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Thu, August 13, 2020 | 04:14

Korea, Japan in talks over relaxing coronavirus entry restrictions for businesspeople

Korea and Japan are in talks over ways to ease coronavirus entry restrictions for business travelers, a diplomatic source said Wednesday.

2020-08-12 20:55

Who will be Moon's new chief of staff?

Who will be Moon's new chief of staff?

Cheong Wa Dae named two new senior presidential secretaries, Wednesday, to replace two of the six senior aides who offered their collective resignation last week. But there was no mention about presidential chief of staff Noh Young-min, who initiated the offer of resignations on Aug. 7 to take responsibility for the recent situation.

Do Je-hae | 2020-08-12 17:04

Calls for special pardon of ex-president revisited

Calls for special pardon of ex-president revisited

Opposition lawmakers close to jailed former President Park Geun-hye are calling for a special pardon for the jailed head of state on the occasion of Liberation Day that falls on Saturday. However, the ruling bloc is rejecting the idea, saying it would be unconstitutional given that charges against her are still pending. Plus, President Moon Jae-in is reluctant to pardon impri...

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-08-12 15:26

Cambodian residents outraged after man found not guilty of killing Cambodian wife

Cambodian residents outraged after man found not guilty of killing Cambodian wife

Cambodian residents here are furious over a recent court ruling that acquitted a Korean man of charges of killing his Cambodian wife in a “disguised” car accident in order to receive insurance benefits.

2020-08-11 17:15

Emergency meeting over flood damage

Emergency meeting over flood damage

President Moon Jae-in is briefed through video calls by officials in charge of damage recovery work in regions hit hard by continued heavy rains, in an emergency meeting at the Seoul Government Complex to discuss countermeasures, Tuesday. Yonhap

Jung Da-min | 2020-08-11 16:46

3 new mutated COVID-19 strains detected in S. Korea: KCDC

3 new mutated COVID-19 strains detected in S. Korea: KCDC

Korea's public health authorities said Monday they have found three new mutated genome sequences of the novel coronavirus among imported cases.

2020-08-10 21:34

President replaces three senior secretaries amid real estate policy failures

President replaces three senior secretaries amid real estate policy failures

President Moon Jae-in has accepted the resignations of three out of six senior presidential secretaries who offered to step down last week over policy missteps in multiple areas including failed real estate regulations, Cheong Wa Dae announced Monday. However, the President has retained his chief of staff Noh Young-min, who was under fire for owning multiple homes that went a...

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-08-10 17:12

Korea's personnel management gets worldwide attention

Korea's personnel management gets worldwide attention

Korea's public human resources management led by the Ministry of Personnel Management has been garnering worldwide attention as the nation's response to the COVID-19 outbreak has been praised by a number of international health experts and media for its significant test and diagnostic capability along with its real-time information system.

Jun Ji-hye | 2020-08-10 17:10

Gov't to seek 4th extra budget over flood damage

Gov't to seek 4th extra budget over flood damage

The ruling bloc is reviewing the option of introducing a fourth extra budget, as many regions have been hit hard by weeks of heavy rain. It signals a change from its earlier stance which was not to seek any more supplementary budgets as the government has issued three this year, already raising concerns over fiscal soundness.

Jung Da-min | 2020-08-10 16:58

Sign language at National Assembly

Sign language at National Assembly

Rep. Jang Hye-young of the minor opposition Justice Party speaks during a press conference at the National Assembly in Seoul, Monday, the first day the Assembly introduced sign language interpretation in its press briefing room. Jang proposed a revision bill to the National Assembly Act to guarantee the political rights of the disabled, including introducing sign language and...

Jung Da-min | 2020-08-10 16:58

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