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Three contentious bills backed by the liberal Democratic Party (DP) were scrapped in the National Assembly on Friday after failing to muster enough support from lawmakers to override President Yoon Suk Yeol's vetoes.
The presidential office on Thursday denied that President Yoon Suk Yeol or first lady Kim Keon Hee had been involved in a former administration official's efforts to smear People Power Party (PPP) leader Han Dong-hoon.
The presidential office announced Thursday that President Yoon Suk Yeol will visit the Philippines, Singapore and Laos next week as part of a six-day Southeast Asia trip to attend a series of Asean-related gatherings.
New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to have his first summit with Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on the margins of annual regional gatherings in Laos next week, Japan's broadcaster NHK reported Thursday.
Could President Yoon overcome the crisis before passing the halfway point of his reign?
President Yoon Suk Yeol exercised his veto power on Wednesday by endorsing Cabinet motions demanding that the National Assembly reconsider three bills, including one that calls for a special counsel probe into first lady Kim Keon Hee.
Prosecutors announced on Wednesday that they will not indict first lady Kim Keon Hee for accepting a luxury handbag and other expensive items from Korean American pastor Choi Jae-young in 2022.
President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered the government to take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of Korean nationals in regions affected by the escalating conflict in the Middle East at a meeting Wednesday.
President Yoon Suk Yeol held a 15-minute phone call with Japan's new prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, on Wednesday, congratulating him on his inauguration, the presidential office said.
President Yoon Suk Yeol said that North Korea will face the end of its regime if it attempts to use nuclear weapons in an Armed Forces Day ceremony address Tuesday.
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