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Lee expresses hope to develop alliance with US into 'global partnership'

Lee Jae-myung, the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party, right, meets with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink at the party's headquarters in Seoul, Nov. 11. YonhapRuling party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung met with the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia on Thursday and expressed his hope to develop the alliance between the two countries into a global partnership.Lee and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink held talks at the Democratic Party's headquarters as part of the U.S. official's three-day visit to Seoul.Kritenbrink is also reportedly planning a meeting with the main opposition presidential candidate Yoon Seok-youl of the People Power Party later this week as Washington seeks to build relations with Seoul's next potential leaders ahead of the March 9 presidential election."I hope the South Korea-U.S. alliance will continue to grow and develop into an economic alliance and a global partnership," Lee said at the meeting.Thanking the U.S. government for its past econ

Nov 12, 2021
Lee expresses hope to develop alliance with US into 'global partnership'
  • Yoon says firm Korea-US alliance ever more important

Yoon says firm Korea-US alliance ever more important

Yoon Seok-youl, right, the presidential candidate of the main opposition People Power Party, poses with U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, center, and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink during their meeting at the party's headquarters in Seoul, Nov. 12. YonhapMain opposition presidential candidate Yoon Seok-youl met with the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia and a U.S. senator Friday, saying a firm alliance between the two countries has become ever more important.The meeting with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink and U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) was held at the People Power Party's headquarters as part of their separate visits to Seoul."I can't stress enough the importance of the South Korea-U.S. alliance, not only in terms of conventional national security, but in all areas from health and administration to climate agreements and advanced digital technologies," Yoon said."A firm alliance between South Korea and the U.S. has become ever more important in global issues beyond national security,

Nov 12, 2021
Yoon says firm Korea-US alliance ever more important
  • Lee expresses hope to develop alliance with US into 'global partnership'

Prime Minister apologizes over private gathering rule violation

Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum speaks at a state affairs coordination meeting in Seoul, Nov. 12. YonhapPrime Minister Kim Boo-kyum apologized Friday for violating social distancing rules when he met with his college alumni last week. "I am deeply sorry," Kim said at the start of a state affairs coordination meeting. "I promise that I will look after myself thoroughly so that this kind of incident never happens again." Kim came under fire after media reported that a total of 11 people, including Kim himself, had a luncheon at the prime minister's residence in Seoul last Saturday, which violates the government's private gathering restriction of 10 people in the capital area. The government raised the private gathering limit to 10 in the greater Seoul area from Nov. 1 after initiating its "living with COVID-19 scheme" for people's gradual return to normal life. The prime minister's office explained the luncheon was originally scheduled for 10, but one of Kim's invitees brought his wife. "I could not just ask my friend's wife to leave, but whatever the reason, it is true that I violated vir

Nov 12, 2021
Prime Minister apologizes over private gathering rule violation

Lee's camp releases ambulance CCTV images showing wife under his care

Lee Jae-myung, rear, the presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Party, holds the hand of his wife, Kim Hye-kyung, in an ambulance in Seongnam, south of Seoul, Nov. 9, as she is transported to a hospital after fainting and sustaining lacerations due to a fall at their home, in this photo taken from the Facebook account of lawmaker Lee Hae-sik, an aide to Kim. YonhapThe campaign of ruling party presidential nominee Lee Jae-myung on Friday released photos of Lee holding his wife's hand as she was taken to a hospital in an ambulance earlier this week.Kim Hye-kyung, the wife of the Democratic Party nominee, was admitted to a hospital in Seongnam, south of Seoul, on Tuesday after sustaining injuries from a fall at their home, according to the party.Lee canceled his campaign activities that day, saying he wanted to be by her side."This shows Lee Jae-myung's wife, Kim Hye-kyung, being rushed to a hospital together with Lee in an ambulance at around 1:20 a.m. Tuesday," DP Rep. Lee Hae-sik, an aide to Kim, wrote on Facebook, alongside three images that he said were taken from a closed

Nov 12, 2021
Lee's camp releases ambulance CCTV images showing wife under his care
  • DPK files complaint with prosecution for spreading false information about injury of candidate's wife

Parties seek to lower age limit to run in elections

Three lawmakers of the main opposition People Power Party submit the party's revision bill to the Public Official Election Act to lower the age limit for those running for parliamentary and local elections from the current 25 to 18, to the National Assembly Secretariat at the Assembly on Seoul's Yeouido, Wednesday. Joint Press CorpsBy Jung Da-min The political parties of the country's liberal and conservative blocs are seeking to lower the age limit for those wishing to run in National Assembly and local elections scheduled for next year. Political observers say the major parties share the same goal of attracting younger voters in their 20s and 30s ahead of the upcoming presidential election in less than four months, and they believe lowering the age limits could be one way to appeal to them.Currently those aged 25 or older are eligible to run for an Assembly seat, a head of local government position or local council membership. The parties plan to lower the age limit to 18.On Wednesday, all 103 lawmakers of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) proposed a revision to the Publ

Nov 11, 2021
Parties seek to lower age limit to run in elections

DPK files complaint with prosecution for spreading false information about injury of candidate's wife

Lee Jae-myung, front left, the presidential candidate for the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, walks with his wife, Kim Hye-gyeong, during a ceremony to launch his campaign office at a gym in Seoul, Nov. 2. Korea Times photo by Oh Dae-geunBy Bahk Eun-jiThe ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) said, Thursday, it has filed a complaint with the prosecution against two people for spreading false information online about an injury suffered by the wife of its presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung. The unidentified people uploaded postings that implied Lee had assaulted his wife, Kim Hye-gyeong."The accused raises indiscriminate suspicions that the health of Lee's spouse was affected by the candidate, causing public misunderstanding and controversy. They will have to take responsibility for the spread of false information unless there is evidence to back that up,” the DPK said in the complaint.According to the party, one of the postings uploaded Tuesday read: “I wonder why she got a CT scan and why she had it on the face. If she had been slapped with a palm and no bone fractur

Nov 11, 2021By Bahk Eun-ji
DPK files complaint with prosecution for spreading false information about injury of candidate's wife
  • Lee's camp releases ambulance CCTV images showing wife under his care

Government under fire for diplomatic complacency on DEF shortage

Concrete mixer trucks are parked at a ready-mix concrete plant in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday. Including such trucks, drivers of diesel engine vehicles are suffering from difficulties securing diesel exhaust fluid due to a nationwide shortage of the substance. YonhapBy Nam Hyun-woo Criticism is rising over the government's diplomatic response to the domestic shortage of diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), also known as “urea water,” a key material for reducing emissions, as its complacency on the issue resulted in unnecessary confusion in the country's logistics and transportation sector.The shortage is largely attributable to a diplomatic row between China and Australia, which caused China to suffer a coal supply shortage and subsequently tighten its exports of urea, which is produced as a byproduct of burning coal. As Korea has been relying almost exclusively on China for urea, Beijing's export ban has triggered a domestic shortage of DEF.Relevant ministries have hurried to come up with countermeasures, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announcing Wednesday that

Nov 10, 2021By Nam Hyun-woo
Government under fire for diplomatic complacency on DEF shortage
  • Urea crisis feared to pour cold water on COVID exit plan
  • Gov't to place emergency controls, cut tariffs on urea solution

Opposition candidate apologizes for defending ex-dictator

Yoon Seok-youl, center, the presidential candidate of the main opposition People Power Party, offers a silent tribute to victims of the 1980 Gwangju pro-democracy movement at the May 18th National Cemetery in the southwestern city, Wednesday. Yonhap By Kang Seung-wooYoon Seok-youl, the presidential candidate of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), made an apology in Gwangju, Thursday, for his complimentary remarks toward former President Chun Doo-hwan, who brutally suppressed the pro-democracy movement there in 1980. “I bow my head and apologize to everyone who was hurt by my words,” Yoon said at the May 18th National Cemetery, where the victims of the military suppression are buried. “I clearly remember the sacrifices made by the citizens of Gwangju 40 years ago with blood and tears for the democracy of Korea.”The “apology tour” visit to the southwestern city ― his first regional stop since his Friday nomination as candidate ― comes 22 days after Yoon's praise of the former dictator angered residents of Gwangju and the Jeolla region who r

Nov 10, 2021By Kang Seung-woo
Opposition candidate apologizes for defending ex-dictator

Rival candidates strive to lure voters with state subsidy pledges

Yoon Seok-youl, left, presidential candidate of the main opposition People Power Party, and Lee Jae-myung, candidate of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea shake hands at an economic forum held at Grand Walkerhill Seoul, Wednesday. Joint Press CorpsBy Jung Da-min The rival candidates of the country's two major parties, vying to become the next president, are engaging in a cash handout competition to woo voters. Their pledges, however, are facing the criticism that they are populist and could harm the country's fiscal stability. Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) has proposed providing another round of COVID-19 disaster relief funds to all people regardless of their financial status.Supporting his idea, the DPK said Tuesday it would push for handouts of 200,000 won ($170) to 250,000 won to all citizens, claiming that the money is to cover people's expenses in following quarantine guidelines. It said funding would come from this year's tax revenue surplus, and so no state bonds would have to be issued.The ruling party wants to hand the money out in January, i

Nov 10, 2021
Rival candidates strive to lure voters with state subsidy pledges

Moon to hold TV town hall meeting on Nov. 21

President Moon Jae-in / YonhapPresident Moon Jae-in plans to hold a televised town hall meeting later this month, in which he will discuss virus containment measures and people's livelihoods, a presidential spokesperson said Wednesday. The town hall meeting, which will be broadcast live on KBS TV from 7:10 p.m. for 100 minutes on Nov. 21, marks Moon's second appearance on a TV talk show since 2019."President Moon Jae-in plans to have candid discussions with the public on the subjects of containment to overcome the coronavirus crisis and people's livelihoods," presidential spokesperson Park Kyung-mee told reporters. About 200 people who have been fully vaccinated will join the town hall meeting in person. For another 100 people who have not been fully vaccinated, they will participate into the meeting via video, Park said. With about half a year in office remaining, Moon has vowed to do everything possible for a complete return to normal life from the COVID-19 pandemic and an economic recovery. (Yonhap)

Nov 10, 2021
Moon to hold TV town hall meeting on Nov. 21
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