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LKP chairman lambasts labor union

Liberty Korea Party Chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn speaks during a seminar on the economy at Korea University, Seoul, Wednesday. YonhapBy Park Ji-wonLiberty Korea Party Chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn strongly condemned the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions Wednesday over recent clashes with police and management during rallies, saying its “violent acts and illegal activities” were not properly handled.He also criticized the Moon Jae-in administration for going easy on “lawlessness” seen at rallies by members of the nation's biggest umbrella union.“Recently, the KCTU has been staging protests in front of firms which hired other trade union members, attempting to force them to hire KCTU members,” Hwang said during a seminar at Korea University, Wednesday. “This shouldn't be allowed to happen in a country with a liberal democracy. “Due to the protest, our law is collapsing. This will not help revive the economy.”He latest remarks against the liberal union came after he said Monday that the “KCTU is blocking labor reform, which is destroying

May 29, 2019By Park Ji-won
LKP chairman lambasts labor union
  • Moon slams LKP for defending info leak

Moon slams LKP for defending info leak

President Moon Jae-in speaks at the start of a weekly Cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae, Wednesday. Left is Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha. YonhapBy Kim Yoo-chulPresident Moon Jae-in criticized the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP), Wednesday, for defending people involved in the leaking of the content of his telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump. Moon lamented the LKP's “irrational” behavior, saying confidentiality is an integral part of diplomacy, and the LKP should know this.“I am very sorry to see the LKP labeling the leak of a phone conversation between heads of state as the people's right to know and attempting to defend the persons involved. Because telephone conversations between heads of state include sensitive details on diplomatic matters, this can't be a source of political strife,” Moon said at the start of a weekly Cabinet meeting.“The government offers an apology for the leak of classified information that may affect national security. It's not excusable or explainable as it shouldn't have happened.”The rema

May 29, 2019By Kim Yoo-chul
Moon slams LKP for defending info leak
  • LKP chairman lambasts labor union

Ruling party seeks punishment against opposition lawmaker for leaking Moon-Trump talks

The ruling Democratic Party Rep. Song Ki-hun speaks to journalists as he enters the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in the city's Seocho-gu, May 24, with a writ charging Rep. Khang Hyo-shang of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party of leaking the country's confidential diplomatic information to the public. YonhapThe ruling Democratic Party (DP) said Wednesday it will file a petition with the parliamentary ethics panel against an opposition party lawmaker who leaked the content of phone talks between the presidents of South Korea and the United States.Rep. Khang Hyo-shang of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) is accused of having leaked the May 7 phone conversation between President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump after he was told what was discussed between the leaders by a diplomat who worked at the Korean embassy in Washington D.C.The DP said it will ask the ethics panel to punish Khang over the leak."Khang claimed his illegal disclosure of the Moon-Trump phone talks was aimed at serving the people's right to know, but this is an absurd claim," Rep. Jung Choun-

May 29, 2019
Ruling party seeks punishment against opposition lawmaker for leaking Moon-Trump talks
  • Moon slams opposition party for defending lawmaker accused of diplomatic leak

Moon slams opposition party for defending lawmaker accused of diplomatic leak

President Moon Jae-in, right, leads a cabinet council at presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Wednesday, with the Foreign Affairs Minister Kang Kyung-hwa, left, joining the meeting. YonhapPresident Moon Jae-in denounced the main opposition party in an unusually strong tone Wednesday for its stance on the leak of a recent phone conversation he had with U.S. President Donald Trump."It was a thing that should have not happened, with no room for excuses," he said at the start of a weekly Cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul.It was the president's first public remarks on the case that has added to a drawn-out partisan strife here.A South Korean diplomat working at the country's embassy in Washington leaked details of the May 7 phone conversation between Moon and Trump to Rep. Khang Hyo-shang of the Liberty Korea Party (LKP).Rep. Khang Hyo-shang of the Liberty Korea Party. YonhapThe lawmaker used the information to criticize the Moon administration's diplomacy in a press conference, disclosing that Moon had asked Trump to visit South Korea on his way back home after a trip to J

May 29, 2019
Moon slams opposition party for defending lawmaker accused of diplomatic leak
  • Ruling party seeks punishment against opposition lawmaker for leaking Moon-Trump talks

Conservatives raise offensives over NIS chief's meeting with Moon's confidant

Rep. Na Kyung-won, floor leader of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party, speaks during a party meeting at the National Assembly, Tuesday. YonhapBy Park Ji-wonConservative parties stepped up political offensives over a recent meeting between President Moon Jae-in's confidant Yang Jung-chul and National Intelligence Service (NIS) chief Suh Hoon, Tuesday, wary of Suh's possible intervention in domestic politics.Rep. Na Kyung-won, floor leader of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP), indicated the party may file a complaint against Suh with the prosecution, claiming he may have violated the NIS law by possibly sharing confidential information with Yang, chief of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) think tank Institute for Democracy. After their meeting was reported by an online media outlet, both Yang and Suh argued it was a private meeting among acquaintances without a political purpose.The NIS law prohibits the spy chief from participating in any political activities.“Suh has met with a key figure of the ruling camp. It is an apparent move for the spy chief to

May 28, 2019By Park Ji-won
Conservatives raise offensives over NIS chief's meeting with Moon's confidant

Seoul to provide $8 mil. NK assistance to WFP in June

In this May 12, 2019, photo, farmers replant rice seedlings in a field in Chongsan-ri, North Korea. South Korea vowed to move quickly on its plans to provide $8 million of humanitarian aid to North Korea while it also considers sending food to the country that says it is suffering its worst drought in decades. AP-Yonhap By Kim Yoo-chulThe unification ministry plans to complete the delivery of $8 million of humanitarian aid to international organizations such as the World Food Program (WFP) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) by next month.“After the completion of the due diligence process, the ministry plans to finalize the transfer for the planned $8 million to WFP and UNICEF by the end of the first half of this year,” a ministry official told reporters in a briefing. “The fund will be used to help finance a WFP nutrition support program for children, pregnant women, a child healthcare project in the North and other North Korean citizens in need.”The of

May 28, 2019By Kim Yoo-chul
Seoul to provide $8 mil. NK assistance to WFP in June

Moon replaces secretary for personnel affairs

This combination of photos show new National Tax Service chief Kim Hyun-jun, left, Government Legislation Minister Kim Hyeong-yeon, center, and senior presidential secretary for personnel affairs Kim Oe-sook, Tuesday. YonhapBy Kim Yoo-chulPresident Moon Jae-in has replaced senior presidential secretary for personnel affairs Cho Hyun-ok. The replacement came 746 days after the outgoing secretary Cho was named for the post.“I've tried my best, but I felt sorry to the public that earlier personnel verification for Cabinet members failed to meet expectations,” Cho told reporters in a briefing at Cheong Wa Dae.Cho was one of the targets of opposition parties, along with senior presidential secretary for civil affairs Cho Kuk, as they were asked to step down from their positions over lax personnel verification for Cabinet members and failure to maintain discipline within the presidential office. Despite some moral issues that were found during a screening led by the two Chos, President Moon pushed through the nominations of some new Cabinet members recently, without adopting th

May 28, 2019By Kim Yoo-chul
Moon replaces secretary for personnel affairs

Speaker embarks on 10-day trip to Russia, 3 Baltic nations

National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang, right, speaks during a ceremony to mark the 71st anniversary of the opening of the National Assembly, Monday. YonhapBy Park Ji-wonNational Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang embarked on a 10-day trip to Russia and three Baltic nations, Monday, to meet his foreign counterparts and promote parliamentary cooperation to establish peace on the Korean Peninsula, his office said.Following previous visits to the U.S. and China, Moon will visit Russia between Monday and Wednesday, to meet with Russia's lower house Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Viktorovich Volodin and upper house Federation Council Speaker Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko on Tuesday. He will also deliver a speech on Wednesday during a general meeting of upper house. The speech will cover peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula and cooperation between South Korea and Russia.He will also participate in the first high-level meeting with Russian parliamentary members where they will discuss key international and local issues, as well as bilateral and inter-parliamentary cooperation in such fields a

May 27, 2019By Park Ji-won
Speaker embarks on 10-day trip to Russia, 3 Baltic nations

Spy chief in hot seat

National Intelligence Service Director Suh Hoon leaves the podium after delivering a congratulatory speech at the 2019 Global Intelligence Summit in the Westin Chosun Seoul, Monday. Conservative parties raised doubts about Suh's possible role for next year's general election after he was seen having a meeting with President Moon Jae-in's confidant Yang Jung-chul, chief of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea's Institute for Democracy, in a restaurant in Seoul. Yonhap

May 27, 2019By Park Ji-won
Spy chief in hot seat

LKP chairman blasts at Moon's economic policy

Liberty Korea Party Chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn speaks during a press conference at the party's headquarters in Seoul, Monday. YonhapBy Park Ji-wonLiberty Korea Party (LKP) Chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn blasted the Moon Jae-in government's economic policy Monday, pledging to launch the party's own economic committee to come up with proposals by the end of May.He also asked Moon for a one-on-one meeting with him to discuss the economy.“The LKP will launch an economic committee to carry out its Economy Transformation Project for 2020 by the end of May in order to stop the country's economy and people's livelihoods from becoming unrecoverable,” Hwang said during a press conference.The committee will be composed of economic experts, women and young people as well as LKP members, Hwang said.Claiming the current economic troubles were attributable to the Moon Jae-in administration's adherence to failed policies, he said, “Moon should change his economic policy and discuss this in a one-on-one meeting with me.”The remarks came after he ended a three-week long nationwide speech t

May 27, 2019By Park Ji-won
LKP chairman blasts at Moon's economic policy
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