The Korea Times - Home

Site Map PDF Subscription Register LogIn
Site Map PDF Subscription Register LogIn

Wed, September 26, 2018 | 11:41

National > Politics >

Main opposition party vows tough hearing for education minister nominee

The main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) vowed Wednesday to hold a tough confirmation hearing for Education Minister nominee Rep. Yoo Eun-hae of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK). LKP lawmaker Kwak Sang-do claimed in a radio interview that Yoo was not appropriate for the position because she lacks experience in education.

Politics | 2018-09-05 16:58

Moon to strengthen mediating role

President Moon Jae-in is not a distant bystander. He is taking the role of mediator as Seoul is desperate to revive the momentum for denuclearization talks by sending a five-member delegation to Pyongyang.

Politics | 2018-09-05 16:55

Assembly speaker to meet party leaders regularly

National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang and leaders of the five major political parties agreed, Thursday, to meet regularly on the first Monday of every month to discuss key issues and seek cooperation beyond party lines, according to Lee Hae-chan, the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) leader.

Politics | 2018-09-05 16:52

Moon, Trump reaffirm joint efforts for peace, denuclearization

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump reaffirmed their joint efforts to establish peace and denuclearize the Korean Peninsula in a phone conversation on Tuesday night.

Politics | 2018-09-04 23:36

Moon's envoys arrive in Pyongyang; talks with N. Korean officials under way

DPK leader expresses strong support for Moon's economic policy

Ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) chief Rep. Lee Hae-chan vowed to support the Moon Jae-in administration's income-led growth policy in a National Assembly speech, Tuesday. Lee said he wants to share economic visions with President Moon.

Politics | 2018-09-04 17:00

S. Korea shortens military service

The government has decided to reduce mandatory military service periods for conscripted soldiers, allowing Army soldiers who enlist in 2020 to serve only 18 months for their military duty. The plan was approved at a Cabinet meeting, Tuesday.

Politics | 2018-09-04 16:56

Calls growing to terminate 'unfair' military exemption

Calls growing to terminate 'unfair' military exemption

A debate is intensifying over whether the Ministry of National Defense should continue providing an exemption from mandatory military service to medal winning athletes. The controversy erupted a day after the closing of the Asian Games in Indonesia where 42 male athletes were exempted from military duty after winning gold medals.

Politics | 2018-09-04 16:54

S. Korea shortens military service

'Complete denuclearization is key agenda'

The head of the President Moon Jae-in's five-member special delegation said late Tuesday the envoys will discuss plans in establishing a permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula, how to develop inter-Korean relations and for the complete denuclearization of the peninsula when they meet with North Korean representatives, today.

Politics | 2018-09-04 16:49

New US representative for NK to visit next week

Stephen Biegun, the new U.S. Special Representative for North Korea, is set to visit early next week. He is expected to be briefed by South Korean envoys about their visit to Pyongyang. The envoys will visit Pyongyang Wednesday, to arrange the date of an inter-Korean summit this month, and also discuss denuclearization and ways to establish peace on the Korean Peninsula.

Politics | 2018-09-04 16:47

N. Korea lambasts US for 'screwing up inter-Korean ties'

North Korea stated the U.S. is obstructing inter-Korean projects from making progress, in its state media, Tuesday. “We are hearing statements of disapproval over various inter-Korean projects daily,” the North's ruling Workers' Party newspaper, the Rodong Sinmun, said.

Politics | 2018-09-04 16:45

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Inter-Korean Summit in Pyongyang