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The main opposition party elected Rep. Kim Han-gil as the new chairman and renamed itself as the Democratic Party on Sunday, as it seeks to recover from election defeats and to grow its supporter bas...
Updated : 2013.05.04 19:18
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The parliamentary committee on the national budget is scurrying to pass the extra budget, which is much needed to help stimulate the slowing economy, by next week with lawmakers gathering for a weeke...
Updated : 2013.05.04 15:31
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President Park Geun-hye sent a letter to the commander of American troops stationed here Friday, expressing thanks for their efforts to maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula and hoping for further s...
Updated : 2013.05.03 21:05
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The ruling Saenuri Party and the main opposition Democratic United Party resumed negotiations over the supplementary budget plans Friday after they reached an agreement on reducing tax exemptions for...
Updated : 2013.05.03 21:04
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The leaders of South Korea and the U.S. will adopt a joint declaration to upgrade the 60-year-old military alliance of the two countries during their summit on Tuesday, Cheong Wa Dae said Friday. Pr...
Updated : 2013.05.03 14:52
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A high-ranking official defected Friday from the Democratic United Party amid growing factional fighting in the lead up to Saturday’s leadership election. Moon Sung-keun, a former Supreme Council m...
Updated : 2013.05.03 13:13
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Campaigning verbally or via telephone even before the official election period begins should be allowed until the election day to enhance voters’ freedom of political expression, the National Electio...
Updated : 2013.05.02 20:28
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Rep. Kang Dong-won of the minor opposition Progressive Justice Party announced on Thursday that he was leaving the party. While Kang was cautious about whether he would join Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo shoul...
Updated : 2013.05.02 20:23
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President Park Geun-hye named a former five-term lawmaker to head a state advisory council on national unification, her office announced Thursday. Hyun Kyung-dae, 74, now chief of a law firm, was de...
Updated : 2013.05.02 15:52
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President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday led a revived trade and investment promotion council of the kind that spearheaded Korea’s export-driven growth under her father, President Park Chung-hee, through...
Updated : 2013.05.01 20:53
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The government and the ruling party agreed Monday to provide emergency funds to South Korean businesses suffering from the suspension of a joint industrial complex in North Korea, officials said. Th...
Updated : 2013.05.01 20:42
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A series of recent provocations from North Korea has led to an apparent realignment in Beijing’s strategic thinking about its ally, a former senior U.S. diplomat said Tuesday, stressing the crucial ...
Updated : 2013.04.30 20:38
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The National Assembly on Tuesday passed a set of bills calling for tax breaks on housing transactions in a move expected to boost the slumping real estate market. Early this month, the government an...
Updated : 2013.04.30 20:10
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The National Assembly on Tuesday approved plans to raise the retirement age to 60, and passed a key economic democratization measure that will bring into force tougher penalties for unfair subcontrac...
Updated : 2013.04.30 18:02
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Prosecutors on Tuesday raided the headquarters of the nation's main intelligence agency in connection with suspicions that the organization attempted to influence public opinion ahead of last year's ...
Updated : 2013.04.30 10:18
