A parliamentary committee on Dec. 5, 2018 failed to adopt a report on the finance minister nominee, a move that could cast a pall over the nomination process.The main opposition Liberal Korea Party boycotted the parliamentary finance committee as the rival parties were at odds over how to handle nex

A Seoul court was set to hold hearings on Dec. 6, 2018 to decide whether to issue arrest warrants for two former Supreme Court justices on abuse of power and other charges in a scandal involving the previous top court leadership.The hearings of retired Justices Ko Young-han and Park Byong-dae will t

The government and the ruling Democratic Party (DP) agreed Wednesday to lift the designation of some restricted zones that host military facilities to help ease residents' inconvenience.After a consultative meeting, they decided to lift the classification of zones in 21 places with a total area

President Moon Jae-in has ordered a senior aide to draw up measures to strengthen presidential officials' discipline following allegations of irregularities against some officials, his spokesman said on Dec. 5, 2018.Moon on Dec. 4, 2018 instructed Cho Kuk, senior presidential secretary for civil

South Korean President Moon Jae-in headed to New Zealand on Saturday, ending his three-day trip to Argentina for the annual Group of 20 summit, which also provided the venue for a possibly crucial meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.At the annual meeting of the leaders of the world's 20 lar

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday reaffirmed his commitment to a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, while apparently offering his blessing to Kim's scheduled trip to Seoul.In a bilateral summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, the U.S. president noted Kim's Seoul

Former Chief Secretary Moon Jae-in for the late President Roh Moo-hyun (2003-8), now President of the Republic of Korea, campaigned in 2017 for President following the impeachment of former President Park Geun-hye, vowing not to build any new nuclear power generation reactors.At the time, five react

South Korean President Moon Jae-in promised on Nov. 26, 2018 to further increase his country's cooperation with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and called for joint efforts to promote people-oriented, inclusive growth.While meeting with OECD Secretary-General Ang

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon called for measures to better protect key infrastructure on Nov. 27, 2018 in the wake of last week's two accidents that caused major disruptions to telecom networks and railway services.At a Cabinet meeting, Lee addressed a fire at a KT Corp. building and a power failu

South Korea's spy agency said on Nov. 22, 2018 an inter-Korean summit will be held "in the near future," adding Seoul is pushing to organize the meeting south of the border.The National Intelligence Service (NIS) made the comment during a general meeting of the National Assembly's Intellig

President Moon Jae-in's job approval rating rose slightly this week, ending a five-week streak of drops, a poll showed on Nov. 23, 2018.The rating came to 53 percent in a weekly survey conducted by Gallup Korea, up 1 percentage point from a week earlier. It was conducted on Nov. 20, 2018 through

The government on Nov. 20, 2018 announced a blueprint that centers on providing better treatment and caregiving to seniors in their homes amid a rapidly aging population.Under the "Community Care" policy spearheaded by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the government will establish a working sys

The United States wants to ensure that progress in denuclearizing North Korea is not outpaced by efforts to improve inter-Korean ties, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Nov. 20, 2018.Pompeo's remark underscores U.S. concerns that a recent flurry of inter-Korean activity could undermine

By The Korea Post Reporter Park Ye-seonMembers of the Korea Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) will start a general strike beginning on Nov. 21, 2018. This was reported by Korean-language media this morning, including Korean-language business daily, Korea Economic Daily.In protest against what the

Police said on Nov. 19, 2018 they are referring Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung's wife to the prosecution, recommending an indictment for slandering election rivals of the influential liberal politician.Police last week identified the owner of the Twitter ID "Hyekyunggung Ms. Kim," who le

A North Korean propaganda outlet blasted the United States on Nov. 19, 2018 for sticking to "maximum pressure" in pushing for denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, calling it a "medieval-era" tactic that would never work on the North."The U.S. has forgotten the objectives agreed upon during

Minister Sung Yunmo of Trade, Industry and Energy met with Ambassador Harry B. Harris of U.S. at the Government Complex Seoul on Nov.16.Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said recently.During the meeting, Minister Sung and Ambassador Harris discussed bilateral cooperation between the two countri

A senior North Korean official on Friday asked Asia-Pacific nations to actively support the two Koreas' peace efforts at an international forum in South Korea.In an address at the 2018 International Convention for Peace and Prosperity in the Asia Pacific in Goyang, north of Seoul, Ri Jong-hyok,

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Nov. 15, 2018 that the U.S. will not require North Korea to submit a list of its nuclear arsenal before a second bilateral summit, but that the two sides will have to come up with a plan to identify the weapons during the meeting.Pence made the remarks in an in

A United Nations committee on Nov. 15, 2018 adopted a resolution calling for accountability for gross human rights violations in North Korea.The U.N. Third Committee, which oversees humanitarian issues, passed the document by consensus without a vote.It is expected to pass the U.N. General Assembly