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Thu, August 5, 2021 | 09:28

Ex-audit agency chief declares bid to run for president

Choe Jae-hyeong, former chief of the national audit agency, formally declared his presidential bid Wednesday, vowing to restore the principles of a free market economy and ensure fair job opportunities for young people.

2021-08-04 15:49

Ruling party chief says reopening Kaesong complex will help build trust among 2 Koreas, US

South Korea's ruling party chairman suggested Wednesday reopening the long-shuttered inter-Korean industrial complex in North Korea's border town of Kaesong will help build trust among the two Koreas and the United States, and ease tension on the Korean Peninsula.

2021-08-04 14:36

Announcing housing policy

Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung, a presidential contender of the liberal ruling Democratic Party of Korea, announces his housing policy at the National Assembly, Tuesday, vowing, if elected, to offer more than 2.5 million homes, including 1 million homes built and leased by the state, in a bid to help people become homeowners more easily. Yonhap

Jun Ji-hye2021-08-04 12:36

Kim Yo-jong causes internal conflicts in South over joint military drill with US

The government is experiencing an internal divide over the joint summertime military exercises between Seoul and Washington, following a warning from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's powerful sister that they would damage inter-Korean relations. Opinions are divided even within the ruling party and different government departments, over whether to delay, cancel or scale down...

Jung Da-min | 2021-08-03 16:40

Over 1,000 labor, activist groups issue statement opposing parole of jailed Samsung heir

Over 1,000 labor and activist groups issued a joint statement Tuesday opposing the parole of Lee Jae-yong, the Samsung Group heir currently in prison, amid speculations that he may receive some type of special amnesty this month.

2021-08-03 16:38

August comes as tough month for Moon's presidency

President Moon Jae-in is set to take on daunting tasks this month with his term heading to the final stage, as the continued surge in the country's Delta variant cases hurt his approval rating while his efforts to improve inter-Korean relations are hitting a snag. According to Cheong Wa Dae, Moon was supposed to take a summer vacation this week but “postponed” the plan to hol...

Nam Hyun-woo | 2021-08-02 16:47

Meeting with social workers

Chung Sye-kyun, center, former prime minister and presidential contender of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, delivers a speech during a conversation event with a civic organization representing 15 social welfare-related organizations, including the Korea Association of Social Workers and Korea Association of Social Welfare Centers, on Yeouido in Seoul, Monday. Yonhap

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-08-02 16:32

Rival parties on collision course over a DP-led media reform bill

A controversial media reform bill being pushed by the ruling Democratic Party (DP) is running into fierce resistance from the opposition bloc, putting the rival parties on a possible collision course at the National Assembly.

2021-08-02 15:38

Will Ahn Cheol-soo join conservative main opposition party?

The race for the next presidential election is heating up, after former prosecutor general Yoon Seok-youl, a leading presidential hopeful, joined the conservative main opposition People Power Party (PPP), Friday. Eyes are now on whether the leader of the conservative minor opposition People's Party, Ahn Cheol-soo, also a potential presidential contender from the conservative ...

Jung Da-min | 2021-08-02 07:50

Leading presidential contender joins conservative main opposition party

Former prosecutor general Yoon Seok-youl, a leading opposition presidential hopeful, joined the conservative main opposition People Power Party (PPP), Friday, intensifying the heated competition between him and the existing PPP contenders. Yoon submitted his official application to the party during a meeting with Rep. Kwon Young-se, head of the conservative party's external a...

Nam Hyun-woo | 2021-07-30 16:58

Criticism arises over mural disgracing wife of opposition presidential contender

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