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October 18, 2024 05:41pm
Ruling bloc divided over prosecutors' move to dismiss stock manipulation charges against first lady
South Korea's conservative ruling bloc on Friday was divided over the prosecutors' recent decision to not indict first lady Kim Keon Hee over her alle...
October 18, 2024 11:21am
DP to take steps to impeach prosecutor general over nonindictment of first lady
The main opposition Democratic Party said Friday it will take steps to impeach Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung over the prosecution's decision n...
October 18, 2024 10:56am
PPP voices objections to new first lady special counsel bill
The ruling People Power Party on Friday voiced objections to a new opposition-introduced bill calling for a special counsel probe into allegations inv...
October 18, 2024 09:20am
Seoul envoy calls for stronger defense industry cooperation, cautions against protectionism
Seoul's top envoy to Washington cautioned Thursday against economic "protectionism" as he highlighted the need to address barriers that preclude ...
October 17, 2024 03:48pm
As election ends, Han urges first lady to scale back public role
Ruling party leader Han Dong-hoon on Thursday stepped up his call for first lady Kim Keon Hee to refrain from public activities and explain multiple a...
October 17, 2024 02:46pm
First lady cleared of stock manipulation allegations
The South Korean prosecution on Thursday announced it would not indict first lady Kim Keon Hee for her alleged involvement in a 63.6 billion won ($46....
October 17, 2024 10:58am
Yoon's office vows to press ahead with reforms after ruling party's by-election wins
The office of President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Thursday to push for major reform agenda items after the ruling People Power Party won crucial by-election...
October 17, 2024 10:10am
Ruling party chief again calls for first lady's withdrawal from public activities
Ruling party leader Han Dong-hoon on Thursday called again for first lady Kim Keon Hee to withdraw from public activities following the party's w...
October 17, 2024 09:45am
Finance minister calls for thorough preparations for uncertainties over US politics
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on Thursday called for thorough preparations for uncertainties stemming from the upcoming presidential election in the ...
October 16, 2024 03:35pm
[News Focus] By-election, small yet crucial for Han
In the weeks leading up to Wednesday’s by-elections for Seoul’s new education superintendent and four local government heads, ruling People Power Part...
October 16, 2024 02:52pm
‘North Korea can’t afford war while sending shells to Russia’: ex-Yoon adviser
Rep. Lim Jong-deuk, former deputy national security adviser to President Yoon Suk Yeol and lawmaker on the National Assembly National Defense Committe...
October 16, 2024 11:13am
S. Koreans head to polls in local by-elections
South Koreans voted Wednesday to elect the education chief of Seoul and four local government heads, with the result expected to serve as a litmus tes...
October 16, 2024 10:17am
Seoul education chief by-election pits conservative ex-lawmaker against progressive professor
Voters in Seoul headed to the polls on Wednesday to select the city's new education superintendent in a by-election, with a close race expected b...
October 15, 2024 06:29pm
'Respect each other as human beings’: Hanni testifies at National Assembly audit
NewJeans member Hanni appeared as a reference witness at a National Assembly audit of the Environment and Labor Committee on Tuesday, where she expres...