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Paying tribute to deceased small business owner

Former Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon, who has declared his presidential bid, pays a silent tribute in Seoul's Mapo District, Tuesday, to the owner of a small pub who recently died, presumably by suicide, after having suffered from severe financial difficulties caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. Yonhap

Sep 14, 2021
Paying tribute to deceased small business owner

BTS named Moon's envoys for future generation

President Moon Jae-in poses with BTS members at Cheong Wa Dae, Tuesday, after awarding certificates of appointment to the K-pop sensation as special presidential envoys for future generations and culture. The group members will begin their activities as special envoys by participating in Moon's trip to New York next week to attend a meeting of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Moment of the Decade of Action group. Yonhap

Sep 14, 2021
BTS named Moon's envoys for future generation

Moon names new chief state auditor

Choe Jae-haePresident Moon Jae-in nominated Choe Jae-hae, a former senior official at the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI), Tuesday to lead the key state agency.The post has remained vacant for more than two months since the sudden resignation of Choe Jae-hyeong to run for next year's presidential election. He soon joined the main opposition People Power Party. He had six months left in his four-year tenure as top state auditor.The nominee, currently a non-standing auditor at LS Cable & System, worked at the BAI from 1989 to 2018.He is a "specialist in audit," having served at key positions at the BAI, Park Soo-hyun, senior Cheong Wa Dae secretary for public communication, said in a statement. Choe is expected to strengthen the "independence and political neutrality" of the organization via its strict and fair operation to meet the public standards and also contribute to the realization of a public service community to be trusted by the people, Park said.He is the first BAI chief nominee with a professional career at the agency established in 1963, a Cheong Wa Dae official tol

Sep 14, 2021
Moon names new chief state auditor

Chung's withdrawal may benefit Lee Nak-yon

Democratic Party of Korea presidential contender Rep. Lee Nak-yon speaks during a press conference at the National Assembly on Yeouido, Seoul, Monday. Joint Press CorpsBy Nam Hyun-wooFormer Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun's withdrawal of his presidential bid is anticipated to benefit Rep. Lee Nak-yon, another former prime minister and runner-up in the ruling Democratic Party of Korea's (DPK) presidential primary.Chung dropped his presidential campaign on Monday, following weaker-than-expected results in the latest regional primary votes over the weekend. “As an ordinary member of the DPK, I will dedicate myself to creating a new Korea and return the support I received from the public and the party,” Chung said in a press briefing at the National Assembly.Chung's dropped out at a crucial moment, as DPK contenders will visit South and North Jeolla provinces next week for another round of regional primary elections. The provinces have traditionally been a liberal stronghold and home turf for the liberal party. The number of DPK members having voting rights in the region i

Sep 14, 2021By Nam Hyun-woo
Chung's withdrawal may benefit Lee Nak-yon
  • Lee Nak-yon, 'man of prudence' with experience in administration and politics

President taps BTS as special envoy ahead of UN session next week

President Moon Jae-in and BTS members walk at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Sept. 14. BTS has been appointed as special envoy for public diplomacy ahead of an annual U.N. session. YonhapPresident Moon Jae-in met with the members of BTS, a popular South Korean boy band, at his office Tuesday and awarded them the certificates of appointment as his special envoy for public diplomacy.BTS will begin activities in earnest as the "special presidential envoy for future generations and culture" by attending an annual United Nations General Assembly session in New York next week, according to Cheong Wa Dae.Moon is also scheduled to attend the 76th session of the U.N. General Assembly. The president and the seven members of BTS plan to participate together in the second meeting of the Sustainable Development Goals Moment (SDG Moment) of the Decade of Action to be held on Monday. BTS will make a speech during the session, with a video clip of its performance played.The SDG Moment is aimed at reinforcing the international community's efforts to achieve the SDGs, a blueprint for resolving pending global

Sep 14, 2021
President taps BTS as special envoy ahead of UN session next week

Top court dismisses Mitsubishi's appeal of asset seizure order

A person passes by the sign of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan on March 1. YonhapKorea's top court has confirmed a lower court's order to seize Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s assets here to compensate wartime forced labor victims, judicial officials said Monday.The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the Japanese company's appeal of a court order to seize its six patent rights and two trademark rights registered in South Korea. In 2018, the top court ordered Mitsubishi to compensate South Korean workers who were mobilized into forced labor in the company's plants in Japan during World War II. Mitsubishi defied the ruling, claiming the reparation issue was fully and finally settled by a treaty signed between the two nations in 1965 to normalize ties.The plaintiffs asked the Daejeon District Court in the central city to seize the company's assets in South Korea and the court accepted their request in March 2019. (Yonhap)

Sep 13, 2021
Top court dismisses Mitsubishi's appeal of asset seizure order

Yoon's alleged power abuse scandal spreads over to spy agency's election meddling allegation

Rep. Kim Gi-hyeon, the floor leader of the main opposition People Power Party, drinks water before a press conference at the National Assembly in Seoul, Sunday. A picture standing next to him shows National Intelligence Service Director Park Jie-won and Cho Sung-eun, the whistleblower of a power abuse scandal linked to former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, back in 2018 when the two were in the People's Party. Korea Times photo by Bae Woo-hanBy Kang Seung-wooAn alleged power abuse and election meddling scandal linked to a leading presidential contender is taking a new turn as speculation is mounting over the possible involvement of the state-run spy agency. The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) insists that National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director Park Jie-won is the mastermind behind the allegations, while the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is counter-claiming that the rival party is trying to avert blame for the issue.Yoon Seok-youl, a former prosecutor general and now one of the most favored opposition presidential hopefuls, has been accused of pushing the no

Sep 13, 2021By Kang Seung-woo
Yoon's alleged power abuse scandal spreads over to spy agency's election meddling allegation

Ex-PM Chung Sye-kyun drops out of ruling party's primary

Former Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun / YonhapChung Sye-kyun, former prime minister and presidential hopeful, on Monday decided to drop out of the ruling party's presidential primary race, according to his campaign team representatives.The former business executive-turned-politician decided to end his primary race after holding a meeting with his campaign team and plans to hold a press conference to announce his decision at the National Assembly later in the day.Chung, a former six-term lawmaker, stepped down as prime minister in April after serving a 15-month stint, mainly preoccupied with the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. (Yonhap)

Sep 13, 2021
Ex-PM Chung Sye-kyun drops out of ruling party's primary

Assembly OKs opposition lawmaker's resignation over father's alleged land speculation

Rep. Yun Hee-suk of the main opposition People Power Party / YonhapThe National Assembly on Monday approved the resignation of Rep. Yun Hee-suk of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), who offered to resign following speculation allegations over her father's past real estate transaction. Yun, a former economist and a rising PPP freshman member, had offered to give up her seat and presidential bid last month after being included in a group of main opposition lawmakers who either themselves or their families were suspected of being linked to speculative real estate deals in the past in a probe by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission.Her father came under suspicions of violating the farmland act by falsely registering himself as a farmer in March 2016 and purchasing a vast swathe of farmland in the central city of Sejong two months later, without tilling the land himself. The case has been transferred to a police-led special government investigation team In a National Assembly plenary session, lawmakers passed the motion to relieve Yun in a 188-23 vote, with 12 absten

Sep 13, 2021
Assembly OKs opposition lawmaker's resignation over father's alleged land speculation

Korea promises to protect freedom of press after UN criticism of 'utterly disproportionate' media bill

gettyimagesbankSouth Korea will continue to protect freedom of expression of its people, the government has said in response after a U.N. expert called for the revision of a media bill that she said could seriously undermine press freedom.Irene Khan, the U.N. special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, made the request earlier this week, expressing concern that the ruling party-led bill would "severely restrict" the freedom of the press.The legislation, titled Press Arbitration Act, calls for punitive damages up to five times more than usual if a media outlet is found guilty of running false or manipulated news reports. Local human rights and media activists claim the bill can be used to silence critical media.Last week, the government sent a response letter to the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), explaining that the country has worked hard for freedom of expression and the National Assembly is discussing revising the media bill."A parliamentary consultative group will be formed to discuss the bil

Sep 13, 2021
Korea promises to protect freedom of press after UN criticism of 'utterly disproportionate' media bill
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