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Presidential hopeful pays tribute to late sailors

Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl pays tribute at the tomb of one of 46 South Korean sailors killed in the 2010 sinking of the South Korean Navy frigate Cheonan by North Korea during his visit to the Daejeon National Cemetery, Tuesday. Yoon, who declared his presidential bid June 29, wrote in the visitors' book: “I'll establish justice and fairness in the country, which you protected through your sacrifice.” Yonhap

Jul 6, 2021
Presidential hopeful pays tribute to late sailors

Opposition presidential contender vows to abolish gender ministry

Yoo Seong-min, a presidential hopeful from the main opposition People Power Party, speaks during a forum in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, Sunday. YonhapBy Kang Seung-wooYoo Seong-min, a presidential hopeful of the conservative main opposition People Power Party (PPP), said, Tuesday, that he would abolish the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family if he is elected.His campaign pledge seems aimed at appealing to male voters in their 20s who feel victimized by feminism, with growing complaints among young men believing they are mistreated compared to women in the same age groups.“Half of the population is women, and all government ministries deal with women's issues in their respective fields,” Yoo posted on Facebook.He pointed out that health ministry can deal with women's health issues, while the labor ministry can handle workplace gender discrimination, the justice ministry and police can handle sex crimes and domestic violence, and welfare and education ministries can be in charge of childcare. “There is no reason to have a separate gender ministry,” the

Jul 6, 2021By Kang Seung-woo
Opposition presidential contender vows to abolish gender ministry

Foreign Line

NCNK looks at North Korea-Syria tiesThe National Committee on North Korea (NCNK), and East-West Center in Washington are holding the fourth event in their “North Korea in the World” webinar series next week, this time looking at the North's relationship with Syria. The talk will feature Samuel Ramani, a politics and international relations tutor at the University of Oxford. The talk starts late at 1 a.m. on July 15. Visit eastwestcenter.org/Zfw to register. Webinars look at Imjin WarYongchao Cheng, an associate professor at Tohoku University, will give a webinar talk on July 7 titled, "Reconstruction and Inherency: Trilateral Relationships among Japan, Korea and China after the Imjin War." The talk is part of the webinar series looking at the aftermath and legacy of the 1592-98 Imjin War.One week later, on July 14, Barend Noordam, a postdoctoral researcher at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, will give a talk about “Authority and Technical Expertise: Mediating Military Knowledge of the Imjin War.”The project has received funding from the European Research

Jul 6, 2021By Jon Dunbar

Lawmaker returns to National Assembly with baby

Rep. Yong Hye-in of the minor opposition Basic Income Party, who gave birth to her son in early May, answers questions from reporters while holding her baby, during a press conference at the National Assembly in Seoul, Monday, her first day of returning to work after the birth of her son. Courtesy of Rep. Yong Hye-in's officeBy Jung Da-min Rep. Yong Hye-in of the minor opposition Basic Income Party, who gave birth to her son in early May, has come back at work at the National Assembly ― with her newborn baby. Yong became the third lawmaker to give birth during her term at the National Assembly, following former lawmakers Jang Ha-na at the 19th Assembly and Shin Bo-ra at the 20th Assembly.But despite these three cases, the current 21st Assembly still does not have any appropriate legal system to support lawmaker mothers, such as maternity leave, and working mothers need to submit a separate leave request to the Assembly speaker for every plenary session they may miss during their leave for childbirth. In addition, only lawmakers, Cabinet members and people necessary for examining bill

Jul 6, 2021
Lawmaker returns to National Assembly with baby

Main opposition party selects 20-something co-spokespeople

Lim Seung-ho, second from left, and Yang Jun-woo, third from left, pose at a studio of TV Chosun in Seoul, Monday, after being selected as the main opposition People Power Party's spokespeople in an open audition. Shin In-kyu, left, and former TV announcer Kim Yeon-joo, in the screen, will be deputy spokespeople. Joint Press CorpsWith a 36-year-old leader in charge, the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) selected a pair of 27-year-olds as its new co-spokespeople.The party will continue to serve the youth, with Lim Seung-ho and Yang Jun-woo having finished first and second in the final round of the open audition for the PPP spokespeople positions.Lim is a former deputy youth spokesman for the central-right Bareun Party. Yang was previously unemployed and, in his own words, "was playing video games at home and taking out trash until a few days ago."The debate contest, televised live on the cable channel TV Chosun and the party's YouTube channel, was the brainchild of PPP's Harvard-educated chairman, Lee Jun-seok. PPP said 120,000 viewers took part in real-time voting via text mes

Jul 5, 2021
Main opposition party selects 20-something co-spokespeople

Ex-ruling party chief vows to expand middle class

Lee Nak-yon, former chairman of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and former prime minister, announces his bid to run in the presidential election next year. Screenshot from Lee Nak-yon's YouTube channelLee Nak-yon declares presidential bidBy Nam Hyun-wooLee Nak-yon, former chairman of the liberal ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and former prime minister, has pledged to address social inequality and restore the dwindling middle class if he wins in the presidential election next March.Making an official declaration of his bid in a video message released Monday, Lee stressed that Koreans are suffering from inequality and unfairness and that he will focus on restoring fairness. He had registered earlier as one of nine contenders of the party's primary last week.“The gap between the haves and have-nots has widened amid the COVID-19 pandemic, while the young generation is protesting how unfair our society is,” Lee said. “Reducing social inequality is an urgent societal matter.”Lee presented his five election pledges, which are aimed at addressing so

Jul 5, 2021By Nam Hyun-woo
Ex-ruling party chief vows to expand middle class

Ruling party's presidential primary losing attention; main opposition enjoys popularity

Presidential contenders of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) attend a live interview event held by the party where they answered questions from a panel of experts regarding their policy promises, at CJB Convention Center, Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, Sunday. From left are former Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae, Rep. Lee Kwang-jae, Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung, former Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, former DPK Chairman Lee Nak-yon, Rep. Park Yong-jin, South Chungcheong Province Governor Yang Seung-jo, Gangwon Province Governor Choi Moon-soon, and Rep. Kim Du-kwan. YonhapBy Jung Da-min The ruling Democratic Party of Korea's (DPK) primary to select its candidate for the next presidential election is failing to draw major public interest, while attention is rather being focused on the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) and other opposition contenders.Political pundits say this trend reflects the public's desire for a change in leadership as shown in opinion polls.The DPK's presidential primary kicked off last Thursday, bringing nine contenders to a press da

Jul 4, 2021
Ruling party's presidential primary losing attention; main opposition enjoys popularity

Top presidential contender faces series of ethical lapse allegations

Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, right, visits the memorial hall for former President Kim Young-sam in Seoul, Friday. YonhapWife, mother-in-law also under investigation for multiple corruption allegations By Kang Seung-wooFormer Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl's presidential bid has hit a snag after his mother-in-law was found guilty of violating sections of the Medical Law, Friday, and sentenced to three years in prison, a case that hurts his campaign slogan, “Justice.” What's worse is that her conviction for a crime is not the end, with three investigative agencies looking into six other allegations of ethical lapses and corruption made against him and his family, raising concern that any additional guilty verdicts could further derail the leading presidential hopeful's bid.The Uijeongbu District Court convicted Yoon's mother-in-law, surnamed Choi, for collaborating with three business partners to establish a medical foundation and open a long-term care hospital for senior citizens in February 2013, despite having no medical qualifications ― a violation of th

Jul 4, 2021By Kang Seung-woo
Top presidential contender faces series of ethical lapse allegations

Gyeonggi Governor Lee ahead of ex-prosecution chief Yoon in latest poll

Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung / YonhapGyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung garnered more support than former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl in the latest poll on prospective presidential contenders released Sunday.In the survey by Global Research, Lee received 44.7 percent of support, while Yoon had 36.7 percent in a hypothetical one-on-one battle. The gap was larger than the poll's margin of error of 3.1 percentage points.It was conducted from last Wednesday to Friday on 1,000 people aged 18 and older and had a 95 percent confidence level.The two hopefuls have been back and forth in recent one-on-one polls. Yoon had been in front in the early days after stepping down as prosecution chief in March. But in a survey conducted from last Monday to Tuesday, Lee finished ahead of Yoon, 42.2 percent to 39.2 percent.Both male and female respondents favored Lee over Yoon. Among age brackets, Yoon only had the edge among voters in their 60s and 70s, while all others supported Lee.Yoon launched his presidential bid last Tuesday, followed by Lee on Thursday. (Yonhap)

Jul 4, 2021
Gyeonggi Governor Lee ahead of ex-prosecution chief Yoon in latest poll

President Moon Jae-in's dog gifted from Kim Jong-un delivers 7 puppies

President Moon Jae-in feeds seven puppies of one of the two Pungsan-breed dogs, gifted to him by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, at his residence within Cheong Wa Dae in this photo released by the presidential office, Saturday. Courtesy of Cheong Wa DaeBy Jun Ji-hyePresident Moon Jae-in has unveiled seven puppies sired by his own dog named Maru, and born to one of two dogs gifted to him by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The North Korean leader gave President Moon a pair of Pungsan-breed dogs, one named Songkang and one named Gomi, as a gift after the two held summit talks in Pyongyang in September 2018.President Moon wrote on his Facebook account that Gomi had given birth to seven white puppies sired by his dog Maru, also a Pungsan, Saturday.The president noted it has been four weeks since the puppies were born and they have been developing well. But one puppy, following a difficult birth, has experienced problems and has required special care with respect to feeding.President Mon Jae-in feeds a puppy born to a Pungsan-breed dog which he received as a gift from North Korean leader

Jul 4, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
President Moon Jae-in's dog gifted from Kim Jong-un delivers 7 puppies
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