo to encourage officials working on the country's easternmost islets.But his visit has drawn strong protest from the Japanese government, including a boycott of a vice ministerial joint press conference held in Washington. "Japan has attempted to emphasize Dokdo as an area of international territorial dispute," said Lee. "Dokdo is definitely under effective control of South Korea."Dokdo has long been a recurring source of tension between the two neighbors, as Tokyo continues to make sovereignty claims in its policy

Dec 13, 2021
Ruling party's presidential candidate raps Japan for meddling in Dokdo issue

Support for eccentric presidential hopeful nearing 5%

In this Aug. 18 file photo, Huh Kyung-young shows up in a traditional suit of armor and on horseback to declare his third presidential bid at Haengju Fortress in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. YonhapBy Yoon Ja-youngA presidential hopeful who has been known for his seemingly unrealistic pledges as well as his eccentric remarks and behaviors is seeing his support rate surge. He is asking for more support so that voters can see him in a major presidential debate with the candidates of the two main parties. Huh Kyung-young, the National Revolutionary Party's honorary chief, who announced his bid for the presidency in August, noted on Facebook recently that his support rate is rising. “If the support rate surpasses 5 percent, you can see Huh Kyung-young at a presidential debate,” he said.The comment follows a recent presidential poll by Asia Research and Consulting. Huh garnered a 4.7-percent support rate, coming in third following Yoon Suk-yeol of the main opposition People Power Party at 45.5 percent and Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party at 37.2 percent. Huh has more

Dec 13, 2021By Yoon Ja-young
Support for eccentric presidential hopeful nearing 5%

Seoul under growing pressure to join Washington-led economic framework

Minster of Trade Yeo Han-koo, left, shakes hands with U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai at the Korea-U.S. FTA Joint Committee meeting held at Shilla Hotel in central Seoul, Nov. 19. Yonhap By Kim Bo-eunWashington is ramping up pressure on Seoul and other key allies in Asia to become part of a U.S.-led economic framework it is seeking to set up as a means to combat China's growing influence in the region. Key officials in charge of U.S. economic policy are making a series of visits to Korea in a bid to ensure the country's participation in the initiative, as Seoul has been caught in the middle of the world's two superpowers while seeking its own best interests.U.S. Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment Jose Fernandez is on a trip to Tokyo and Seoul this week, and is expected to seek Korea's reaffirmation of its participation in the framework in a meeting with his counterpart Choi Jong-moon, Friday.The U.S. State Department said last we

Dec 13, 2021By Kim Bo-eun
Seoul under growing pressure to join Washington-led economic framework

Ruling party's presidential candidate faces mounting criticism for inconsistent comments

Lee Jae-myung, third from left, the presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, holds a meeting with residents in Seongju County, North Gyeongsang Province, Monday. Yonhap By Kang Seung-wooThe ruling Democratic Party of Korea's (DPK) presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung is facing mounting criticism for frequent inconsistency in his words and policy pledges.Although such divergent comments are seen as an attempt to drop his hardline image and woo centrists and even conservatives, some of the shifts in stance counter the political views of the DPK and the even the liberal candidate himself, with some party members worrying that ideological inconsistency may disillusion even diehard supporters.The latest example of this inconsistency can be seen in Lee's comments acknowledging the economic achievements of former dictator Chun Doo-hwan.The former Gyeonggi Province governor had been sharply critical of Chun, who seized power in a 1979 coup and ruled the country with an iron fist from 1980 to 1988. His dictatorship was highlighted by the bloody suppression of the 1980 p

Dec 13, 2021By Kang Seung-woo
Ruling party's presidential candidate faces mounting criticism for inconsistent comments
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