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Moon visits evacuees' quarantine facility in Jincheon

President Moon Jae-in listens to Interior and Safety Minister Chin Young during his visit to the quarantine facility at Jincheon in North Chungcheong Province, Sunday. YonhapPresident Moon Jae-in on Sunday visited a local quarantine facility for more than 160 South Korean evacuees from the Chinese city of Wuhan, which is known as the epicenter of the fast-spreading novel coronavirus outbreak, according to Cheong Wa Dae.They have been staying in isolation at the National Human Resources Development Institute in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province, around 90 kilometers south of Seoul, since arriving in South Korea on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 on emergency chartered flights.Moon received a briefing on their daily life there and medical conditions.He also met with residents in Jincheon and nearby Eumseong, and thanked them for cooperation in the government's measure to accommodate the evacuees in the compound.The president's visit to the region reflects his concerns not only about quarantine measures related to the virus but also the pandemic's impact on the local economy, a Cheong Wa Dae offi

Feb 9, 2020
Moon visits evacuees' quarantine facility in Jincheon
  • Korea reports one more coronavirus case, total at 25
  • Korea to tighten quarantine for entrants from virus-affected countries
  • Korea to send third evacuation flight for Wuhan residents

Moon vows to support China to tackle coronavirus crisis

Chinese Ambassador Xing Haiming visits Cheong Wa Dae, Feb. 7 YonhapBy Do Je-haePresident Moon Jae-in said Friday that his government will exert every effort to help Beijing resolve the coronavirus issue as swiftly as possible, according to Cheong Wa Dae. “The President expressed his deep sympathy to the Chinese government and its people for the difficulties they are going through due to the coronavirus epidemic and wished for a fast recovery,” Han Jung-woo, director of the presidential press center, said in a statement. “He also thanked Beijing for supporting the repatriation of Korean nationals from Wuhan on chartered flights.” The remarks came during an official ceremony at the presidential office where new Chinese Ambassador to Korea Xing Haiming presented his credentials to the President. Moon said there are high expectations for Xing to improve ties between the two countries, given his expertise on the Korean Peninsula. He has served in South Korea three times and was closely involved in the establishment of bilateral relations in 1992 when he was a junio

Feb 7, 2020By Do Je-hae
Moon vows to support China to tackle coronavirus crisis
  • Fears of coronavirus trigger anti-China sentiment worldwide
  • China virus death toll hits 636, more than 30,000 infections
  • Chinese doctor who sounded the alarm on coronavirus dies of the illness

'Battle of Jongno' between former prime ministers not likely to happen

Main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) Chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn speaks during the party's Supreme Council Meeting at the National Assembly, Thursday. YonhapLKP leader Hwang unlikely to run for Seoul's Jongno in upcoming electionBy Jung Da-min A “big match” in Jongno District between two former prime ministers ― main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) Chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn and ruling Democratic Party of Korea's (DPK) Lee Nak-yon ― is not likely to happen, with Hwang hesitating to declare his bid for the central Seoul constituency.As Hwang has urged his senior party members to run for heavily competitive constituencies, his avoidance of Jongno in favor of other safe options is likely to draw criticism from inside and outside the party and could affect his authority as the party chief.The LKP's nomination decision committee failed to conclude which constituency the party leader would run in for the April 15 election, Wednesday, with committee members having heated debates on the issue.“We will come to a conclusion after I hold one-on-one talks with each committee m

Feb 6, 2020
'Battle of Jongno' between former prime ministers not likely to happen

Parties use 'fake news' on coronavirus for political gain

Ruling Democratic Party of Korea floor leader Lee In-young, second from left, speaks during a party meeting at the National Assembly in Seoul, Thursday. YonhapBy Jung Da-min While the government is trying to contain “fake news” on the coronavirus outbreak to prevent unnecessary fears among the public, rival parties are taking advantage of it as a political tool to attack each other's policy measures.Last week, the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) denounced the government's plan to send 3 million protective masks to China, saying the government was mass collecting masks to send to China while people here suffer from a shortage of masks.But the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) said the LKP is buying into fake news since most of the funds for the mask aid came from the private sector, such as alumni associations of Koreans who studied at universities in China, and the government simply offered logistical support. The masks were delivered to China on a plane which the government chartered to evacuate Koreans from Hubei Province, and about half of the planned 3

Feb 6, 2020
Parties use 'fake news' on coronavirus for political gain

Moon makes on-site health inspection

President Moon visits a public health center in Seoul, Wednesday. YonhapBy Do Je-hae President Moon Jae-in set out to assuage the mounting public fears over the new coronavirus epidemic during a visit to a medical facility in Seoul, Wednesday. It was the second time for the President to embark on an on-site inspection of virus preparedness following the first one to the National Medical Center on Jan. 28. Moon visited a public health center in Seongdong-gu with Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon. The center was chosen for its history of effectively dealing with viral public health scares since the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) epidemic in 2015, according to the presidential office. Following the MERS outbreak, it established a negative pressure room, which is used to treat a patient while preventing infection, becoming the only public health center in Seoul having such a facility.The President underlined the importance of public health centers in overcoming the epidemic and reassuring the public. “In the future, we will prepare a stronger national response system for epidemics

Feb 5, 2020By Do Je-hae
Moon makes on-site health inspection
  • Moon's distress deepens over 'China dilemma'

LKP's 'satellite party'

Rep. Han Sun-kyo, second from right, the chairman of the Future Korea Party, receives congratulations from main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) chief Hwang Kyo-ahn and other dignitaries during the Future Korea Party's inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul, Wednesday. Under the revised Election Law, minority parties will now stand a better chance to get proportional representation seats. Han and several other lawmakers left the LKP to set up the new party with the goal of taking as many seats as possible in the April 15 general election, and subsequently re-merging with the LKP at a later stage. / Korea Times photo by Oh Dae-geun

Feb 5, 2020By Kang Seung-woo
LKP's 'satellite party'

Parties scout iconic figures without follow-up policies

Won Jong-gun, one of the newly introduced members of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea for the April 15 general election, leaves a press conference hall at the National Assembly in Seoul, Jan. 28, after announcing he would leave politics amid a #MeToo scandal. Korea Times photo by Oh Dae-geunNew members used in gaining attention; their speciality not reflected in policyBy Jung Da-min Scouting iconic figures representing minorities has been an important part of parties' election strategies, and they are again gearing up such moves ahead of this year's April 15 general election. A chronic problem of such a strategy, however, is that the parties focus more on gaining popularity through the “fresh faces,” choosing to put on a show of caring about certain minorities but then failing to come up with any specific practical agenda or plans to support them.Additionally, in the process of scouting these people, parties often fail to sufficiently vet the figures they select as candidates for constituencies or proportional representation. A recent #MeToo scandal that brought down

Feb 4, 2020
Parties scout iconic figures without follow-up policies

Moon calls for all-out efforts to minimize economic fallout from coronavirus outbreak

President Moon Jae-in, second from left, presides over a Cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae, Tuesday, to discuss measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak. YonhapBy Jung Da-min President Moon Jae-in has called for all possible measures to minimize the possible impact and damage from the new coronavirus, amid fears that the outbreak could be prolonged.“The economy and livelihood of the people are facing difficulties again due to unexpected factors. Even people's daily lives have been constrained due to the new coronavirus, which has impacted consumption, tourism, culture and leisure,” Moon said during a Cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae, Tuesday. He said the outbreak was having a negative influence on consumer sentiment and domestic demand, which had been showing signs of a recovery. “While China accounts for a quarter of Korea's exports and Chinese tourists represent a third of all foreign visitors to Korea, factories in China have been shut down, causing failures in supply chains of parts, and Chinese travelers have stopped coming. This has already damaged Korea's

Feb 4, 2020
  • Myeongdong feels fallout from coronavirus outbreak

Sonata taxis hit right note in Saudi Arabia

Hyundai Sonatas at King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia on Jan. 22. Hyundai Motor said Monday it had signed a deal with Saudi Arabian transport firm Al-Safwa to deliver 1,000 Sonatas as airport taxis by the end of this year. One hundred were delivered on Jan. 22 and the rest will be shipped by the end of this year. Courtesy of Hyundai Motor

Feb 3, 2020By Nam Hyun-woo
Sonata taxis hit right note in Saudi Arabia

Parties continue political strife despite coronavirus fear

Deputy floor leaders of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) and the minor opposition Bareunmirae Party shake hands at the National Assembly, Monday, to discuss political issues and measures to fight the new coronavirus. From left are Rep. Lee Dong-sup of the Bareunmirae Party, Rep. Yoon Hu-duk of the DPK and Rep. Kim Han-pyo of the LKP. YonhapBy Jung Da-min Rival parties have come under criticism for failing to cooperate and make joint efforts to fight spread of the new coronavirus although the epidemic is getting serious here amid the growing number of confirmed cases.The parties continue to cast blame on each other for failure to agree on joint actions, paying more attention to how the outbreak will affect their campaigns for the April 15 general election.On Monday, ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) floor leader Lee In-young called for the need to establish a special committee at the National Assembly for legislative support in fighting the epidemic.He said a committee had been set up at the time of 2015 outbreak of Middle

Feb 3, 2020
Parties continue political strife despite coronavirus fear
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