President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday promised to re-evaluate the past to find forgotten and unknown heroes who helped make the nation great.In a speech marking Memorial Day, he also promised to enhance benefits for patriots, including independence fighters under Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.
The daughter of former President Park Geun-hye's close friend involved in a corruption scandal returned to South Korea on Wednesday, after she was extradited from Denmark where she was in custody for five months.Chung Yoo-ra, the 21-year-old daughter of Choi Soon-sil, arrived at Incheon Internat
The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday it confirmed the defense ministry had intentionally omitted the delivery of additional THAAD launchers in a recent briefing.Yoon Young-chan, chief presidential press secretary, said that the finding came after an investigation into several ministr
A parliamentary panel on Wednesday adopted a report on the outcome of its confirmation hearing for Prime Minister-nominee Lee Nak-yon, clearing the way for a vote on his appointment.Key members of the panel in charge of the hearing issued the report despite objection from conservative opposition law
South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo on Wednesday asked the media to wait for the results of an investigation into whether his ministry has done something wrong in connection with the deployment here of the U.S. missile defense system called THAAD.Han's ministry has come under fire since th
South Korea's industrial output backtracked in April from a month earlier due to the decline in the production of chips and cars, government data showed Wednesday.Production in the mining, manufacturing, gas and electricity industries fell 2.2 percent on-month in April, retreating from a 1.2 per
Creditors of cash-strapped Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. are set to inject fresh funds into the embattled shipyard next week, later than earlier scheduled, due to the delay in the debt rescheduling scheme, industry sources said Wednesday.According to the sources, the state-run Korea D
The daughter of former President Park Geun-hye's close friend was arrested on a plane to South Korea on Wednesday in connection with a massive corruption scandal.Chung Yoo-ra, the 21-year-old daughter of Choi Soon-sil, was arrested by prosecutors on the flight from Amsterdam to Seoul after being
South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo held a series of meetings Monday with visiting U.S. lawmakers, during which they reaffirmed a robust alliance, his ministry said.Han met with Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO), head o
Top nuclear envoys of South Korea, the United States and Japan strongly condemned North Korea's latest missile test Monday, vowing to maintain close cooperation and seek stern action against Pyongyang's "reckless" and "continued" provocations, the foreign ministry said.Kim Hong-kyun, spe
President Moon Jae-in on Monday asked for understanding over a controversy surrounding his prime minister nominee amid repeated demands for his apology from opposition parties."I ask for people's and opposition lawmakers' understanding in that the ongoing controversy over nominations has be
National Intelligence Service (NIS) director-nominee Suh Hoon said Monday that if appointed he will try to completely insulate the spy agency from domestic politics as pledged by President Moon Jae-in."The NIS is not an organization designed to protect any political power," Suh told a confirmation
The daughter of former President Park Geun-hye's close friend has been booked on a flight to Seoul this week after avoiding the prosecution's summons for months, a local news channel reported Monday.Chung Yoo-ra, the 21-year-old daughter of Choi Soon-sil, has been held at a detention center
U.S. President Donald Trump has been briefed on North Korea's latest missile launch, a White House official said Sunday."The United States government is aware. The president has been briefed," the unidentified National Security Council official said, according to White House pool reports.South
President Moon Jae-in's office offered an apology over alleged irregularities of nominees for top government posts Friday.The apology came as the main opposition parties refused to endorse a joint report on the outcome of a recent confirmation hearing for Prime Minister nominee Lee Nak-yon.
This may come across as counterintuitive to some, but with all the attention and hype K-pop is getting from abroad, the idea that music fans in South Korea are sometimes left out in the cold by the industry is not entirely a far-fetched notion.KCON, which started in 2012, has established itself as a
President Moon Jae-in on Friday asked the incumbent Cabinet members to help him run his new administration at least until he finds their replacements.The president's request to the ministers appointed by his ousted predecessor Park Geun-hye came at a lunch at the presidential office Cheong Wa Da
Ecuador President Lenin Moreno has invited President Moon Jae-in to visit his country as he called for an increase in bilateral economic cooperation, Moon's special envoy to Ecuador said Friday.Rep. Park Young-sun of the ruling Democratic Party met with Moreno earlier as a presidential envoy and
Prime Minister-nominee Lee Nak-yon was grilled Thursday over his policy orientations, leadership credentials and ethical issues during the last session of the two-day parliamentary confirmation hearing.Opposition lawmakers bombarded him with pointed questions about allegations against his family mem
U.S. President Donald Trump has approved a four-point policy plan on North Korea revolving around using "every possible pressure" while looking for a diplomatic solution, a South Korean lawmaker said Thursday.A bipartisan group of South Korean politicians met with Joseph Yun, the U.S. special repr