SEOUL– Ruling party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung said Monday he will prevent the inheritance of debts to minor children by amending civil law.In an election pledge posted on his Facebook, Lee of the Democratic Party said he will seek to protec…
WASHINGTON– The United States and five other countries called on North Korea to cease its missile tests and engage in denuclearization negotiations on Monday.The joint call came shortly before the U.N. Security Council was set to hold a meeting behind…
SEOUL– A Cold War-era slogan calling for “annihilating communism” has sprung back to life in South Korea’s presidential race after a business tycoon used the expression to criticize China and North Korea and conservatives turned it into a meme.Shinseg…
SEOUL– A parliamentary committee on Monday approved a bill on lowering the age at which people can join a political party, a move seen as aimed at wooing young voters ahead of the March presidential election.The Legislation and Judiciary Commission pa…
SEOUL– Ahn Cheol-soo, the presidential candidate of the minor opposition People’s Party, came out on top in a poll released Sunday in a hypothetical alliance with the major opposition nominee Yoon Suk-yeol.In a survey by Southern Post, Ahn earned 42.3…
WASHINGTON — The United States and allies are prepared to discuss with Russia the possibility of each side restricting military exercises and missile deployments in the region, a senior U.S. administration official said on Saturday.With crucial talks a…
SEOUL– Main opposition presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol is likely to meet with a former rival in his party’s primary race, officials said Friday, as he tries to regain public support after defusing internal strife with the party’s chief.Yoon of th…
SEOUL– Top nuclear envoys of South Korea and Japan had phone talks Friday to share the assessment of North Korea’s latest missile test and agreed to continue efforts to resume dialogue, Seoul’s foreign ministry said.Noh Kyu-duk, special representative…
SEOUL– President Moon Jae-in on Friday extended his sympathy over the deaths of three firefighters killed in a warehouse blaze in Pyeongtaek this week.Presidential Chief of Staff You Young-min visited the funeral altar earlier in the day and conveyed …
JEONJU, South Korea– South Korea’s southwestern city of Jeonju will host next year’s annual conference of the Tourism Promotion Organization for Asia Pacific Cities (TPO), officials said Friday.TPO, the largest international organization related to to…
SEOUL– President Moon Jae-in on Friday ordered aides to closely cooperate with U.S. troops stationed in South Korea to curb the spread of COVID-19 at U.S. military bases here.Moon also instructed aides to come up with enhanced antivirus measures for c…
SEOUL– Ruling party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung is leading his main opposition rival Yoon Suk-yeol by 10 percentage points with the election just two months away, a survey showed Friday.Lee of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) garnered 36 perc…