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Minor Rebuilding Korea Party elects ex-Justice Minister Cho Kuk as leader

The minor Rebuilding Korea Party on Sunday elected former Justice Minister Cho Kuk as its leader with 98.6 percent approval.

2025-11-23

Cho Kuk declares party chair candidacy, vows to put 'past version' of himself behind

Cho Kuk, former interim leader of the Rebuilding Korea Party, declared his candidacy for party chair on Monday, declaring a new chapter for himself and the group while promising to challenge and “disrupt” the current landscape of Korean politics.

2025-11-10

Cho Kuk steps down to run for Rebuilding Korea Party leadership

Cho Kuk stepped down as interim leader of the Rebuilding Korea Party on Thursday to run for party leader at the upcoming national convention. “I will resign from my position as interim leader this afternoon to run for party leader,” Cho said.

2025-11-06

Prosecutors drop charges against ex-presidential officials in reinvestigation of 2018 election meddling case

Prosecutors said Thursday they would not seek charges against former presidential officials under the past Moon Jae-in administration in its reinvestigation of alleged election meddling in the 2018 mayoral race of the southeastern city of Ulsan.

2025-10-02

[WHY] Nothing is fair in specs and war: how Korean youth are suffering in the job market

It is notoriously difficult to get a job as a young college grad these days. One thing that stands out in the Korean job market is the “spec war," with students and job seekers building up "specs," or qualifications, to fill out their resumes.

2025-09-27

Rebuilding Korea Party recommends ex-leader Cho Kuk as interim head

The minor Rebuilding Korea Party on Tuesday decided to recommend former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk as its new interim leader to steer the embattled party out of turmoil sparked by a sexual misconduct scandal.

2025-09-09

Rebuilding Korea Party still rudderless after leadership resigns over sexual misconduct scandal

The minor liberal Rebuilding Korea Party is still struggling to form an emergency leadership committee after its entire leadership resigned Sunday over a sexual misconduct scandal within the party.

2025-09-08

Rebuilding Korea Party spokesperson resigns amid harassment scandal: 'I had no choice'

The Rebuilding Korea Party faces turmoil over a sexual misconduct scandal, prompting spokesperson Kang Mi-jung to resign amid leadership criticism.

2025-09-04

Cho Kuk courts controversy again with Facebook post on 'far-right' youth

Cho Kuk of the minor Rebuilding Korea Party, stirred controversy over the weekend by sharing an article on his Facebook account suggesting that economically privileged youth are more likely to hold far-right views.

2025-08-30

President Lee's approval rebounds slightly to 51.4% on diplomacy, R&D funding

President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating stands at 51.4 percent, halting a three-week decline, according to a public opinion poll, on the back of visits to Japan and the United States and an increase in research and development funding.

2025-08-25