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National Assembly to hold plenary session to handle 120 bills Tuesday

The National Assembly is scheduled to hold a plenary session next week to handle bills on people's livelihoods and deregulation, parliamentary officials said Saturday.A plenary meeting is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Tuesday to deal with about 120 bills that have long been pending amid partisan tensions over key reform proposals. National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang and the floor leaders of rival political parties agreed on the parliamentary schedule earlier this week.At issue will be a set of thr

Ex-Justice Minister Cho refuses to open up during questioning

Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk refused to testify on all charges against him during an eight-hour questioning session by prosecutors Thursday.“I deemed it unnecessary to answer their questions,” Cho said in a statement released by his attorney. “If the prosecutors decide to indict me, I will reveal the truth in court.”Observers speculate that Cho, who teaches criminal law at Seoul National University, deliberately did so to gain time to learn what evidence the prosecutor

Nov 15, 2019
Politics
President Moon orders full efforts to retrieve bodies from chopper crash site

President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday ordered officials to use "all possible means" to retrieve bodies from a chopper crash site in the East Sea, his spokeswoman said, a day after rescue workers found the fourth body. Three people are unaccounted for after the rescue helicopter, carrying seven people, fell into waters near the easternmost islets of Dokdo late at night on Oct. 31, right after taking off from the islets. Moon ordered officials to "step up search works to swiftly rescue

Nov 13, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Opposition floor leader appears for questioning on 'fast-track' scuffling

The floor leader of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party appeared at a prosecution office Wednesday for long-delayed questioning over parliamentary scuffles related to the fast-tracking of major reform bills.At issue is the party's use of physical means in April to block attempts by the ruling Democratic Party and other opposition parties to put contentious electoral and prosecution reform bills on a fast track.Rep. Na Kyung-won and 59 other LKP lawmakers, as well as a number of party staffer

Nov 13, 2019
Politics
Parliamentary inquiry into N. Korean deportation an option

The main opposition Liberty Korea Party on Tuesday said the parliament could open an investigation into what really happened when Seoul deported two North Korean fishermen last Thursday. “The committees -- intelligence, defense and foreign affairs -- will convene to find out what happened that day,” said Floor Leader Na Kyung-won of the Liberty Korea Party. She noted, “If that’s not enough, we could consider a parliamentary investigation.”Last Thursday, South Korea

Nov 12, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Ex-Minister Cho’s wife slapped with additional charges

Prosecutors on Monday indicted former Justice Minister Cho Kuk’s wife on 14 charges, including obstructing business, insider trading, embezzlement and destroying evidence. Chung Kyung-shim is already on trial for forging a document to support their daughter’s college application. The judge presiding over the forgery trial is likely to review her other 14 charges as well.Since her arrest Oct. 23, Chung has consistently denied most of the charges against her during six rounds of q

Nov 11, 2019
Politics
Justice Ministry to spur prosecutorial reform

The Ministry of Justice will put into place a number of key prosecutorial reform measures within the year to maintain the momentum of reform, Cheong Wa Dae said Monday. According to Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Ko Min-jung, Vice Minister of Justice Kim O-su briefed President Moon Jae-in on the ministry’s prosecutorial reform plans on Friday, listing changes the ministry aims to complete by the end of the year. According to the plans, the Justice Ministry has selected core tasks for pro

Nov 11, 2019
Politics
Moon vows unswayed push for peace, innovation, fairness in remaining presidency

Laying out a vision for the latter half of his presidency, President Moon Jae-in said Monday he will make constant efforts to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula, foster innovative and inclusive growth as well as enhance the level of fairness in South Korea.He described his 2 1/2 years of presidency so far as a period of "transformation" for the country to overcome the past and move toward a new future."The coming 2 1/2 years is a very important period for the people and the cou

Nov 11, 2019
Politics
Moon meets ruling, opposition party leaders amid political stalemate

President Moon Jae-in agreed Sunday with the heads of South Korea‘s five major political parties on the need to resume a key regular meeting on discussing major pending political issues, a ruling party official said after their Cheong Wa Dae dinner meeting.At the end of the session, held at Moon’s official residence inside the presidential compound for around two and a half hours, the participants had a “rather positive discussion” on the issue of restarting the standing

Nov 10, 2019
Politics
Halfway into Moon's presidency, Cheong Wa Dae vows patient peace drive

Cheong Wa Dae said Sunday it would patiently advance the Korea peace process, although Seoul's own drive is restricted due to its international obligations and relations with Pyongyang.Speaking at a press conference to mark the halfway point of President Moon Jae-in's single five-year tenure, his chief of staff, Noh Young-min, reaffirmed the prioritization of peace between the Koreas."The government will consistently advocate the path of Korean Peninsula peace with patience," he said.L

Nov 10, 2019
Politics
Govt. to strengthen crackdown on irregularities in private education

The education ministry said Friday it will conduct a special crackdown on alleged irregularities in the private education sector, including high-priced consulting services tailored for college admission.The move is part of the government's pre-emptive measures to tackle potential rises in expensive private tutoring services as the government has announced a change in the policy related to college admission. The Ministry of Education announced a set of measures to combat high-priced private educa

Nov 8, 2019
Politics
Moon to meet political party leaders Sunday amid political stalemate

President Moon Jae-in will meet the heads of five political parties over the weekend, party officials said Friday, amid a political impasse over key reform bills and other pending issues.Moon has invited the political leaders to his office Cheong Wa Dae for a dinner gathering set for Sunday, the first such meeting in about four months.He intends to express his thanks to the party chiefs for their condolences over the death of his mother in late October.The party chiefs, including Lee Hae-chan, c

Nov 8, 2019
Politics
Moon to hold anti-corruption meeting as part of his fair society campaign

President Moon Jae-in plans to hold a meeting Friday on the government's anti-corruption efforts, Cheong Wa Dae said, having suffered a setback from his appointment of Cho Kuk as justice minister.The meeting is to start at 2.p.m., with Prosecutor-General Yoon Seok-youl taking part. It would set the stage for Moon's first meeting with Yoon since a high-profile scandal erupted recently over alleged irregularities involving Cho's family.The meeting was delayed as Moon took special leave after the r

Nov 8, 2019
Politics
S. Korea, Japan to hold 2nd round of talks over WTO dispute

South Korea said Friday it has agreed to hold a second round of talks with Japan later this month in their latest attempt to resolve the on-going trade row over Tokyo's export restrictions at the World Trade Organization (WTO). Chung Hae-kwan, director-general of multilateral and legal affairs at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, will sit down for the discussion with his Japanese counterpart Junichiro Kuroda on Nov. 19 in Geneva, according to the trade ministry here."We will make

Nov 8, 2019
Politics
[News Focus] Right-wing party strong on home turf, losing ground elsewhere: survey

SEJONG -- Advocates of President Moon Jae-in and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea appear to be mostly supportive of their efforts to root out corruption from the nation’s public institutions, including their initiative to reform the prosecution.But their opponents continue to accuse the incumbent administration of underperforming on the economy, especially in areas such as real estate, employment, the minimum wage and GDP growth.In about 150 days, voters will assess the performance of

Nov 7, 2019
Politics

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