President Moon Jae-in on Monday ordered a thorough investigation into a snowballing drug and sex scandal allegedly involving a member of famous K-pop band BIGBANG. He also instructed officials to scrutinize allegations that a former vice justice minister received sexual service in exchange for a bus

President Moon Jae-in's job approval rating dropped to a record low last week, a poll showed Monday, apparently on the recent collapse of negotiations between the United States and North Korea on ending the North's nuclear ambitions. In the survey conducted by Realmeter, 44.9 percent of thos

The leaders of South Korea and Malaysia agreed on Mar. 13, 2019 to launch negotiations toward a bilateral free trade agreement and push for their conclusion before the year's end.On the second day of his visit to Kuala Lumpur, President Moon Jae-in held a summit with Prime Minister Mahathir Moha

Former President Chun Doo-hwan on Monday denied the prosecution's claims that in his memoirs he defamed a deceased priest over his eyewitness account of the brutal crackdown on a 1980 pro-democracy uprising under Chun's rule.In a trial being held in the southwestern city of Gwangju, the 88-y

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in laid out his vision for a "new Korean Peninsula regime" Friday, calling it a community for peaceful and economic cooperation that breaks with the country's checkered history of conflict and ideological divide. Speaking at a ceremony marking the c

The leaders of South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were set to hold a summit in Seoul on Feb. 27, 2019 to discuss ways to further improve the countries' bilateral relations and economic cooperation.President Moon Jae-in will host Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan

President Moon Jae-in on Feb. 20, 2019 appointed a former opposition lawmaker as the new head of the state-run Seoul National University (SNU).Oh Se-jung was appointed the new president of the country's most prestigious school in a ceremony held at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Feb. 19, 2019 that he is in no rush to denuclearize North Korea, although that remains his goal.Trump is due to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Feb. 27 and 28 to discuss the dismantling of the regime's nuclear weapons program."I'

President Moon Jae-in called for additional efforts to ensure safety at workplaces Monday, offering his personal condolences to the bereaved family of a young worker who died at his job late last year. In the emotional meeting held at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae, the president insisted the

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha is pushing for one-on-one talks with her American counterpart, Mike Pompeo, in Poland later this week, her ministry announced Tuesday, as Pyongyang and Washington plan for a second summit.Kang is scheduled to visit Warsaw for a U.S.-sponsored ministerial

South Korea's presidential office on Feb. 6, 2019 welcomed the announcement by Washington confirming the second summit between the United States and North Korea.Cheong Wa Dae spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom said South Korea hopes the U.S. and North Korea can make substantial and concrete steps forward i

South Korea and the United States are currently discussing when to announce the dates of their scheduled joint military exercises, Seoul's defense sources said on Feb. 5, 2019.The two countries have already decided on the schedule and scope of their combined exercises that are scheduled for the

Officials from the government and the ruling Democratic Party (DP) agreed on Feb. 5, 2019 to conduct an investigation into the death of a young contract worker at a thermal power plant in December, party officials said.Kim Yong-gyun, a 24-year-old subcontract worker, was killed in a conveyor belt ac

The top nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States held talks Sunday ahead of working-level negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang over a second summit between their leaders slated for late this month, Seoul's foreign ministry said.Lee Do-hoon, special representative for Korean P

Prosecutors are expected to indict former Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae later this week on charges that he abused his power to influence high-profile trials as a political tool to lobby the previous government.Yang, 71, is under pre-indictment detention upon a court approval of his arres

The two Koreas agreed on Jan. 30, 2019 to allow civilian ships to navigate through the Han River estuary along their western border on a trial basis, starting in April, Seoul's defense ministry said.The two sides held working-level military talks at the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom to

A confidant of President Moon Jae-in was found guilty on Jan. 30, 2019 of involvement in a massive rigging of comments on Internet news articles aimed at swaying public opinion in favor of Moon ahead of the 2017 presidential election.The Seoul Central District Court sentenced South Gyeongsang Provin

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Jan. 29, 2019 accepted the resignation tendered by his economic policy aide over controversial remarks related to job seekers.Kim Hyun-chul, who advised Moon on economic policy, offered to resign on Jan. 29, 2019, one day after he urged young and middle-aged job

A Seoul court was set to deliver a verdict on Jan. 30, 2019 on a prominent liberal politician and a power blogger in an online opinion rigging scandal linked to President Moon Jae-in and the ruling party.The Seoul Central District Court will hand down a decision on South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim

Four-term Rep. Joo Ho-young declared his bid Sunday to run in the main opposition Liberty Korea Party's leadership contest slated for next month, vowing to heal internal division and unite the fractured conservative bloc. His entry into the increasingly crowded field of potential candidates for