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Moon to meet Chinese prime minister, parliamentary speaker
South Korean President Moon Jae-in is set to hold talks with China's prime minister and parliamentary leader Friday on ways to improve bilateral ties between their countries.Moon will first meet with Zhang Dejiang, the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the equivalent of a parliamentary speaker in other countries. Moon arrived here Wednesday for a four-day state visit and held a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday.The South Korean leader will late
Dec. 15, 2017
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Moon kicks off 2nd day in China with breakfast at streetside joint
President Moon Jae-in kicked off the second day of his state visit to China with breakfast at a streetside restaurant in Beijing early Thursday.President Moon and First Lady Kim Jung-sook popped in to a small restaurant called Yonghe Xian Jiang near Diaoyutai State Guesthouse where he is staying during the state visit. The menu included Youtiao, Chinese fried churros, accompanied with salty milk soup called Dou Jiang, a combination commonly eaten for breakfast in the country. President Moon Jae-
Dec. 14, 2017
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Moon calls for true economic partnership between Korea, China
BEIJING -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday urged efforts to form what he called a "true" partnership between his country and China, following what many believe to be Beijing's economic retaliation against Seoul for hosting a US missile defense system."There is a saying that a long road may not be so arduous when accompanied by a friend. There is also a Chinese saying that they must first become friends before doing business together," Moon said at the opening of a South Korean-Chi
Dec. 14, 2017
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Moon's public support drops amid negative reports on hiring irregularities, China diplomacy
President Moon Jae-in's approval rating inched down this week amid negative reports on alleged irregularities in the hiring processes of public organizations and his government's diplomacy with China, a survey showed Thursday.In the weekly survey conducted by local pollster Realmeter from Monday to Wednesday, 69.5 percent of the questioned approved of Moon's job performance, down 1.3 percentage points from a week earlier. This photo, taken Nov. 21, 2017, shows President Moon Jae-in speaking duri
Dec. 14, 2017
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Moon, Xi set for talks over N. Korea, bilateral ties
BEIJING -- The leaders of South Korea and China were set to hold a bilateral summit here Thursday as their countries are seeking to find ways to peacefully end North Korea's nuclear ambitions and also normalize their ties estranged by the deployment of a US missile defense system in South Korea.The meeting between President Moon Jae-in and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will follow an official reception, according to Moon's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae.The South Korean leader arrived he
Dec. 14, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Main opposition plagued by corruption allegations
President Moon Jae-in’s ongoing campaign to right past wrongs has put the main opposition Liberty Korea Party on edge. From a first-term lawmaker to party heavyweights, over seven of its politicians have been investigated for corruption or are soon to face interrogation. The latest to come under scrutiny was five-term lawmaker Rep. Won Yoo-chul, who on Wednesday was questioned by the prosecution on the allegation of receiving hundreds of millions of won in illicit political funds from local busi
Dec. 13, 2017
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Korean president arrives in Beijing for summit with Xi
BEIJING -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Beijing Wednesday for a four-day state visit that will include talks with President Xi Jinping on North Korea and bilateral ties.Moon will begin his first trip to China as president with a meeting with South Korean residents here, his office Cheong Wa Dae said. He will also attend a business round table, involving top business and economic leaders from both countries, followed by a joint business forum where he will deliver a special speec
Dec. 13, 2017
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Main opposition chief's key ally elected new floor leader
The main opposition Liberty Korea Party on Tuesday picked third-term lawmaker and former labor activist Kim Sung-tae as its new floor leader in an election marred by intense factional division.Kim, an ally of LKP leader Hong Joon-pyo, beat Hong Moon-jong, once a staunch loyalist to ousted President Park Geun-hye, and Han Sun-kyo, a four-term lawmaker with no factional ties.Kim, 59, will replace Chung Woo-taik, whose one-year term ends this week.Newly-elected Liberty Korea Party whip Rep. Kim Sun
Dec. 12, 2017
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Justice ministry submits motion seeking parliamentary consent to arrest opposition lawmaker
The Ministry of Justice on Tuesday submitted a motion seeking parliamentary consent to arrest an opposition lawmaker close to ousted former President Park Geun-hye on suspicions he took illicit money from the state intelligence agency.The motion came after prosecutors sought an arrest warrant for Rep. Choi Kyung-hwan on charges of taking 100 million won ($91,570) from the National Intelligence Service's special activities fund in 2014, when he was concurrently serving as deputy prime minister an
Dec. 12, 2017
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Moon due in China for summit with Xi over N. Korea, bilateral ties
South Korean President Moon Jae-in is set to visit China this week for a bilateral summit with his Chinese counterpart that is widely expected to focus on ways to peacefully end North Korea's nuclear ambitions and repair the Seoul-Beijing relations that soured over the deployment of the THAAD US missile defense system in South Korea.The South Korean leader will head to Beijing on Wednesday for a four-day state visit that will also take him to China's southwestern city of Chongqing. He and Xi Jin
Dec. 12, 2017
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Opposition parties stress 'military sovereignty' in THAAD spat ahead of Korea-China summit
South Korea's opposition parties urged President Moon Jae-in Tuesday to defend Seoul's "sovereign" decision over the installation of a US missile defense system during his summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this week.They also said that the summit does not necessarily have to produce a joint statement when there are still differences over the deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system to South Korea. The bilateral summit is set for Thursday, the second day of Moon's four
Dec. 12, 2017
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Cabinet to approve W50.5b for Sewol's raising, search
The Cabinet was to approve 50.5 billion won ($46.3 million) Tuesday in additional expenses to be paid to a Chinese salvage firm for raising the sunken ferry Sewol and for a planned operation to put the vessel in an upright position for an additional search.Shanghai Salvage had agreed with South Korea's government to lift the ferry Sewol for 91.6 billion won, but since raising the vessel in March, the company has demanded an additional 100 billion won, saying it cost much more than expected to ra
Dec. 12, 2017
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Top NK defector receives human rights award at parliament
Democratization in North Korea should be earned by North Koreans, just like the people in the South achieved economic development and democracy, said Thae Yong-ho, a high-profile North Korean defector, in his acceptance speech for a human rights award at the National Assembly on Monday. Thae Yong-ho. YonhapThe KNA Human Rights Forum and Korean Parliamentary League on International Parliamentarians’ Coalition for Asian Human Rights presented the Human Rights Activist award to Thae, the former de
Dec. 11, 2017
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Moon, Xi to hold summit over N. Korea, bilateral ties this week
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will head to China this week for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping that will focus on ways to denuclearize North Korea and improve the countries' bilateral ties, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Monday.The summit will be held Thursday, one day after the South Korean leader arrives in Beijing for a four-day state visit.It will be their second meeting since the countries issued a joint statement on Oct. 31 to normalize their ties estranged by the
Dec. 11, 2017
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Govt. set to pay W16tr in compensation for land expropriation in 2018: report
The government is set to pay more than 16 trillion won ($14.6 billion) in compensation for the land to be expropriated for the construction of public housing, industrial complexes and other infrastructure next year, industry data showed Monday.The amount will be the biggest since 2012, when more than 17 trillion won was paid, according to the figures provided by Gzone, a real estate development information agency.The Moon Jae-in administration said last month it will build up to 1 million homes
Dec. 11, 2017
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Moon's approval rating drops for second consecutive week
President Moon Jae-in's approval rating dropped slightly from a week earlier last week, marking a second consecutive week of decline, a poll showed Monday.In a weekly survey by Realmeter, 70.8 percent of 2,517 adults surveyed said they approved of the way the president managed state affairs, down 0.7 percentage point from a week earlier. It was conducted Monday through Friday and had a margin of error of 2 percentage points.Moon's approval rating dropped for two consecutive weeks after North Kor
Dec. 11, 2017
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Moon's approval rating inches down over fishing boat accident
President Moon Jae-in's approval rating dropped slightly from a week earlier this week, a survey showed Friday, amid renewed concerns over public safety caused by a recent chartered fishing boat accident that left more than a dozen people killed.In a survey conducted by Gallup Korea, 74 percent of 1,005 adults surveyed said they approved of the way the president managed state affairs, down 1 percentage point from a week earlier.The weekly poll was conducted from Tuesday through Thursday. It had
Dec. 8, 2017
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Govt. 2018 anti-smoking budget similar to this year's level
The government's 2018 anti-smoking budget has been set at a level similar to this year as parliament has reinstated a previously cut amount, the welfare ministry said Friday.According to the 2018 budget bill passed by the National Assembly on Wednesday, the 2018 budget for anti-smoking programs stands at 143.8 billion won ($131 million), down slightly from this year's 146.8 billion won.The finance ministry had originally cut the budget by more than 13 billion won during an inter-ministry consult
Dec. 8, 2017
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Moon calls for new 'globalized' standards to protect human rights
President Moon Jae-in on Thursday called for efforts to upgrade the country's human rights standards to the global level, also stressing the need to better protect the basic rights of military conscripts and those who refuse to serve based on their religious or other beliefs.The call came in a meeting with officials from the Human Rights Commission, including HRC chief Lee Sung-ho, at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae. This photo, taken on Jan. 23, 2017, shows Lee Sung-ho, the chairperson of
Dec. 7, 2017
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KOICA launches 'innovation committee' to reform organization, raise transparency
South Korea's state-run overseas aid agency said Thursday that it launched an "innovation committee" to enhance transparency of the organization and improve its image tarnished by multiple scandals.The Korea International Cooperation Agency was suspected of having some of its assistance projects be influenced by Choi Soon-sil, a close confidante of the ousted former President Park Geun-hye, an allegation that cast doubt over its overall transparency in carrying out projects.Adding to the woes ea
Dec. 7, 2017