While the possibility of President Moon Jae-in issuing a special amnesty on the Aug. 15 Liberation Day has been raised, various prospects are emerging from the political circles on the future of former Presidents Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye.In particular, there is speculation in the political ci

The Supreme Court confirmed a two-year prison term for South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyung-soo, a close aide to President Moon Jae-in, upholding the lower court ruling for colluding with Kim Dong-won, better known by his online alias “Druking,” to manipulate online opinion before and after the

A new poll showed that Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung is leading the next Presidential candidate preference survey. Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol had a 10 percent-level approval rating.According to the public opinion poll carried out by Korea Research at the request of MBC on Ju

Lee Joon-seok, chairman of the conservative main opposition People Power Party, picked former President Park Chung-hee as the most respected politician.Asked if he intends to run for the 2027 Presidential election, Lee said, "If I succeed in the position of party leader, there will be many possibili

With Choi Jae-hyung, former chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI), joining the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on July 15, the ruling Democratic Party of Korea strongly criticized, saying, "He has damaged political neutrality, which is the core value of democracy. It is a wast

Chairman Lee Jun-seok of the People Power Party (PPP) said on July 10, “If the Minister of Unification thinks that his ministry is of any use the minister then is not working properly and a new minister is in order.”According to Korean-language newspaper reports in Seoul on July 10, Chairman Lee mad

Many people in Korea, the established generation in particular, believe that the Korean business people, especially the conglomerates known as Jaebeol, are true patriots of Korea and the Korean people. The do a lot for the good the country. And on many occasions, they are dependable supporters of th

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik of The Korea Post mediaChairman Lee Jun-seok of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) said that the front-running Presidential Candidate Yoon Seok-youl (former prosecutor general) would board the PPP band wagon for the Presidential race “when he thinks the time is r

Who is going to take over the government of incumbent President Moon Jae-in? At present, the front runner is former Attorney General Yoon Seok-youl followed closely by Governor Lee Jae-myung of the Gyeonggi Province and then by former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon who presently remains in a single dig

Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl has officially started his high-profile Presidential candidacy today (June 29), four months after he stepped down as prosecutor general. He declared, “I will do my level best to rebuild justice and the rule of law in the Republic of Korea!”Speaking at the Yoo

Lee Jun-seok, head of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), said on June 26 that he wants to hold a policy contest ahead of the Presidential election slated for March 9, 2022.PPP leader Lee made the remarks on his Facebook page, saying, "The debate battle to select our party’s spokespersons

Following former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, key Presidential candidates of the opposition circles -- Choi Jae-hyung, the chairman of Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI), and Kim Dong-yeon, the former deputy prime minister for economic affairs – are imminent in announcing their bids for the P

Both the ruling and opposition parties are showing a passionate courtship towards former Deputy Prime Minister Kim Dong-yeon, who has recently emerged as a Presidential runner-up, saying, 'He is closer to us'.Although former Deputy Prime Minister Kim is sparing of words and shows a cautious attitude

Former Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae officially declared her candidacy for the Presidential election on June 23, saying, "The Democratic Party of Korea should return to the candlelight spirit."Choo held a press conference to run for President in Heyri, Paju, Gyeonggi Province, later in the day and sai

Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol recruited Lee Seok-joon, 62, former chief of the Office for Government Policy Coordination for the then President Park Geun-hye administration, to the Yoon’s Presidential election camp on June 21. The Dong-A Ilbo reported that Lee Sang-rok, a spokesman for Yo

"Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol is studying the overall state affairs so hard. Yoon told me that he doesn’t think he has ever studied like this in his life,'” the vernacular daily newspaper JoongAng Ilbo quoted Prof. Lee Cheol-woo of Yonsei University's Graduate School of Law as saying on

The following article by First Deputy Speaker Akmal Saidov of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan was contributed by Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan, in Seoul to The Korea Post for publication. The Korea Post, 36 years old this year, owns and operates 5 new

The Indian Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ICCK) joined hands with Korea Nonferrous Metal Association (KONMA) to support each other’s member companies and to explore markets for Nonferrous Metal Industry Companies. Indian Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ICCK) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) w

President Biden and I had candid conversations like old friends as we spent several hours together for the ceremony to award the Medal of Honor to a Korean War veteran as well as at the one-on-one and expanded summits. We confirmed that our interests and commitments are the same on many issues, incl

Goyang City, situated north of Seoul, is experiencing a year of great transformation in the current year. On April 9, Goyang City's construction project for the new office building passed a feasibility study by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. As a result, the construction plan for the new c