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Fri, November 15, 2019 | 23:53

Rallies continue in Seoul over prosecutorial reform

Rallies continue in Seoul over prosecutorial reform

People calling for prosecutorial reform blanketed roads next to Yeouido Park in Seoul, Saturday, days after the prosecutors' office arrested the wife of controversial former Justice Minister Cho Kuk over various corruption allegations.

Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-10-27 16:02

'Abe is out of touch with international legal norms'

'Abe is out of touch with international legal norms'

Korea and Japan have been locked in a historical battle over 2018 Supreme Court rulings here which ordered Japanese firms to compensate Korean victims forced to work for them during Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the peninsula. Due to Tokyo's rigid position, claiming that the ruling was a breach of international law, the two sides have not been able to engage in meaningfu...

Do Je-hae | 2019-10-27 11:06

'Mount Geumgang tourism doesn't violate UN sanctions': Moon

'Mount Geumgang tourism doesn't violate UN sanctions': Moon

Reopening Mount Geumgang tourism doesn't violate United Nations sanctions, President Moon Jae-in said Friday, adding his administration would pursue a new approach to make the joint inter-Korean project happen.

Kim Yoo-chul | 2019-10-25 21:03

Moon orders measures to promote fairness in college admissions

Moon orders measures to promote fairness in college admissions

President Moon Jae-in convened a meeting with ministers in charge of education, Friday, to order an overhaul of the university admissions system at the central government complex in Gwanghwamun. It was the first time for Moon to preside over a meeting specifically on education since he took office in May 2017. The meeting, which was not included in the regular announcement of...

Do Je-hae | 2019-10-25 17:26

Judicial proceedings open for Cho's cousin

Judicial proceedings open for Cho's cousin

The Seoul Central District Court, Friday, held judicial proceedings to look into corruption allegations against former Justice Minister Cho Kuk's relative Cho Beom-dong, a person of interest in the scandal that involves the Cho family's suspicious investment in a private equity fund (PEF). It was held in preparation for a trial for the ex-minister's cousin, who is currently f...

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-10-25 17:05

[EXCLUSIVE] 'Moon-Abe summit should take place before GSOMIA ends'

[EXCLUSIVE] 'Moon-Abe summit should take place before GSOMIA ends'

TOKYO - A senior Japanese ruling party lawmaker stressed the need for a summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe before the final ending of an intelligence-sharing pact. “In order to invite President Moon Jae-in to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, it is important to have certain outcomes before the official cancellation of the General S...

Park Ji-won | 2019-10-25 16:59

Compromise deal being discussed on forced labor row

Koreas to begin talks over Mount Geumgang

Koreas to begin talks over Mount Geumgang

South Korea has accepted an offer from North Korea to discuss issues relating to the fate of South Korea-built buildings at Mount Geumgang in North Korea, after the North announced its plan to remove facilities there, Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul said Friday.

Kim Yoo-chul | 2019-10-25 16:58

N. Korea wants discussions on removing S. Korean facilities at Mt. Geumgang

Compromise deal being discussed on forced labor row

Compromise deal being discussed on forced labor row

SEOUL/TOKYO - Japan offered “a couple ideas and suggestions” to South Korea for a possible compromise deal regarding compensation for wartime forced labor as one way to resolve the ongoing bilateral feud, South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said Thursday.

Lee Min-hyung | 2019-10-25 16:36

[EXCLUSIVE] 'Moon-Abe summit should take place before GSOMIA ends'

Frozen food vending machine

Frozen food vending machine

Pulmuone officials test a frozen food vending machine installed at a share house in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Friday. The food firm said the vending machine is able to showcase not only room temperature foods but also cold and frozen foods, thus offering more various choices for share house residents who prefer home meal replacements. Courtesy of Pulmuone

Nam Hyun-woo | 2019-10-25 16:22

South Korea decides to give up developing country status at WTO

South Korea decides to give up developing country status at WTO

South Korea said Friday it has decided to give up its developing country status at the World Trade Organization in a concession to the United States over reform of the global trade body. The announcement came as U.S. President Donald Trump has been pushing to make sure that self-declared developing countries do not take advantage of special and differential treatment that com...

2019-10-25 09:34

Gov't hit for poor handling of WTO developing country status

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