Deregulation at heart of reform for top office in face of precarious future

The presidential regulatory reform committee will focus on cutting red tape, said its chair, while a political analyst broke down the impending landscape domestically.

2024-05-08

Rep. Park Chan-dae elected as new DP floor leader

The majority-holding Democratic Party elected Rep. Park Chan-dae to guide the party into the 22nd National Assembly.

2024-05-03

Prosecutors send YouTuber to trial for installing election spy cameras

Prosecutors indicted a YouTuber under charges of installing spy cameras at early voting sites nationwide ahead of the April 10 general election, Incheon District Prosecutors’ Office said Tuesday.

2024-04-23

Professors abandon students after winning seats in general election

Nine full-time professors are expected to take leave or quit their jobs after winning seats in the latest general election, leaving many university students dumbfounded at seeing a new lecturer suddenly showing up to class.

2024-04-19

President Yoon invites DP leader Lee Jae-myung to Yongsan

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday called the liberal Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung to invite him to the presidential office next week, the presidential office said.

2024-04-19

Yoon's approval rating hits all-time low following PPP's crushing defeat

President Yoon Suk Yeol’s approval rating hit a historic low following his conservative party’s election loss last week.

2024-04-18

Dogs at Korean election polling stations — in pictures

Meet the diligent dogs that showed up to the polls to carry out their civic duties, accompanying millions of Korean voters casting their ballots.

2024-04-18

DP chief Lee Jae-myung rejects 'populist' label over proposed cash subsidies

Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung on Wednesday proposed providing cash subsidies to revive people’s livelihoods, as promised during his recent election campaign, denying that the policy was "populist."

2024-04-17

First-time lawmakers mostly align with DP leader Lee

First-time lawmakers aligned with Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung are emerging as the party’s new mainstream following last week’s general election. Of the parliamentary debutantes, 39 lawmaker-elects have political kinship with Lee.

2024-04-16

Yoon apologizes for election defeat, accepts public sentiment

President Yoon Suk Yeol "humbly accepted" the results of Wednesday's election in his first remarks on the outcome in a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, promising to better communicate with the public.