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Lawmakers from Korea, Japan to discuss reviving ties

President Moon Jae-in, fourth from left, speaks during a meeting with South Korean lawmakers of the Korea-Japan Parliamentarians' Union and their Japanese counterparts in the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in this Dec. 14, 2018. Korea Times fileBy Park Ji-wonLawmakers from South Korea and Japan will meet in Tokyo in September to discuss ways to resolve strained relations between the two countries.“The South Korea-Japan Parliamentarians' Union and its Japanese counterpart have decided to hold a general meeting from Sept. 17 to 19 in Tokyo to discuss ways to seek cooperation with each other to resolve tensions between South Korea and Japan,” Rep. Kim Kwang-lim of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party, a key member of the bipartisan body, told The Korea Times, Monday“The two will also talk about issues such as Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea and the latter's nuclear weapons. The committees on foreign affairs, women and security have each suggested two topics. The agreement on the specific agenda will be released soon,” Kim added. On Saturday and Su

May 20, 2019By Park Ji-won
Lawmakers from Korea, Japan to discuss reviving ties

Moon's approval rating rises to 49.4 percent

President Moon Jae-in delivers a speech during a memorial ceremony marking the 39th anniversary of the Gwangju Democratization Movement, held last Saturday at the May 18th National Cemetery in Gwangju. YonhapBy Jung Da-minPresident Moon Jae-in's job approval rating rose slightly this week, a poll showed Monday, while support for the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) recorded its highest rating in seven months.In the poll of 2,512 adults over 19 conducted by Realmeter from May 13 to 17, Moon's job approval rating came to 49.4 percent, up 0.8 percentage points from another Realmeter poll the week before. Some 46 percent disapproved of Moon's job performance in the latest poll, which has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points with a 95 percent confidence level, down 1 percentage point from the week before.The poll comes amid recent controversies surrounding the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP), including its floor leader Rep. Na Kyung-won's derogatory remarks attacking Moon and his supporters as well as its leader Hwang Kyo-ahn's unwelcome visit to Gwa

May 20, 2019
Moon's approval rating rises to 49.4 percent

Tears flow at memorial

President Moon Jae-in consoles the bereaved mother of a victim of the 1980 May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement at the National Cemetery there, Saturday. Moon paid his respects at the cemetery after participating in a memorial ceremony marking the 39th anniversary of the movement. Yonhap

May 19, 2019
Tears flow at memorial
  • Launch of May 18 fact-finding committee still pending

Launch of May 18 fact-finding committee still pending

By Kim Jae-heunA public outcry to uncover the truth behind the suppression of the 1980 Gwangju pro-democracy uprising continues to grow. However, the formation of a special fact-finding committee to find those responsible for the ensuing human rights violations and the bloody crackdown at the time remains adrift.At a ceremony marking the 39th anniversary of the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement, Saturday, President Moon Jae-in called on the country to rise to the challenge in discovering the truth. “I urge the National Assembly and my fellow politicians to take greater responsibility and proceed with the launch of the special committee. When it is established, the government will fully support its investigation and provide all the necessary information and data needed,” Moon said during a speech at the National Cemetery for the May 18 Democratic Uprising in Gwangju.He also called on the political parties to end their confrontation over the issue. Liberty Korean Party Chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn was met by angry protestors in Gwangju, the same day, who demanded that he pu

May 19, 2019By Kim Jae-heun
Launch of May 18 fact-finding committee still pending
  • Tears flow at memorial

Anti-corruption policy is vital for a just country

Noh Hyeong-ouk, minister for government policy coordination, speaks with The Korea Times in his office at the Government Complex Seoul, Tuesday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulThis is the transcript of an interview The Korea Times and its sister paper, the Hankook Ilbo, conducted with Minister for Government Policy Coordination Noh Hyeong-ouk. ― ED.Q. What is the meaning of anti-corruption reform under the Moon Jae-in administration?A. Former administrations had pushed for the eradication of corruption. However, they failed because of the resistance of vested interest groups. As a result, our society ended up having cheating and privilege. In order not to repeat the past, the government is pushing for fundamental reform against corruption, so that, as President Moon Jae-in said, the country will become a just place where people can have equal opportunities in a fair process. The reform is part of an innovation to change the policy, the country's system and practices, which remained corrupt.Q. What differentiates this administration's drive from past anti-corruption measures?A. Pe

May 19, 2019By Park Ji-won
Anti-corruption policy is vital for a just country
  • INTERVIEW 'S. Korea will eradicate power abuse in public sector'

Moon's confidants resume activities before 2020 general elections

Im Jong-seok, left, former presidential chief of staff, talks in front of the grave of the late President Roh Moo-hyun, along with his former colleagues in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, Saturday. They paid a visit to the late president's grave in a move to commemorate the 39th anniversary of the Gwangju Uprising, a pro-democracy movement. From left are Im, former senior presidential press secretary Yoon Young-chan, former presidential spokesman Park Soo-hyun and former chief of the presidential press center Kwon hyuk-ki. Yonhap By Park Ji-wonPresident Moon Jae-in's “confidants” are engaging in more political activities in an apparent move to win backing from party members in the ruling Democratic Party of Korea ahead next year's general election.Former presidential chief of staff Im Jong-seok visited Bongha Village, Gimhae, where the late President Roh Moo-hyun is buried, Saturday. Visiting the village was interpreted as a symbolic move to show respect for the

May 19, 2019By Park Ji-won
Moon's confidants resume activities before 2020 general elections

INTERVIEW 'S. Korea will eradicate power abuse in public sector'

Minister for Government Policy Coordination, Noh Hyeong-ouk, speaks during an interview with The Korea Times in his office at the Government Complex Seoul, Tuesday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulMarking the second anniversary of the Moon Jae-in administration, The Korea Times, in collaboration with the Hankook Ilbo, interviewed Cabinet ministers to review his government's policies on tackling corruption to create a more just society, as well as other pending issues. This is the last of the interviews. ― ED.By Park Ji-wonOne of President Moon Jae-in's major election promises was the eradication of corruption from all levels of society. This is being accomplished by first of all eliminating abuses of power in the public sector, according to Noh Hyeong-ouk, head of the Office for Government Policy Coordination. “After the Park Geun-hye administration's corruption scandal, anti-corruption efforts to eliminate existing cheating and abuse of privileges became our mission, as mandated by the people who took to the streets calling for the creation of a just country,” Noh sai

May 19, 2019By Park Ji-won
[INTERVIEW] 'S. Korea will eradicate power abuse in public sector'
  • Anti-corruption policy is vital for a just country

Gov't 'hopeful' for job market recovery

Jung Tae-ho, a senior presidential aide for job creation, responds to a question from reporters regarding the government's job policy and Cheong Wa Dae's interpretation of the local job market situations in South Korea, Sunday. YonhapBy Kim Yoo-chulDespite an unexpected rise in the unemployment rate, a senior presidential aide said Sunday the government was seeing gradual signs of recovery in the job market. He said stimulus measures including support for smaller companies was resulting in more hiring.“I have to admit that the job situation is not good enough. However, what we're seeing from various statistics is that the overall job market trend is on a rather positive trajectory from last year. We are still hopeful,” Jung Tae-ho, senior presidential secretary for job creation, told reporters in a press briefing.Jung noted that if the National Assembly passes the government's supplementary budget, which is still pending due to partisan differences, this will be “an additional and special plus” in boosting hiring.Data from Statistics Korea showed the number of

May 19, 2019By Kim Yoo-chul
Gov't 'hopeful' for job market recovery

Bush may bring portrait of ex-president Roh

Portraits of world leaders are on display as part of "The Art of Leadership: A President's Diplomacy" exhibition at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas, Texas, in this April 4, 2014 photo. AP-Yonhap fileBy Jung Da-minFormer U.S. President George W. Bush is expected to bring a portrait he painted of former President Roh Moo-hyun with him when he participates in a memorial ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the president's death, May 23.It has yet to be confirmed whether the former U.S. leader will give the portrait to the family of the late South Korean leader, according to a Yonhap report, Sunday.Bush reportedly plans to deliver a eulogy at the beginning of the memorial service to be hosted by the Roh Moo-hyun foundation at Bongha Village, Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, the late president's hometown. In May 2009, Roh jumped to his death from a cliff near his retirement house in Bongha Village, while under investigation over allegations that his family had accepted illicit funds during his presidency. Serving two terms as U.S. President from 200

May 19, 2019
Bush may bring portrait of ex-president Roh
  • Moon may meet with Bush

Moon urges end to ideological rift over 1980 Gwangju pro-democracy uprising

President Moon Jae-in gives a speech at a ceremony marking the 39th anniversary of the Gwangju Democratization Movement at Gwangju in South Jeolla Province, Saturday. YonhapPresident Moon Jae-in called for an end to wasteful political strife over the 1980 pro-democracy uprising in Gwangju, Saturday, saying the country still owes a huge debt to the residents of the city. Attending the 39th anniversary of the movement against the then military junta led by Chun Doo-hwan, he offered an apology, as the country's sitting president, for the many deaths that resulted in the brutal crackdown that followed. He lamented continued reckless remarks by some politicians and scholars to distort or play down the truth behind the historic event, officially named the Gwangju Democratization Movement."As a Korean, I feel tremendous shame when facing the reality of preposterous remarks denying and insulting the May 18 Democratization Movement still being uttered out loud without any hesitation," he said in a speech at the ceremony held in the city, 268 kilometers south of Seoul.Earlier this year, three

May 18, 2019
Moon urges end to ideological rift over 1980 Gwangju pro-democracy uprising
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