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Remembering Korea's independence movement

A statue of a girl symbolizing Korean women who were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese army during World War II sits near Wangshimni Station in Seoul, Sunday, the 101st March 1 Independence Movement Day. /Korea Times photo by Seo Jae-hoon

Mar 1, 2020By Bahk Eun-ji
Remembering Korea's independence movement

Conservative pastor holds rally at his church despite intensifying criticisms

People take part in a rally hosted by Rev. Jun Kwang-hoon, head of the Christian Council of Korea, Sunday. Yonhap By Bahk Eun-jiA conservative civic group decided to hold a rally in a church instead of its usual massive outdoor rallies, Sunday, showing a complete lack of concern for warnings that mass gatherings would increase the fast spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak.The group said it hosted the anti-government rally at a church in Seoul, to mark the March 1 Independence Movement Day, while it had called off its weekly outdoor rally Saturday.The organization made the decision to “allay people's worries” over the spread of the virus. Jun has been leading the weekly rallies during weekends at Gwanghhwamun Plaza. Most participants of the rallies are senior citizens who are considered to have more vulnerable immune systems, so the group's mass gatherings had stoked serious concerns over the spread of COVID-19. Jun has been detained since Monday for breaking the

Mar 1, 2020By Bahk Eun-ji
Conservative pastor holds rally at his church despite intensifying criticisms

'Basic disaster income' suggested

The compound of Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul remains almost empty, Saturday, as people avoid crowded places due to fears of the COVID-19 outbreak. / YonhapBy Kim RahnAn entrepreneur has called on the government to provide every citizen with 500,000 won ($413) in “basic income in case of disaster,” saying many people have been suffering from severe financial strain due to the month-long COVIC-19 epidemic.He claimed such emergency monetary support would be more effective than planned government countermeasures such as tax cuts for vehicle purchases.Lee Jae-woong, CEO of SoCar / YonhapLee Jae-woong, CEO of SoCar, posted a petition on the Cheong Wa Dae website, Sunday, to call for monetary support, saying people are avoiding meetings and activities, and facilities are being shut down temporarily over fears of infection.“(Avoiding gatherings and closing facilities) is necessary to prevent the spread of the virus, but the fear of the virus spread has caused a serious economic crisis, which is spreading faster than the virus itself,” wrote Lee, who was co-head of a join

Mar 1, 2020By Kim Rahn
'Basic disaster income' suggested

Moon seeks bipartisan support for fighting virus

President Moon Jae-in visits the National Assembly on Feb. 28. YonhapBy Do Je-hae President Moon Jae-in made a rare visit to the National Assembly, Friday, to seek bipartisan support in dealing with the national health emergency unleashed by COVID-19.During the visit, Moon meet with the leaders of the major parties including Lee Hae-chan, chairman of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK); and those from the main opposition United Future Party comprising Hwang Kyo-ahn, chairman of the former Liberty Korea Party; Justice Party Chairwoman Sim Sang-jeung; and You Sung-yop, co-chairman of the Party for People's Livelihoods. Moon also met with National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang before joining a roundtable with the leaders.Previously, Moon has invited party leaders to Cheong Wa Dae for consultations on state affairs. The President's visit to the National Assembly is seen as reflecting his determination to underline the importance of non-partisan support for his administration's struggle to control the epidemic. Moon has called on parliamentary support for a supplementary budget to

Feb 28, 2020By Do Je-hae
Moon seeks bipartisan support for fighting virus

Is Trump following Moon, Xi into coronavirus hot water?

President Moon Jae-in adjusts his mask during his meeting with small merchants in Taegu, Korea's epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic. YonhapBy Oh Young-jin The ongoing coronavirus epidemic has not just hobbled President Moon Jae-in but also may put U.S. President Donald Trump in as tight a spot. Chinese President Xi Jin-ping is also in hot water for not containing the virus at an early stage after the discovery that officials in Wuhan, in China's Hubei province, the epicenter of the disease, suppressed initial signs of the outbreak. “One day it is like a miracle. It will disappear,” Trump said at a White House meeting with the media Thursday. “The 15 will soon go down to three or four.” He was talking about the 15 confirmed cases in the U.S. As of Friday (Korean time), the number had risen to 59. A worker wearing a protective full-body suit stands near a framed picture of Chinese President Xi Jinping during a government-organized tour of Mengniu Dairy factory in Beijing. AP-YonhapBesides, Trump also boasted of the “incredible job” his administrat

Feb 28, 2020By Oh Young-jin
Is Trump following Moon, Xi into coronavirus hot water?

Ruling party, government fuel public's mistrust

President Moon bows to staff during a visit to the Daegu Medical Center. YonhapBy Do Je-hae Key officials from the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and the Moon Jae-in administration have come under fire for some insensitive remarks related to the COVID-19 epidemic.Their words have hurt public sentiment rather than soothing the anxiety that has arisen from the rapid spread of the coronavirus, showing the wide gap between politicians and the general public in terms of their views on the issue.Minister of Health and Welfare Park Neung-hoo has received angry responses from the opposition and the public with a remark that seemed to blame Koreans for the rapid spread of the virus which originated from the Chinese City of Wuhan. During a plenary session of the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee, Wednesday, Park was asked questions regarding the spread of the new coronavirus. “The biggest cause is us Koreans who entered from China,” Park said. The remark came amid mounting frustration against the government for its inability to control the epidemic at

Feb 27, 2020By Do Je-hae
Ruling party, government fuel public's mistrust
  • Protestant churches urged to cancel Sunday worship
  • International students start to exit Korea over coronavirus fears
  • Mass hoarding leads to empty Nongshim shelves, limits on ramen
  • Coronavirus infections center on Daegu, Shincheonji followers

Policy briefings

President Moon Jae-in speaks during a policy briefing by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries at Cheong Wa Dae, Thursday. He stressed the need to levy more taxes on owners of multiple houses in order to stabilize the nation's property market, while calling for aggressive efforts to help the shipping industry reemerge as a global power. / Yonhap

Feb 27, 2020By Kang Seung-woo

Coronavirus: 1 million sign petition calling for Moon Jae-in's impeachment

Captured from Cheong Wa Dae website By Park Si-soo Over a million people have signed an online petition calling for President Moon Jae-in's impeachment. As of 1 p.m. Thursday, the petition ― posted on the president's office website ― had garnered 1,017,689 signatures, a twofold increase in a day, reflecting growing public disapproval of the President. The petition criticizes Moon for his poor handling of the widening public health disaster and adoption of what its writer claims is “ineffective” measures to curb domestic infections of coronavirus while ignoring voices calling for a comprehensive entry block of people from China, the outbreak's epicenter.“Looking at how President Moon handles the coronavirus crisis gives me the feeling that he is the President of China, not South Korea,” the petition reads.“The primary role of the President is keeping citizens safe and doing everything to protect them. If he has this in mind, why doesn't he ban the entry of people coming from China? The government's measures to counter (the crisis) are ineffective and

Feb 27, 2020
Coronavirus: 1 million sign petition calling for Moon Jae-in's impeachment

Moon OUT: Over 800,000 Koreans call for President's impeachment

Captured from Cheong Wa Dae websiteBy Park Si-soo “Looking at how President Moon handles the coronavirus crisis gives me the feeling that he is the President of China, not South Korea.”This is a phrase from a lengthy online petition to President Moon, titled “Call for impeachment of President Moon Jae-in.” It was posted on Feb. 4 on the petition section of the president's office website and has garnered over 800,000 supporting signatures as of 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, passing the minimum threshold of 200,000 signatures at which Moon's office has promised to give an answer to all qualified petitions. “The primary role of the President is keeping citizens safe and doing everything to protect them,” the petition reads. “If he has this in mind, why doesn't he ban the entry of people coming from China? The government's measures to counter (the crisis) are ineffective and useless, and devoid of a fundamental countermeasure, which is an entry ban from ground-zero.” The petitioner also criticized the government for being loose in controlling export

Feb 26, 2020
Moon OUT: Over 800,000 Koreans call for President's impeachment
  • Moon under mounting criticism over coronavirus responses

Moon under mounting criticism over coronavirus responses

President Moon Jae-in, right, during a visit to Daegu on Feb. 25, 2020 YonhapBy Do Je-hae The national health emergency unleashed by COVID-19 has dealt a crushing blow to President Moon Jae-in, with public criticism on his poor crisis management capacity and leadership growing as the epidemic is far from being contained.A huge part of the criticism is about the government's decision to ban the entry of foreigners only from China's Hubei Province, the epicenter of the new coronavirus, instead of the entire country. Many believe that the government's failure to do so, despite calls for the complete entry ban in the early stages of the epidemic, was one of the biggest reasons for the rapid spread of COVID-19 here. Korea now has the largest number of infections after China.A petition posted on Cheong Wa Dae's website calling for President Moon's impeachment has gained tens of thousands of signatures.Posted on Feb. 4 when the country had less than 20 confirmed cases before seeing a sudden hike in infections, the petitioner said the government only banned the entry of people from Hubei, be

Feb 26, 2020By Do Je-hae
Moon under mounting criticism over coronavirus responses
  • Korea's coronavirus cases may peak at 10,000 in mid-March: JP Morgan
  • Laws revised to better prevent COVID-19 spread
  • Moon OUT: Over 800,000 Koreans call for President's impeachment
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