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Candidates crisscross on Easter Sunday

The ruling and opposition camps went all out over the weekend, considered the last possible chance to gain more support before the by-election this Wednesday.Parties especially kept watch for foul play from opponents in the forms of illegal campaigning or slander.Candidates in the Bundang-B constituency, in which the most intense contest is expected between two big names, largely sought the favor

Politics April 24, 2011

Rivals feud over illegal campaign charges

Candidates go head-to-head on TV over illicit publicity in GangwonAmid recent suspicions of illicit campaigning, the Gangwon governor candidates of the ruling and opposition parties clashed in a heated televised debate on the issue late on Saturday night.“Though I have tried my best to keep this by-election clean and fair, I am sorry that some of the overenthusiastic volunteers of our camps have c

Politics April 24, 2011

Rivals feud over illegal campaign charges

U.S. airports to provide automatic immigration checks to Koreans

Korea citizens will be exempted from face-to-face interviews at U.S. airports upon entering the country from as early as the latter half of this year.The Justice Ministry and the United States Department of Homeland Security have signed a joint declaration to allow citizens of both countries to pass through the automated immigration control desk at airports, ministry officials said Thursday.Korea

Social Affairs April 21, 2011

[April 27 by-elections] Ex-MBC chiefs clash in Gangwon race

Ohm, Choi have much in common in birth place, school, path to politicsThis is the second of a three-part series on the April 27 by-election campaigns in three major electoral districts, Bundang-B, Gimhae-B and Gangwon Province. ― Ed.The northeastern province of Gangwon is the second-largest in the nation, taking up 16.8 percent of the total South Korean territory.Mention the mountainous province a

Politics April 21, 2011

[April 27 by-elections] Ex-MBC chiefs clash in Gangwon race

Panel agrees on legal reform bill

Measure to ban ex-judges, prosecutors from practicing law in 'cool-off' periodThe National Assembly committee on legal reform will submit this month a bill to revise the Lawyers’ Act to bar former judges and prosecutors from practicing law for a period of time after retiring.“It is urgent to take measures to root out the long-standing practice of offering career favors to former judges and prosecu

Politics April 20, 2011

Key prosecution unit’s fate hangs in the balance

The National Assembly and the prosecution are clashing as the latter has officially refused to abolish the controversial Central Investigation Department as requested by the parliamentary legislation reform committee.The parliamentary committee demanded on Monday that the prosecution abolish the CID and submit a revised ordinance by 5 p.m. Tuesday.The prosecutor’s office, however, immediately stru

Social Affairs April 19, 2011

Ministry to abolish parenticide clause

The clause on parenticide, which places additional criminal penalty on murderers who have killed their parents, is to be deleted from the criminal law.The criminal law revision committee met in the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office on Monday and resolved to rid the criminal law of the special clause, according to the Justice Ministry on Tuesday.Under the present law, those who have murdered their own pa

Social Affairs April 19, 2011

Pre-election polls put races on knife edge

As the by-election campaigns heat up, public opinion of the candidates is shooting up and down, keeping the parties in suspense to the last minute.In the Bundang-B Constituency where the most fierce battle is expected, Sohn Hak-kyu of the main opposition Democratic Party is putting up a good fight despite the region’s traditional support for the conservative party.In a survey conducted by JoongAng

Politics April 18, 2011

Pre-election polls put races on knife edge

Junior lawmakers vow cooperation on FTA

Cross-party group aims to have free-trade deal ratified during current sessionA dozen junior lawmakers of the ruling and opposition parties met Monday and agreed to pass the Korea-EU Free Trade Agreement in the National Assembly within the present plenary session.“Parties shall come up with supplementary means to protect the local agriculture industry from the impact of the FTA and do their best to have the agreement passed,” the lawmakers said in a joint statement.They also pledged to refrain f

Politics April 18, 2011

Rhee’s son to apologize to April 19 victims

The family members of the deceased former President Syngman Rhee are to make their first official apology to students killed in the April 19 revolution in 1960.Rhee In-soo, the foster son of the late president, will visit the graves Tuesday morning, the 51st anniversary of the revolution, and pay respect to the victims who died under police fire, according to the Syngman Rhee Committee on Sunday.T

Social Affairs April 17, 2011

By-election candidates stress personal touch

Candidates for the April 27 by-elections emphasized their personal qualities over the first weekend since the official campaign kicked off last Thursday.Though candidates have been holding public campaigns during weekday commuting hours, all seized the weekend as a chance to attract the full attention of the voters.In the Bundang-B constituency, the former head of the ruling Grand National Party K

Politics April 17, 2011

By-election candidates stress personal touch

By-election campaigning begins

Outcome likely to be used as barometer of next year’s key electionsWith the official campaign for the April 27 by-elections kicking off Thursday, parties are scurrying to survive what may be the prelude to next year’s parliamentary and presidential elections.The ruling Grand National Party stresses its capacity as the ruling party to realize its pledges, whereas the main opposition Democratic Part

Politics April 14, 2011

Uncorrected Korea-EU FTA put to vote

A partisan clash is expected over the ratification of the Korea-EU Free Trade Agreement in which more than 200 mistranslations were found recently.The parliamentary foreign affairs committee Wednesday opened a two-day session, during which the ruling and opposition parties were sharply divided on whether to ratify the agreement.The ruling Grand National Party is determined to ratify the agreement

Politics April 13, 2011

KAIST head admits faults, won’t resign

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology president Suh Nam-pyo has refused to step down but he pledged to abolish its incentive system applying different fees based on grades.Suh made public his stance while attending the parliamentary education committee convened Tuesday to deal with issues involving his school, including the suicides of four students and a professor since January.Suh w

Politics April 12, 2011

PPP candidate gets liberal nod to run in Gimhae

A candidate from the minority People’s Participation Party was selected Tuesday as the unified runner of opposition parties in the upcoming by-election in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province.Lee Bong-soo, who beat contenders from the Democratic Party and the Democratic Labor Party in a two-day public survey, is to compete against Kim Tae-ho of the ruling Grand National Party for the legislative seat

Politics April 12, 2011

PPP candidate gets liberal nod to run in Gimhae

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