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Two candidates woo young investors in virtual assets

Two major presidential candidates on Wednesday competitively propose pledges on virtual assets to woo young voters who have been investing in cryptocurrencies.

2022-01-19

2022. 01. 07 Cartoon

Opposition People Power Party (PPP) presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol struggles to bring Chairman Lee Jun-seok into his election campaign...

2022-01-06

From bullish to tigerish?

Presidential candidates Yoon Suk-yeol of the People Power Party and Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party pose in front of the Korea Exchange building in Yeouido on Monday to celebrate the opening of the stock exchange for the first time this year.

2022-01-03

DP's Lee tells Amcham he will reduce red tape

Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung promised to liberalize laws involving foreign companies and their trade with Korea. “It is crucial that the law does not hinder competition among companies,” Lee said during a meeting with the ...

2021-12-02

Close aides to Lee Jae-myung replace resignations within DP

A day after the resignation en masse of high-ranking officials of the ruling Democratic Party (DP), their replacements were announced Thursday, bringing younger vigor to presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung’s election campaign.

2021-11-25

Clear all suspicions

After the arrests of Kim Man-bae — a major shareholder of Hwacheon Daeyu, an asset management company at the center of the Daejang-dong development scandal — and lawyer Nam Wook, the prosecution’s investigation into the...

2021-11-04

Former finance minister announces bid for presidency as independent

Former Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon officially announced Wednesday he will run as an independent candidate in the presidential election next March, comparing his campaign to a "political start-up."

2021-09-08

DP primaries

The presidential primary for nine candidates of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) kicks off in a media day event at Glad Hotel in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Thursday.

2021-07-01

Talk of Yoon as possible presidential candidate draws bipartisan rebukes

Dissident Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl has gained public support as a possible presidential candidate, and he's drawing rebukes from politicians from both sides of the aisle.

2020-11-04

Prosecutor general is presidential material to some

Thanks to his head-butting with Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae, Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl is rising in popularity as a presidential candidate.

2020-06-30