Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

After meeting with Yoon, PPP head Han still convinced president should be suspended

Conservative People Power Party (PPP) Han Dong-hoon said he "had not heard any remarks to reverse a judgment of suspending Yoon Suk Yeol from presidential duty” after a private meeting with Yoon on Friday afternoon.

2024-12-06

Assembly speaker claims lawmakers will stand together if martial law is imposed again

National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said on Friday afternoon that all lawmakers will stand united and fight together in case of another martial law.

2024-12-06

Prime minister orders Cabinet to fulfill duties amid mass resignation speculation

Saying that he bears some responsibility as the head of the Cabinet, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo called on ministers to fulfill their obligation to the people, but a mass resignation is not off the table yet.

2024-12-04

DP lawmakers convene to lift martial law while military attempts to breach chamber

Lawmakers of the liberal Democratic Party (DP) have convened at the National Assembly and are awaiting a motion to lift martial law, said National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik, who is aligned with the DP.

2024-12-04

DP will convene despite being blocked from National Assembly building, speaker says

National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik, aligned with the Democratic Party, said he will convene a plenary session after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law on Tuesday night.

2024-12-04

Protestors throng downtown Seoul to denounce Yoon gov't, demand special probe for first lady

Tens of thousands marched against the Yoon Suk Yeol administration and demanded first lady Kim Keon Hee accept a special counsel probe during a liberal Democratic Party (DP)-led protest on Saturday in downtown Seoul.

2024-12-01

Yoon's approval rating remains at 20% amid first lady allegations, economic uncertainty

President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating remained at 20 percent, the same as the previous week, according to Gallup Korea’s latest poll results disclosed Friday.

2024-11-22

Korean American Young Kim reelected to U.S. House of Representatives

Korean American and Republican Congresswoman Young Kim was pronounced the winner of California's 40th district.

2024-11-08

Former PPP lawmaker questioned over allegedly sending money to 'power broker'

A former lawmaker from the conservative People Power Party (PPP) appeared before prosecutors on Sunday for questioning over allegations of providing funds to a "power broker" at the center of a growing political scandal.

2024-11-03

A sad portrait of Korean politics

The time has come for our politics to level up the country’s value.

2024-10-16