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Justice minister nominee apologizes for concern caused by alleged lobbying

Kim Seung-won said he will provide an explanation during his parliamentary hearing, adding that his efforts were intended to address regulatory unfairness.

2026.9.11

Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won speaks to reporters as he walks into the building with office to prepare his confirmation hearing in central Seoul on Sept. 7.

Han Dong-hoon claims justice minister pick’s alleged lobbying involves more liberal lawmakers in ‘DP Oppagate’

The former justice minister in the Yoon Suk Yeol administration released text messages that appear to implicate others in the ruling party.

2026.9.7

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Coupang paid $250,000 to Trump-linked lobbying firm in Q2, says U.S. Senate report

The e-commerce giant paid Ballard Partners $250,000 in the second quarter as it widened U.S. lobbying amid growing friction over its treatment in Korea.

2026.7.16

Lee Jong-ho, a former head of investment firm Blackpearl Invest, arrives at a special counsel team's office in southern Seoul to undergo questioning in this file photo taken Oct. 12, 2025. [YONHAP]

Ex-first lady's former investment manager sentenced to year and half in jail in lobbying case

A Seoul court on Friday sentenced a close associate of former first lady Kim Keon Hee to one and a half years in prison for offering to help a suspect in a stock price manipulation scheme in exchange for money.

2026.2.13

A Coupang Logistics Center worker is seen next to Coupang delivery trucks in Seoul on Dec. 17. [YONHAP]

Why U.S. Republicans suddenly weighed in on Coupang’s data scandal

The Blue House convened a meeting over the Coupang data leak, summoning not only commerce and technology officials but foreign affairs and intelligence officials as well, as some in the United States react to moves in Korea over the incident.

2025.12.28

The photo shows Samsung Digital City in Suwon, Gyeonggi. [SAMSUNG]

Korean firms' spending on U.S. lobbying doubled in 5 years: data

Korean businesses' spending on lobbying in the United States has more than doubled over the past five years, data showed Wednesday, in line with their efforts to address Washington's industrial policies.

2025.10.1

Lobbyist Tongsun Park, a major figure in the 'Koreagate' scandal, testifying at the U.S Congress in 1978. [YONHAP]

Tongsun Park, key figure in 'Koreagate' scandal, dies at 89

Tongsun Park, 89, a key figure in the major lobbying scandal “Koreagate,” which strained Korea-U.S. diplomatic relations during the Park Chung Hee regime in the 1970s, died Thursday.

2024.9.20

Lim Seong-geun, far right, the Marine Corps 1st Division commander at the time of the death of a young Marine, attends a parliamentary hearing on Friday. [NEWS1]

Parliamentary committee holds hearing on allegations of presidential interference in case of Marine's death last year

A parliamentary committee convened a hearing to look into allegations that the presidential office interfered in a probe of a Marine's death last year.

2024.7.19