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Four-term female lawmaker elected main opposition party's floor leader

The main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) elected a four-term female lawmaker as its new floor leader on Tuesday amid deepening internal strife ahead of a leadership election next year.

Politics | 2018-12-11 18:22

Ethnic Koreans in Japan exposed to growing hatred

Ethnic Koreans in Japan are being exposed to growing hatred amid rocky Korea-Japan relations, according to Yeo Geo-ni, chief of the Korean Residents Union in Japan, the largest ethnic Korean organization in Japan.

Politics | 2018-12-11 17:25

National Assembly speaker urges continued talks with North Korea

National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang stressed the importance of continued talks with North Korea for unification, urging the international community to help to build peace on the Korean Peninsula. “We should continue to engage with the North and seek to achieve unification eventually,” Moon told foreign correspondents in his opening remarks at a press conference in Seoul.

Politics | 2018-12-11 17:22

New sanctions darken outlook for US-North Korea talks

Foreign ministry seeking to create China bureau

The foreign ministry is seeking to create a new bureau that will only deal with China-related affairs. This is in line with increasing demand within the ministry for a greater focus on China considering its increasing global influence. The bureau, if set up, will deal with the aftermath of a conflict over the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) syste...

Politics | 2018-12-11 16:39

'Inter-Korean railway ceremony to be held this month'

The South and North are discussing where to hold a ceremony marking the launch of inter-Korean railway and road projects, with the aim of holding the event within this month, the unification ministry said Tuesday. “We are discussing with the North our proposition and theirs,” a ministry official told reporters.

Politics | 2018-12-11 16:38

New sanctions darken outlook for US-North Korea talks

The outlook for a second Washington-Pyongyang summit is dimming amid an escalation of diplomatic tit-for-tat, after the U.S. imposed sanctions on three ranking North Korean officials Monday. The U.S. Treasury Department cited “serious human rights abuse and censorship” as reasons for the sanctions on the North's de facto No. 2 figure, Choe Ryong-hae.

Politics | 2018-12-11 16:13

National Assembly speaker urges continued talks with North Korea

Hanwha Systems wins W80 bil. contract for military intelligence system

Hanwha Systems has won an 80 billion won ($70.9 million) contract from the nation's defense procurement agency to provide military intelligence systems for the armed forces, the Seoul-based defense firm said Tuesday. Under the contract with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), the Hanwha affiliate will establish a state-of-the-art military intelligence manag...

Politics | 2018-12-11 16:07

W1 trillion set for inter-Korean cooperation next year

The government has allocated 1.1 trillion won ($977 million) for inter-Korean affairs for next year, according to the unification ministry, Monday. This is up 15 percent from the 959 billion won fund this year, reflecting the reconciliatory mood that developed between the Koreas, as the leaders held three summits and reached agreements to promote peace.

Politics | 2018-12-10 17:18

Kim Jong-un's visit seems unlikely this year

Minor parties continue hunger strike demanding electoral reform

Minor party leaders continued their hunger strike, calling for electoral reform after failing to stop the two largest parties from passing the 2019 government budget bill. Sohn Hak-kyu and Rep. Lee Jeong-mi, leaders of the minor opposition Bareunmirae Party (BMP) and the Justice Party, have staged their hunger strike for five days calling for the introduction of a new proport...

Politics | 2018-12-10 17:13

S. Koreans want to see Kim Jong-un deliver Assembly address

Almost half of South Koreans surveyed want North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to deliver an address at the National Assembly if he visits Seoul, according to results released Monday.

Politics | 2018-12-10 17:10

Kim Jong-un's visit seems unlikely this year

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