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Sept 11, 2018
Politics
Moon calls on opposition parties to drop partisan politics

President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday reiterated the importance of the upcoming inter-Korean summit and called for cooperation from the parliament, after political leaders rejected an invitation to accomp...

Sept 11, 2018
Politics
Parties call truce on Panmunjom Declaration

The escalating political tit-for-tat over the need for parliamentary approval of the April inter-Korean summit agreement has come to a halt, with the rival parties agreeing Monday to shelve the disc...

Sept 10, 2018
Politics
Seoul invites 9 parliamentary leaders to Pyongyang summit

The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Monday asked the parliamentary speaker and heads of all five political parties in South Korea to accompany President Moon Jae-in on his upcoming trip to the N...

Sept 10, 2018
Politics
Opposition party leaders refuse to accompany Moon to Pyongyang

The leader of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party on Monday rejected a proposal to accompany President Moon Jae-in on his trip to Pyongyang next week for a third summit with North Korean leader K...

Sept 10, 2018
Politics
Prosecutors seek 20-year jail term for ex-President Lee Myung-bak

Prosecutors on Thursday demanded 20 years in jail for former President Lee Myung-bak over a series of corruption charges including bribery and embezzlement. Along with the jail term, the prosecutors...

Sept 6, 2018
Politics
Ruling, minor parties hail Koreas' agreement on third summit this month

The ruling and minor opposition parties on Thursday hailed the two Koreas' agreement to hold a summit of their leaders later this month during special presidential envoys' recent trip to North Korea....

Sept 6, 2018
Politics
Seoul Mayor postpones unveiling of master plan amid real estate price row

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon indefinitely postponed the unveiling of his master plan for the next four years, saying making the announcement at this point could worsen the continued escalation of real e...

Sept 5, 2018
Politics
PM to visit Vladivostok for economic forum

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon will visit Vladivostok next week to attend an annual international economic forum and hold a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, his office said Wednesday. Abou...

Sept 5, 2018
Politics
Ruling party voices optimism about special envoy's trip to N. Korea

The chief of the ruling Democratic Party expressed anticipation Wednesday that President Moon Jae-in's special envoy to North Korea could help bring peace to the Korean Peninsula amid impasses over t...

Sept 5, 2018
Politics
Main opposition party says now is not time to ratify April summit deal

The floor leader of the main opposition party said Wednesday that now is not the time to push for parliamentary ratification of the April inter-Korean summit deal, citing a lack of North Korea's sinc...

Sept 5, 2018
Politics
Cabinet approves proposal to shorten military service period

The Cabinet approved a proposal Tuesday to shorten the mandatory military service period for South Korean men by up to three months over the next couple of years. The proposal was part of the defens...

Sept 4, 2018
Politics
PM calls for measures to improve military duty exemption system

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon instructed the Cabinet on Tuesday to come up with measures to improve the military service exemption system for top Olympic and Asian Games athletes amid criticism the bene...

Sept 4, 2018
Politics
Indonesian president due in Seoul next week for summit with Moon

Indonesian President Joko Widodo will visit South Korea next week for a summit with President Moon Jae-in, which will focus on ways to enhance the countries' bilateral cooperation, Moon's presidentia...

Sept 3, 2018
Politics
New minor party head calls on Moon to revise income-driven growth policy

The new chief of the minor opposition Bareunmirae Party on Monday called on President Moon Jae-in to revise his signature "income-driven growth" policy if he wants cooperation from rival parties. So...

Sept 3, 2018
Politics

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