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Only 3 register for LKP leadership election

Contenders of the leadership race of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) hold hands in a party meeting at the National Assembly, Wednesday. From left are, Rep. Kim Jin-tae, former Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, Park Kwan-yong, the chief of the party's election preparation panel and former Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon. / YonhapBy Park Ji-wonOnly three candidates have registered for the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) leadership election.The three ― former Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, former Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and Rep. Kim Jin-tae ― had their first meeting, Wednesday, pledging a fair competition ahead of the party's convention scheduled for Feb. 27.“I ran in the election to stop the tyranny of this government. I will try my best with contenders to make this national convention contribute something for our unification and future,” Hwang said.“I will do my best to compete with other contenders fairly and fiercely to re-establish the party's vision and philosophy,” Oh said.“I hope we could fully discuss the issues of security, economy and so

Feb 13, 2019By Park Ji-won
Only 3 register for LKP leadership election

LKP delays punishment for 3 hawkish members

Kim Byong-joon, interim chief of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP), shakes hands with activists of civic rights organizations related to the May 18 Gwangju Uprising who visited the National Assembly to protest the LKP members who made allegedly defamatory remarks against the pro-democracy movement, Wednesday. Kim apologized to them over the controversy. / YonhapBy Park Ji-wonThe ethics committee of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) held a meeting to decide on punitive measures against three lawmakers accused of making defamatory remarks against the May 18 Gwangju Uprising in 1980, but failed to reach an agreement.The party referred the three — Kim Jin-tae, Lee Jong-myeong and Kim Soon-rye — to the party’s ethics committee amid growing public resentment over their remarks. Four other parties submitted a petition to the National Assembly, Sunday, to unseat them.The ethics committee will have  another meeting Thursday morning. If it makes a decision on the lawmakers, the LKP’s governing body will decide whether to pass it or not.Among

Feb 13, 2019By Park Ji-won
LKP delays punishment for 3 hawkish members

Parliamentary leaders reaffirm strong alliance in US

South Korea's National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang, center left, smiles with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center right, at the end of their meeting in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 13 (KST). YonhapBy Kim Yoo-chulA group of South Korean parliamentary leaders led by National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang discussed with U.S. congressional leaders how to deal with North Korean denuclearization.Speaking to South Korean reporters in Washington, D.C., Wednesday (KST), after meetings with U.S. congressional leaders, Moon said the sides reaffirmed the ironclad alliance and pledged to maintain close coordination to ensure the final, fully verified denuclearization of North Korea.“The results of our meetings with senior U.S. congressional leaders including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan were substantial in terms of driving the ongoing diplomatic process forward without meddling,” Moon said.The speaker dubbed the upcoming summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to be held later this month in Hanoi

Feb 13, 2019By Kim Yoo-chul
Parliamentary leaders reaffirm strong alliance in US
  • Trump wants Seoul to pay more for US troops

Man gets 6 years in jail for killing soldier under the influence

Friends of Yoon Chang-ho, who was killed by a drunk driver in Busan last year, comfort his mother at Busan District Court, Wednesday, after the offender was sentenced to a six-year prison term./ YonhapBy Jung Hae-myoungBusan District Court jailed a 27-year-old man for six years, Wednesday, after finding him guilty of hitting a soldier on leave with his car while driving under the influence of alcohol. The soldier, Yoo Chang-ho, died in hospital shortly after the incident.The case drew attention after Yoon’s friends petitioned for heavier punishment for drunk drivers, prompting lawmakers to seek to revise relevant regulations. “He did not do pay attention while he was to driving, and the results were tragic,” the court said. “Stern punishment is inevitable, as the family of the deceased strongly demands it and there is social consensus for heavy punishment for drunk driving.” After the verdict, Yoon’s father hinted that he wanted heavier punishment, saying, “I respect the court’s decision, but I doubt the punishment will appease the publ

Feb 13, 2019By Kim Rahn
Man gets 6 years in jail for killing soldier under the influence

Korean defense firms will provide maintenance service for F-35 jet

By Lee Min-hyungF-35 fighter jetA consortium of Korean defense companies has won a license to provide maintenance services for key parts of F-35 fighter jets, the nation's defense procurement agency said Tuesday. Under the contract with the U.S. Department of Defense, five local defense and aerospace companies will perform maintenance and repairs for F-35 avionics, electronics and aircraft injection systems components.The consortium, which has labeled itself Team Republic of Korea (ROK), is made up of Hanwha Aerospace, Hanwha Systems, Korean Air, LIG Nex1 and Hyundai Glovis. They will work on the maintenance of parts for the F-35 combat aircraft from 2024 to 2040, according to the Defense Procurement and Program Agency (DAPA).DAPA did not release any details on the specific value of the deal.The latest achievement is part of the agency's efforts to build an export-driven defense industry here by reducing heavy reliance on the local market and win more orders from overseas territories, according to DAPA.“We expect the contract to allow Korean companies to join the global supply

Feb 12, 2019By Lee Min-hyung
Korean defense firms will provide maintenance service for F-35 jet

Jim Rogers set to visit NK next month: report

Jim Rogers, chairman of Rogers holdings and Beeland Interests / YonhapBy Kim Bo-eunJim Rogers, chairman of Rogers holdings and Beeland Interests, is set to visit to North Korea next month, according to a local report. The legendary U.S. investor earlier expressed interest in investing in the country.He was invited by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and the U.S. government approved the visit, according to a source cited by the Kyunghyang Shinmun. Rogers did not respond to an email query on the matter.The invitation by the North Korean leader is seen to reflect Kim Jong-un's eagerness to open up the country's economy, at a time it is engaging in a process to trade its nuclear program for economic incentives. Last April, Kim stated economic development would be the regime's utmost priority. Economic sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council currently bar any investments from taking place.Cheong Wa Dae viewed the potential visit to the North after a second summit between Washington and Pyongyang from Feb. 27 to 28 as a highly significant move.While it is the U.S. State De

Feb 12, 2019By Kim Bo-eun
Jim Rogers set to visit NK next month: report
  • Jim Rogers denies Pyongyang's invitation

Military to establish unit against NK nuclear threats

By Lee Min-hyungNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-unThe Ministry of National Defense plans to establish a new unit to counter any threats from nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction.This is viewed as South Korea's apparent recognition of the North as a nuclear state, although the South has never officially said so.Under the plan, the ministry will set up a division under the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Its primary role will be to take strategic control of military operations in case the North or other countries pose any nuclear threats or stage any acts of fatal provocation with radiological, chemical or biological weapons.“We reached an internal consensus to streamline our policymaking and strategy-planning processes against possible threats from nuclear and mass-destruction weapons,” defense ministry spokeswoman Choi Hyun-soo said Tuesday. The new unit will be at the center of operational control to remain agile in case such provocations take place, she said.The ministry also decided to cancel an earlier plan to build the so-called “strategic command” to

Feb 12, 2019By Lee Min-hyung
Military to establish unit against NK nuclear threats

Ex-Seoul mayor opts to run in LKP leadership race

Former Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon speaks during a press conference at the National Assembly, Tuesday. Oh reversed his pledge to boycott the main opposition Liberty Korea Party's national convention and said he will run in the party's leadership race as scheduled. / YonhapBy Park Ji-wonFormer Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon reversed his pledge Tuesday to boycott the national convention and said he will run in the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) leadership race as scheduled.“I have decided to run in the election to prevent the LKP from becoming a party that only works for specific regions and ideologies, not a party that serves everyone,” Oh told a press conference before registering his candidacy.“I will prevent the party from returning to the past and lead it toward the future. Please support me to gather conservatives and judge the government power.”Oh's spokesman said he registered his candidacy in the afternoon.Oh's move came after he and other five candidates announced last week that they would not register their candidacy in protest of the conservative party

Feb 12, 2019By Park Ji-won
Ex-Seoul mayor opts to run in LKP leadership race

Controversy escalates over lawmakers' remarks against 1980 uprising

Officials of four political parties hold petitions against three Liberty Korea Party (LKP) lawmakers over their defamatory remarks against victims of the May 18 Gwangju Uprising in 1980 before submitting them to the National Assembly's Ethics Committee, Tuesday. From left are ruling Democratic Party of Korea spokesman Rep. Kang Byung-won, minor Party for Democracy and Peace spokesman Kim Jung-hyun, Rep. Chae Yi-bai of the Bareunmirae Party and Justice Party spokesman Kim Jong-chul. / YonhapBy Park Ji-wonFour political parties, including the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), filed a petition with the National Assembly, Tuesday, demanding punitive measures against three lawmakers from the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) over their recent defamatory remarks against citizens participating in the May 18 Gwangju Uprising in 1980.The three lawmakers ― Kim Jin-tae, Lee Jong-myeong and Kim Soon-rye ― could be deprived of their Assembly seats. The four parties ― the DPK, the Bareunmirae Party, the Party for Democracy and Peace (PDP) and the Justice Party ― claimed in the petiti

Feb 12, 2019By Park Ji-won
Controversy escalates over lawmakers' remarks against 1980 uprising
  • Parties join hands to unseat three LKP lawmakers

EXCLUSIVE North Korea agrees to IAEA-led inspections: source

In this combination of file photos, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 16, 2018, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a meeting with South Korean leader Moon Jae-in at the South Korean side of the Joint Security Area, on April 27, 2018. AP-YonhapBy Kim Yoo-chulNorth Korea has agreed “in principle” to accept verification by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors of its denuclearization, in line with repeated demands from the U.S. to take concrete steps toward nuclear disarmament.“Nuclear negotiators from the United States and North Korea reached a tentative agreement under which IAEA inspectors will have access to nuclear and missile testing sites in the North for verification of their dismantlement in due time,” an official familiar with the matter told The Korea Times, Tuesday.The official said how and when the inspections will take place will be addressed in follow-up working-level talks.Speaking on condition of anonymity, he said specific dates and places, as well as programs

Feb 12, 2019By Kim Yoo-chul
[EXCLUSIVE] North Korea agrees to IAEA-led inspections: source
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