President Moon Jae-in called for all-out efforts Monday to completely root out violence in the sports sector, insisting the outcome of results cannot justify abusive means. "The recent series of testimonies about violence and sexual assault in the sports industry are the shameful portraits of ourse

The floor leaders of three major political parties failed Monday to reach a compromise over when to convene an extraordinary parliamentary session and other key issues during their first regular meeting of the new year.During the meeting presided over by National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang, the

The government is considering granting special pardons to minor offenders and others deemed fit in the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the anti-Japanese independence movement and the establishment of the Korean provisional government, officials said Thursday.The Ministry of Justice has sent

President Moon Jae-in was set to address his nation Thursday in a press conference to mark the start of the new year.The press conference will be held at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae from 10 a.m., starting with a 20-minute address by the president.His keynote speech will be followed by a qu

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited industrial facilities in Beijing on Wednesday, a day after he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a show of close ties ahead of a possible second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.Kim visited a pharmaceutical factory located in the economic-technolo

South Korea on Friday released its own video clip to repudiate Japan's claims over an escalating spat involving military radar, renewing calls for Tokyo to stop distorting facts and apologize over the incident.Seoul's defense ministry posted the video clip on YouTube, a week after Tokyo rele

On Dec. 17, 2018, President Moon Jae-in had an expanded meeting with the economy-related ministers of his government to re-invigorate the somewhat sagging economy.President Moon enumerated a good number of accomplishments his government has attained in the economic sector but he also shed light on t

President Moon Jae-in is expected to carry out a major reshuffle of his top aides, including Chief Presidential Secretary Im Jong-seok. According to a report by Korean-language major daily, Dong-A Ilbo, this morning, Moon, reportedly, plans to carry out this vital personnel action bef

South Korea's defense ministry expressed "deep concerns and regrets" Friday over Japan's release of video footage related to an ongoing military radar spat, accusing Tokyo of releasing "misleading" facts.Japan released a 13-minute-long video clip showing the operation of its Maritime Sel

The National Assembly on Thursday passed a revised bill aimed at strengthening industrial safety measures amid public anger over the recent death of a young contract worker at a thermal power plant.The bill calls for contractors to take measures to better ensure the safety of irregular or contract w

President Moon Jae-in again highlighted the importance of industrial innovation Wednesday, calling it the only way to ensure sustainable growth of the economy."Industrial innovation of the Republic of Korea is today's topic," the president said while meeting with the National Economic Advisory

Prosecutors raided the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Wednesday as part of a probe into allegations that Cheong Wa Dae may have illegally collected information about civilians.The prosecution said prosecutors and inspectors from the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office were sent to t

President Moon Jae-in hoped Christmas serves as a day to care about the less privileged and poor in his message posted on Twitter on Christmas morning Tuesday.By citing a poem by popular poet Park No-hae, he wrote, "On Christmas morning, I am thinking of Jesus Christ's warmness that we all have

Three in 10 South Korean adults chose the inter-Korean summit talks as the top news of the year, a poll showed Monday.In the survey of 500 South Koreans older than 19 nationwide, conducted by local pollster Realmeter on Friday, the largest number (28 percent) picked the summit talks between South Ko

The government decided Monday to partially amend a revised labor statute regarding the calculation of minimum wage, dismissing most complaints from businesses in a sign of reaffirming its drive for policies intended to boost incomes.The Cabinet was originally set to pass the revised legislation desi

President Moon Jae-in on Monday sent a message of condolence to his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo over the deadly tsunami that hit coastal areas of Indonesia around the Sunda Strait over the weekend.Foreign media reports said that the tsunami on Saturday night left at least 280 people dead and

South Korea has changed the graphic warnings on cigarette packs in the latest move to curb smoking, the health ministry said Sunday.In 2016, South Korea required tobacco companies to put the pictorial warnings on the upper part of both sides of cigarette packs as part of anti-smoking campaigns to he

President Moon Jae-in's job approval rating dropped to a new low last week, a poll showed Monday, amid a controversy over the alleged inspection of civilians by his office Cheong Wa Dae.In the poll conducted by Realmeter, 47.1 percent of those surveyed said they approved of Moon's job as pre

South Korea and the United States agreed Friday that a highly symbolic inter-Korean event will be held in North Korea next week as scheduled, Seoul's top nuclear envoy said.After a "working group" meeting with Washington's special representative for North Korea, Stephen Biegun, Lee Do-hoon

President Moon Jae-in on Thursday called for continued efforts to increase the country's defense capabilities despite recent rapprochement with North Korea, insisting that lasting peace can only come from strong defense to ensure it. "This year, there have been many developments