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Sun, March 26, 2023 | 06:16

DPK denounces Lee's indictment as attempt to dilute criticism of summit with Japan

DPK denounces Lee's indictment as attempt to dilute criticism of summit with Japan

The floor leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) on Thursday denounced the prosecution's indictment of party leader, Lee Jae-myung, as an attempt to dilute criticism of last week's "humiliating" summit with Japan.

2023-03-23 13:09

[INTERVIEW] Forbes-listed entrepreneur pursues partnerships with Samsung, LG, SK to help Ukraine

INTERVIEWForbes-listed entrepreneur pursues partnerships with Samsung, LG, SK to help Ukraine

A year after Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, the critical energy and civilian infrastructure of Kyiv was destroyed. This is simply a violation of international humanitarian laws and a threat to the lives of Ukrainians.

Kim Yoo-chul | 2023-03-23 07:58

[INTERVIEW] Expert pitches Laotian rural reform to solve NK's chronic food shortages

INTERVIEWExpert pitches Laotian rural reform to solve NK's chronic food shortages

SUWON CITY, Gyeonggi Province - Cho Chung-hui, the director of an in-house research institute of the development NGO Good Farmers, visited Laos recently to check with local partners on an egg farm project aimed at generating side income for local farmers. It was an eye-opening trip, he said. In Laos, he added he was inspired to think what North Korea's future could be like.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2023-03-23 07:56

Ex-president visits cemetery to honor fallen sailors in Cheonan warship sinking

Ex-president visits cemetery to honor fallen sailors in Cheonan warship sinking

Former President Lee Myung-bak visited a national cemetery in the central city of Daejeon on Wednesday to pay respects to sailors killed in North Korea's sinking of a South Korean warship in 2010.

2023-03-22 22:03

US revision of human rights report is 'acknowledgement' of its inaccuracy: presidential office

US revision of human rights report is 'acknowledgement' of its inaccuracy: presidential office

The U.S. State Department's quick revision of its report on human rights practices in Korea is an "acknowledgement" that the report was "not accurate," a presidential official said Wednesday.

2023-03-22 17:37

PM asks for Vietnam's support for Korea's World Expo bid

PM asks for Vietnam's support for Korea's World Expo bid

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Wednesday asked Vietnam's National Assembly Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai to support Korea's bid to bring the 2030 World Expo to the port city of Busan, 325 kilometers southeast of Seoul.

2023-03-22 17:12

Arrest motion for ruling party lawmaker presented to National Assembly

Arrest motion for ruling party lawmaker presented to National Assembly

The justice ministry on Wednesday submitted a request to the National Assembly for parliamentary consent for the arrest of a ruling party lawmaker.

2023-03-22 17:11

Samsung, SK avoid worst-case scenario as US 'guardrails' are less stringent than feared

Samsung, SK avoid worst-case scenario as US 'guardrails' are less stringent than feared

Samsung Electronics and SK hynix have avoided the worst-case outcome from the U.S. CHIPS Act - which embodies Washington's attempt to limit Beijing's chip technology development - because details of the regulation did not specify the banning of increases in output through technological upgrades at their chip factories in China, industry officials said Wednesday.

Baek Byung-yeul | 2023-03-22 17:02

Main opposition leader indicted, faces calls to resign

Main opposition leader indicted, faces calls to resign

Prosecutors indicted main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Chairman Lee Jae-myung, Wednesday, on charges of corruption involving a massive land development project in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province when he was the mayor of the city. He was also charged with illegally attracting corporate donations to Seongnam Football Club (Seongnam FC) in return for administrative fav...

Nam Hyun-woo | 2023-03-22 16:49

DPK to decide whether to exempt indicted party leader from membership suspension

DPK to decide whether to exempt indicted party leader from membership suspension

The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) will hold a party affairs committee meeting Wednesday to decide whether to exempt party leader Lee Jae-myung from the suspension of his membership by recognizing the prosecution's indictment as political retaliation, officials said.

2023-03-22 16:40

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