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To boost consumption

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, left, has lunch with his staff at a restaurant in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul, Tuesday. Chung is urging ministers and other government officials to visit local restaurants and traditional markets in an effort to stimulate domestic consumption as the coronavirus outbreak has been weighing on the local economy. / Yonhap

Feb 11, 2020By Kang Seung-woo
To boost consumption

'Parasite' becomes talk of town

South Korean newspapers carry front-page stories that South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's "Parasite" makes Oscars, in Seoul, South Korea, Monday. / AP-YonhapWith the Oscar-winning film "Parasite" creating a lot of buzz throughout the world, a short catchy song and a recipe from the sensational movie are also sweeping the internet.The so-called Jessica jingle is a line that the character Ki-jung, played Park So-dam, sings with her brother Ki-woo (Choi Woo-sik) in order to remember her false identity before ringing the doorbell of a rich family's house.In the movie, the wily siblings sweet-talk the affluent Park family into employing them and their parents so that they can live off them."Jessica, Only Child, Illinois, Chicago," they sing in front of the door of the uptown mansion to recall the details of their fake identities before entering the house.The six-second phrase is based on the famous children's song "Dokdo is Our Land," whose tune is frequently used by Korean students to help them memorize information.Director Bong Joon-ho wrote the Jessica jingle, while Han Jin-won, co-au

Feb 11, 2020
'Parasite' becomes talk of town

Former North Korean diplomat announces bid for Assembly seat

Former North Korean diplomat Thae Yong-ho, center, smiles after a press conference at the National Assembly, Tuesday, to announce his bid for the April 15 general election as a member of the main opposition Liberty Party of Korea (LKP). He is joined by LKP Chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn, right, and former National Assembly Speaker Kim Hyung-o, leader of the LKP panel for selecting election candidates. Korea Times photo by Bae Woo-hanBy Do Je-hae Former North Korean diplomat Thae Yong-ho who defected to the South in 2016, has announced his bid for the April 15 general election, saying his winning of a National Assembly seat will show South Korea's matured democracy to North Koreans and eventually expedite unification.Thae, a former minister at the North Korean Embassy in London and the highest-ranking diplomat to defect to the South, will join the race as a member of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP). He arrived here with his family three years ago and has found a new life as an analyst on North Korea affairs. With his unique background, he could likely emerge as one of the key fi

Feb 11, 2020By Do Je-hae
Former North Korean diplomat announces bid for Assembly seat

Opposition party leader in hot seat over remark on Gwangju movement

Main opposition Liberty Korea Party Chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn eats tteokbokki at a snack bar near Sungkyunkwan University in central Seoul, Sunday, during his election campaign. YonhapBy Kim RahnMain opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) head Hwang Kyo-ahn has been under fire for a remark that critics say downplayed the May 18 Gwangju movement for democracy.The remark came on Sunday when he visited a snack stall near Sungkyunkwan University in Jongno-gu, as he started his campaign in the central Seoul district where he will run for the April 15 general election.Recalling his college days, he told reporters, “I attended this school. In 1980, there was some kind of incident or whatever … so the school was shut down.”The school closure he referred to in 1980 came after the then-dictatorial regime declared emergency martial law on May 17 and ordered all schools nationwide to temporarily close to prevent college students' pro-democracy protests. This led to clashes between students of Chonnam National University in Gwangju and the army, leading to the May 18 uprising. Hwang

Feb 11, 2020By Kim Rahn

North Korean defector to run in South Korea's April election

In this Feb. 19, 2019 file photo, Thae Yong-ho, former North Korean diplomat, who defected to South Korea in 2016, speaks to the media in Seoul. Thae will join the main conservative party and run in April's parliamentary elections. APThae Yong-ho, a former North Korean diplomat who defected to South Korea in 2016, plans to run in the April 15 general elections here as a member of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP), a party official announced Monday.Kim Hyong-o, head of the LKP's election candidate selection panel, said Thae has joined the conservative party for a race in a Seoul constituency and not in pursuit of a National Assembly seat from proportional representation."I think he would probably be the first North Korean defector" who is engaged in an electoral competition in a South Korean constituency, Kim said.Thae is a person who risked his life for freedom and who can present a vision for peace and publicize South Korea's related position, he added.Thae is also expected to give hope to not only North Korean defectors but also all people in both Koreas desiring "genui

Feb 11, 2020
North Korean defector to run in South Korea's April election

Moon urges calm response to coronavirus

President Moon Jae-in applauds with his aides at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday, to congratulate Korean film “Parasite” on winning four awards at this year’s Academy Awards. On his Facebook, Moon also wrote, “Winning four Oscars, following the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, is the result of the accumulated efforts of all people who have made films here for the last 100 years.” YonhapBy Do Je-hae President Moon Jae-in set out to calm rising public fears about the new coronavirus, urging citizens to go about their daily lives and trust the government's crisis management capacity.“A person's true character is revealed at a moment of crisis and a nation's true capacity can be seen in times of trouble. Based on the world's highest level of quarantine capabilities and accumulated experience, the government has been operating a tighter quarantine network,” the President said during a weekly meeting with senior aides at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday.“As medical professionals have publicly stated, it is not a serious disease and the fatality rate

Feb 10, 2020By Do Je-hae
Moon urges calm response to coronavirus

Congratulating 'Parasite' on Oscars success

President Moon Jae-in applauds with his aides at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday, to congratulate Korean film “Parasite” on winning four awards at this year's Academy Awards. On his Facebook, Moon also wrote, “Winning four Oscars, following the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, is the result of the accumulated efforts of all people who have made films here for the last 100 years.” Yonhap

Feb 10, 2020
Congratulating 'Parasite' on Oscars success

Rival candidates gear up for election battle in Seoul's Jongno

Main opposition Liberty Korea Party leader Hwang Kyo-ahn speaks to reporters in front of a vacant store in a shopping district in Seoul's Jongno District officially kicking off his election campaign, Sunday, two days after he declared his bid to run in the district in the April 15 general election. YonhapBy Jung Da-min Former Prime Ministers Lee Nak-yon and Hwang Kyo-ahn, rival candidates from the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP), respectively, are gearing up for their “big match” in Seoul's Jongno District, a key constituency in the April 15 general election.LKP leader Hwang kicked off his election campaign with a visit to the district, Sunday, two days after he declared his bid to run in Jongno to compete against Lee, the first prime minister of the Moon Jae-in government.He visited a shopping district where many buildings remain vacant due to high rents and a decreasing number of customers, as well as other places including his alma mater Sungkyunkwan University.“The Jongno I used to know was the center of t

Feb 9, 2020
Rival candidates gear up for election battle in Seoul's Jongno
  • New parties to be set up for general election

Checking people with fever amid virus fear

A thermal imaging camera is installed at the entrance for visitors to the National Assembly, Seoul, Sunday, to check entrants for high temperatures, one of the key symptoms of the new coronavirus, as a preventive measure against its spread. Yonhap

Feb 9, 2020
Checking people with fever amid virus fear

New parties to be set up for general election

Ahn Cheol-soo listens to a lecture by former Dongyang University professor Chin Joong-kwon at Hi Seoul Youth Hostel in Seoul, Sunday, during an event to launch a preparation committee to set up a new political party. YonhapBy Kim RahnNew political parties will be set up ahead of the April 15 general election, mainly by conservative and centrist politicians who say they will hold the Moon Jae-in administration and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) in check.Former presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo and his aides, including seven lawmakers, officially launched a preparation committee for a new party, Sunday.They have named the new party the “People Party,” and said they aim to achieve “pragmatic and centrist politics.” Ahn initially planned to name it “Ahn Cheol-soo's New Party,” but the National Election Commission refused to allow this, saying a name using a specific person's full name could be construed as pre-electioneering and voters may confuse Ahn and the party's candidates for their constituencies.This is the fourth time for the ent

Feb 9, 2020By Kim Rahn
New parties to be set up for general election
  • Rival candidates gear up for election battle in Seoul's Jongno
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