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President at airport

President Moon Jae-in visits a “walk-thru” testing center set up outside Incheon International Airport to check all travelers for possible COVID-19 infections, Tuesday. He also thanked quarantine officers working there, at the “forefront” of the battle against the spread of the coronavirus, for their dedication. Courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae

Apr 7, 2020
President at airport

Disinfection more important than campaign

A local government worker disinfects the sidewalk as part of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 near Chongshin University Station in Seoul's Dongjak-B constituency in Seoul, during rallies by supporters of rival candidates, Lee Soo-jin from the Democratic Party of Korea and Rep. Na Kyung-won from the United Future Party, Tuesday, ahead of the April 15 general election. Yonhap

Apr 7, 2020
Disinfection more important than campaign

Main opposition candidate sacked over remarks disparaging people in 30s-40s

By Kim RahnKim Dae-ho, a main opposition United Future Party candidate for Gwanak-A district, poses during the party's campaign committee meeting at the party headquarters in Seoul, Monday. YonhapA conservative candidate’s remark against people in their 30s to 40s is causing a stir, with his party worrying that this may lead to a negative result in the April 15 general election.Kim Dae-ho, who is running in Gwanak-A district of Seoul under the main opposition United Future Party’s (UFP) ticket, said people in the age group lack logic, saying they do not support the conservative party because they do not know how the country has grown.“Those in their 60s to 70s are well aware how Korea has achieved development despite poor conditions, but I think those in their mid-30s to 40s are not. When they were born, the country had already achieved a certain level of development, and it seems their standard (for a good country) is Europe, the U.S. or Japan,” he said in the party’s campaign committee meeting, Monday.“They do not know the structures, causes and

Apr 7, 2020By Kim Rahn
Main opposition candidate sacked over remarks disparaging people in 30s-40s

Why Moon begging for Xi's visit to Korea?

Moon Jae-in and Xi JinpingSouth Korea said Tuesday it is continuing consultations with China on an "early visit" here by President Xi Jinping, dismissing a news report that the two sides have retracted a related accord amid the prolonged coronavirus outbreak.Xi has agreed to travel to South Korea in the first half of the year for talks with President Moon Jae-in. The exact schedule has not been announced yet.The Chosun Ilbo, a major Seoul-based daily, reported that Xi would postpone the trip to the latter half of 2020 or beyond due to the continued spread of COVID-19.The South Korean government has also decided not to rush to arrange it, according to the newspaper.It cited criticism among some conservatives here that the Moon administration has shunned full travel restrictions against China, where the coronavirus originated, in hopes of Xi's visit.Cheong Wa Dae said Chosun has "distorted (relevant) facts" and expressed regret."There's no change in our plan to push for President Xi's early visit to South Korea within this year, keeping an eye on the COVID-19 situation," a Cheong Wa Da

Apr 7, 2020
Why Moon begging for Xi's visit to Korea?

Rival candidates on TV debate

Hwang Kyo-ahn, left, chairman of the main opposition United Future Party (UFP), and Lee Nak yon, chief of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea's election campaign committee, who are both running in Seoul's Jongno constituency in the upcoming general election, talk at a studio in Seoul, Monday, before a televised debate organized by the National Election Broadcasting Debate Commission. Hwang criticized the government for poorly responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, while Lee pointed out the UFP's flip-flopping stance about cash relief for citizens and businesses hit by the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak. Yonhap

Apr 6, 2020
Rival candidates on TV debate

Longest ballot paper

A worker at a printing shop in Seoul measures a ballot paper for the proportional representation race in the April 15 general election, Monday. With 35 parties competing for the proportional representation seats, the election will have the longest-ever ballot paper measuring 48.1 centimeters. / Yonhap

Apr 6, 2020By Yi Whan-woo
Longest ballot paper

Politicians ignore social distancing rules as election campaign heats up

President Moon Jae-in takes a photo with citizens after planting pine trees in a reforestation area in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, on Arbor Day, Sunday. YonhapBy Do Je-hae Politicians are coming under fire for flouting social distancing guidelines at a critical juncture in containing COVID-19.Many citizens have been baffled by President Moon Jae-in’s activities in recent days as he has continued to travel outside Seoul to participate in events with large crowds, with criticisms rising that such activities go against his own social distancing recommendations.On Saturday, the government decided to extend social distancing for another two weeks until April 19 in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19. On the day, Moon himself urged citizens to practice social distancing to prevent mass infections.“The number of new cases dropped and then went up again due to group infections,” Moon wrote in a post on social media. “We must prevent cluster infections. If this keeps occurring, not only medical workers but the entire country will be drained.”But Moon

Apr 6, 2020By Do Je-hae
Politicians ignore social distancing rules as election campaign heats up

South Korea pushes for abolishing statute of limitations for child sex crime

The ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the government have agreed to push for abolishing the statute of limitations for sex crime involving children and minors.The ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the government have agreed to push for abolishing the statute of limitations for sex crime involving children and minors.DP and government officials held a consultative meeting Sunday to discuss ways to strengthen the punishment of digital sex crime in response to a high-profile sex exploitation case at online chat rooms involving minors, widely known as the "Nth room case."At least 103 people, including 26 underage girls, are known to have been exploited in the Nth room case, in which the arrested prime suspect, Cho Ju-bin, allegedly lured victims into taking photos and later coerced them into performing more gruesome sex acts."In case of sex crimes involving children and minors, we will push to set the minimum years of sentencing and abolish the statute of limitations," the DP and the government said in a statement."We will also actively consider raising the statutory ceiling of punishment

Apr 6, 2020
South Korea pushes for abolishing statute of limitations for child sex crime

Tricks used in campaigns for satellite parties

The “twin buses” for the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, top, and the Civil Together, bottom, are unveiled at the National Assembly in Seoul, Thursday. / YonhapBy Kang Seung-wooThe nation's two major parties are using tricks not to violate the Election Law in their simultaneous campaign for themselves and their satellite offshoots ahead of the upcoming general election.Following a revision to the Election Law last year, the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and the main opposition United Future Party (UFP) have created respective “paper” affiliates ― Civil Together and the Future Korea Party (FKP) ― to try and gain a few more proportional representation seats in the National Assembly by sending their lawmakers to the minor parties that they will incorporate later.The new system was aimed to better reflect votes cast for minor parties, but the DPK and the UFP and their satellite parties have been under fire for hijacking its original intention. The brouhaha surrounding this is now expanding to their election campaigns.As soon as official campaigning for

Apr 5, 2020By Kang Seung-woo
Tricks used in campaigns for satellite parties

Wave of election leaflets

A postman delivers campaign leaflets containing information on candidates and political parties for the April 15 general election to an apartment building in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, Sunday. The official campaign began Thursday and runs until the eve of the election day. / Yonhap

Apr 5, 2020By Kang Seung-woo
Wave of election leaflets
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