SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Yoo Seong-min, a potential presidential candidate from the splinter Bareun Party, described himself as "the only economic expert" among contenders on Wednesday, expressing confidence in his expertise with regard to the economy compared to rivals."There are many pre
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn's aide on Wednesday expressed displeasure over the political interpretation of his activities as an interim leader, calling it "excessive." His remarks came amid speculation, mostly from opposition politicians, that H
By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- Gyeonggi Gov. Nam Kyung-pil of the Bareun Party announced his intention to run in the next presidential election on Wednesday, declaring his vision to "rebuild" the country by eradicating corruption, reforming chaebol and crafting a job-based welfare sy
The Korean daily media headlines and humorWednesday, January 25, 2017 Your Excellency: Here are The Korea Post notices and a roundup of important headlines from all major Korean-language dailies, TV and other news media of Korea today: Very Respectfully Yours /s/ Lee Kyung-sikPublisher-ChairmanKorea
Here are the latest results of the opinion surveys on the Presidential hopefuls conducted and published by R&Search and Dailian this morning:Minjoo Party leader Moon Jae-in: 34.8%Former UN Seceretart General Ban Ki-moon: 18%Seongnam City Mayor Lee Jae-myung: 9.3%Acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn: 7%Peo
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- SK Telecom Co.'s smartwatch authentication for online services has been certified by a major international certification alliance to help reduce reliance on passwords, the company announced Wednesday.The new system certified by Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) allows online
The Yeongam Wangin Culture Festival, an annual culture festival held in April every year hosted by the Yeongam County, was designated as the most promising culture and tourism festival by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for the third consecutive year in 2017.To celebrate the birth and ou
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- Investigators on Wednesday executed the arrest warrant issued against a close friend of President Park Geun-hye, who is at the center of an influence-peddling scandal, after she repeatedly refused to respond to their summons, the probe team said.The investigation team went
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Fiji agreed to promote bilateral military exchanges during their first defense ministers' talks in Seoul on Wednesday.Defense Minister Han Min-koo and his Fijian counterpart Ratu Inoke Kubuabola signed an memorandum of understanding to pave the way for
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- The outgoing chief of the Constitutional Court on Wednesday called for a verdict on President Park Geun-hye's impeachment by March 13 to ensure a fair trial.Chief Justice Park Han-chul made the call at the start of the ninth hearing of the ongoing impeachment trial as
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economy grew at a slower pace in the fourth quarter than three months earlier on decreased demand and construction investments, central bank data showed Wednesday.In the October-December period, the country's gross domestic product rose 0.4 percent fr
By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- The floor leader of the main opposition Democratic Party condemned a lawmaker on Wednesday for displaying a painting portraying President Park Geun-hye in the nude at a parliamentary building.On Tuesday, the party referred Rep. Pyo Chang-won to its ethics
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- Former U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon, a prominent presidential aspirant, reiterated his support for a constitutional revision Wednesday, calling for a sweeping change in the current governing structure, where power is concentrated in a single national leader.During a meeting with
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- Retailers whose sales of gift sets for the Lunar New Year holiday dropped this year said Wednesday that the top-end presents, priced well over 1 million won (US$857), remained highly popular, a sign economists say attests to the economic gap in the country.Lotte Department
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will host an annual meeting of economic and trade ministers from Asian and European Union nations in September, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said Wednesday.The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) economic ministers' meeting will be held on Sept. 21-22
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are arranging their first defense ministers' talks in Seoul next month since the inauguration of Donald Trump, the defense ministry said Wednesday,U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis reportedly plans to visit Japan and South Korea in h
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- Presidential hopefuls from the liberal bloc plan to visit military facilities Wednesday, in an apparent bid to highlight their interest in national security and curb perceptions the opposition parties are less concerned about Pyongyang's provocations.Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc. plans to unveil two smartwatches featuring Google's new watch version of its operating system next month, an industry source said Wednesday.Co-developed with Google, the two smartwatches with the Android Wear 2.0 operating system will be released at
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's state media said Wednesday that a funeral for Kang Ki-sop, the head of the country's aviation agency, was held in Pyongyang.The memorial service for Kang, director-general of the General Administration of Civil Aviation, was held on Tuesday, with fami
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's leading conglomerates are estimated to have increased their cash holdings last year, raising hopes for ample dividends, investment officials said Wednesday with supportive data.Samsung Electronics, the head of the pack, on Tuesday announced last year'