Over his wife’s suspicious reception of a luxury handbag from a pastor after his election as president in 2022, President Yoon Suk Yeol said, “She may have found it difficult to reject it,” instead of apologizing on the first lady’s behalf.
Controversy has erupted over a former official at the presidential office said, "The first lady will be happy if the PPP removes Han Dong-hoon [a candidate for the PPP chairmanship at the time] because she hates him."
The PPP is still stuck in a mud fight over whether or not then-PPP interim leader Han Dong-hoon really did not respond to the text message the first lady allegedly sent to him.
President Yoon Suk Yeol is expected to have a rare meeting with Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung ahead of his budget speech at the National Assembly on Tuesday.
Customs officials referred three people to prosecutors after they repeatedly smuggled narcotic medicines into Korea through overseas purchases and shared methods of misuse on social media, Busan Main Customs said on Tuesday.
We hope the presidential office and the governing party resolve the alarming friction as soon as possible if the PPP really wants to be a majority in three months.
Prosecutors are set to summon Myung Tae-kyun, a self-proclaimed “political broker,” on Friday as their investigations into alleged illegal political funding and the nomination of a former lawmaker intensify.
While the Democratic Party struggles to get united under the broken leadership of boss Lee Jae-myung, the People Power Party (PPP) has appointed lawmakers loyal to President Yoon Suk Yeol as new leaders of the party.
The number of victims in a micro-payment hacking case targeting KT users in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi, and Seoul’s Geumcheon District has risen to more than 70, authorities said Monday.
Former People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon came under fire for claiming that President Lee Jae Myung "is likely to declare martial law" if he is found guilty in an ongoing trial.
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol's call for unity before the June 3 election has ignited political turmoil in the PPP, with increasing pressure for his resignation.
If the opposition accepts the sustainable outline, Lee’s sincerity behind the pension reform will be recognized.
A total of four in 10 Koreans received prescription narcotics in 2024, with the highest number of patients prescribed propofol, a common anesthetic.
President Yoon Suk Yeol and the PPP interim leader Han Dong-hoon managed to resolve their conflict over the first lady issue, but, nearly 70 percent of the people want the president to make clear his position on the case.
After controversy arose over the first lady’s repeated intervention in political affairs, the leader of the PPP expressed his hope that she would stop her public activities in the future.
President Yoon is embarrassed that PPP leader Han Dong-hoon publicly demanded that the president drastically change his unilateral governance style and apologize for all the controversies over the first lady.
We urge the party to find ways to earn trust from people.
The presidential couple must resolve the suspicions.
To impeach the president, Lee and his party must provide objective proof that Yoon committed a crime as grave as felony.
After the PPP's innovation committee chair Ihn Yo-han urged senior lawmakers to run in districts hostile to them, many of the lawmakers are turning their backs on the recommendation for fear of losing their seats.