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Wed, March 3, 2021 | 01:46

Outspoken pastor says military brothels are necessary

Outspoken pastor says military brothels are necessary

Outspoken pastor Jun Kwang-hoon of the Sarang Jeil Church, a harsh critic of the Moon Jae-in government, came under fire again, this time for his “defamatory” remarks about “comfort women.”

Park Ji-won | 2021-03-02 18:03

Taking investigative power from prosecutors inconsistent with Constitution: top prosecutor

Taking investigative power from prosecutors inconsistent with Constitution: top prosecutor

Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol strongly criticized a recent move by the ruling party to create another state investigative agency to limit the power of the prosecution service. "Taking investigative power away from the prosecution amounts to regression of democracy and destruction of the spirits of the Constitution," the top prosecutor said in an interview with Kookmin Dai...

2021-03-02 16:24

Long way to go before opposition's fielding of single candidate

Long way to go before opposition's fielding of single candidate

After minor opposition People's Party Chairman Ahn Cheol-soo was confirmed Monday as the winner of a third-party primary for the April 7 Seoul mayoral by-election, all eyes are now on whether it will be possible for Ahn and the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) to field a single candidate as he has been suggesting. But it is widely predicted the discussion to field a s...

Do Je-hae | 2021-03-02 16:03

Park Young-sun wins ruling party's Seoul mayoral bid

Park Young-sun wins ruling party's Seoul mayoral bid

Former Startups Minister Park Young-sun on Monday won the ruling Democratic Party's ticket to run in the Seoul mayoral by-election next month.

2021-03-01 20:22

Ahn taking step forward for Seoul mayoral by-election

Ahn taking step forward for Seoul mayoral by-election

Ahn taking step forward for Seoul mayoral by-election

Minor opposition People's Party leader Ahn Cheol-soo has overcome the first challenge to becoming a single unified candidate representing the opposition bloc in the April 7 Seoul mayoral by-election, winning a public favorability poll against former ruling party lawmaker Keum Tae-sup.Ahn's party and Keum's election camp announced, Monday, that Ahn gained larger support than K...

Kim Rahn | 2021-03-01 14:02

Park Young-sun wins ruling party's Seoul mayoral bid

Korea marks Independence Movement anniversary amid pandemic

Korea marks Independence Movement anniversary amid pandemic

Koreans are set to mark the 102nd anniversary of the March 1 Independence Movement with smaller, subdued commemorations on Monday as the nation is battling the coronavirus pandemic. The national holiday is usually observed with large ceremonies, processions and performances remembering the months of popular uprisings against Japan's colonial rule (1910-45), which started in S...

2021-03-01 09:20

Ruling party, government to allot 19.5 trillion won for 4th relief funds

Ruling party, government to allot 19.5 trillion won for 4th relief funds

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and the government agreed Sunday to allot 19.5 trillion won ($17.3 billion) for the country's fourth round of COVID-19 relief assistance.

2021-02-28 20:10

Commemorating March 1 Independence Movement Day

Commemorating March 1 Independence Movement Day

Mokpo Coast Guard officers wave the national flag of South Korea on a patrol ship in waters off Gageo Island in South Jeolla Province, Sunday, expressing their strong will to protect the country's maritime sovereignty. They gave the performance a day before the March 1 Independence Movement Day, which marks the anniversary of the 1919 uprising against Japanese colonial rule. ...

Jun Ji-hye2021-02-28 16:03

President Moon's Busan visit hit for election meddling

President Moon's Busan visit hit for election meddling

The rival parties are wrangling over President Moon Jae-in's visit last week to the site of an envisioned airport that has emerged as a controversial topic in the run-up to the Busan mayoral by-election scheduled for April 7. The Moon government has sought to materialize a plan ahead of the election to build a new airport on Busan's Gadeok Island.

Yi Whan-woo | 2021-02-28 15:07

Court upholds ban on anti-government protests scheduled for Independence Movement Day

Court upholds ban on anti-government protests scheduled for Independence Movement Day

A Seoul court on Friday upheld a ban on street rallies conservative groups planned to hold on March 1 Independence Movement Day, as concerns continue to mount over the spread of the new coronavirus in the capital city. The Seoul Administrative Court dismissed their request to suspend Seoul city government's measure to prohibit anti-government rallies at Gwanghwamun Square in ...

2021-02-26 19:41

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