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Tue, October 22, 2019 | 13:36

President Moon vows strong education, prosecution reform to promote fairness

President Moon Jae-in pledged a strong push Tuesday for the far-reaching systemic reform of South Korea's public sectors, including education and the prosecution. In his budget speech at the National Assembly, Moon stressed the importance of promoting fairness to achieve the key policy goals of innovative, inclusive and peace-based growth.

2019-10-22 10:45

Moon pledges efforts for national unity, harmony

President Moon Jae-in highlighted his resolve to establish national unity in the “post-Cho Kuk” period during a meeting with religious leaders at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday.

Do Je-hae | 2019-10-21 17:33

Cheong Wa Dae strives to ride out poor job approval ratings

Activists, lawmakers call for passage of traffic safety bills for children

Parents and activist groups as well as lawmakers have urged the National Assembly to pass pending bills on children’s traffic safety. In a press conference in front of the Assembly in Seoul, Monday, independent Rep. Lee Yong-ho, Rep. Lee Jeong-mi of the minor Justice Party and members of Political Mamas, an activist group, said there are several bills designed to protect chil...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-10-21 17:20

Assembly speaker hints at submitting reform bills

National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang said Monday he would exercise his authority to submit judiciary reform bills during the Assembly's plenary session, if the ruling and opposition parties fail to reach an agreement.

Jung Da-min | 2019-10-21 17:00

'Moon-Abe summit possible at APEC'

SEOUL/TOKYO - Cheong Wa Dae didn't rule out the possibility of President Moon Jae-in holding a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of their participation at next month's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathering in Chile.

Park Ji-won | 2019-10-21 16:54

[EXCLUSIVE] Mahindra-Ford-SsangYong alliance emerging

Mahindra & Mahindra, the Indian multinational automaker, seeks to have SsangYong Motor, in which it has a major stake, join a three-way alliance with Ford Motor, its joint venture partner, in developing products - including electric vehicles - platform sharing and global marketing, a senior Mahindra official says.

Oh Young-jin | 2019-10-21 15:27

Cheong Wa Dae strives to ride out poor job approval ratings

President Moon Jae-in's job approval rating fell below the 40 percent mark for the first time since he took office in the latest Gallup poll, reflecting the growing public discontent toward his administration in the wake of the Cho Kuk disaster, which paralyzed politics and divided society. In an Oct. 18 survey, 39 percent of the 1,004 respondents said Moon was doing a good j...

Do Je-hae | 2019-10-20 17:25

Moon pledges efforts for national unity, harmony

Three S's in 1980s - a left-wing conspiracy?

The discourse of the “Dark Days” of Korean cinema in the 1980s centers around a conspiracy theory, dubbed the Three S's - screen, sport and sex. According to the popular view, then President Chun Doo-hwan, who took power through a military coup, tried to divert the public's attention away from the troubling domestic politics to sports or cinema screens featuring bold sex scen...

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2019-10-20 14:51

Rival parties refer each other to ethics body for probe

The political parties continue to refer members of their rivals to the National Assembly’s Ethics Committee, urging it to impose penalties for defamatory remarks made during audits. But critics say the move will not work because the committee is not functioning normally.

Park Ji-won | 2019-10-18 18:44

Moon hosts 1st reception for heads of foreign missions

President Moon Jae-in invited heads of foreign diplomatic missions in Seoul to Cheong Wa Dae, Friday - the first such event since Moon took office in May 2017.

Yi Whan-woo | 2019-10-18 17:40

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