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Lee Nak-yon, newly elected chairman of the ruling Democratic Party (DP), left, calls on Kim Chong-in, interim head of the opposition United Future Party (UFP), at the General Assembly in western Seoul on Tuesday. [NEWS1]

Heads of DP, UFP put decades-long friendship to the test

In political circles, all eyes were on the first meeting between the heads of Korea's top two parties on Tuesday, to see if their decades-long friendship can bring about bipartisan cooperation in a National Assembly dominated by the ruling party...

2020.9.1

The opposition United Future Party's (UFP) public relations committee head Kim Su-min announces in a briefing Monday the party's selection of its new name, tentatively called the People's Power, at the National Assembly in western Seoul. [YONHAP]

UFP tentatively adopts 'People's Power' as new moniker

The opposition United Future Party (UFP) announced a tentative new name on Monday, rebranding itself as the "People’s Power." Selected during the party’s emergency committee meeting on Monday morning, the name has yet to be confirmed during the...

2020.8.31

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President Moon Jae-in listens to a briefing from officials of the National Medical Center at the hospital on Friday on the provision of sickbeds for serious cases of new coronavirus infection in the Seoul metropolitan area. [YONHAP]

Moon's approval rating rebounds on virus worries: poll

President Moon Jae-in’s approval rating has risen to 49 percent, overtaking his disapproval rating for the first time in seven weeks, according to poll results released Monday.

2020.8.31

Rep. Lee Nak-yon of the Democratic Party [YONHAP]

DP's Lee Nak-yon faces backlash over 'gap investment'

Rep. Lee Nak-yon of the ruling Democratic Party (DP), former prime minister of the Moon Jae-in administration, faced criticism on Friday for having made a “gap investment” in defiance of a government campaign when he purchased an apartment...

2020.8.30

A gate at the National Assembly's main building is locked after the legislature shut its key buildings after a photojournalist covering the Democratic Party was confirmed infected with Covid-19. [YONHAP]

National Assembly shut after reporter tests positive for Covid-19

The National Assembly was shut Thursday after a photojournalist who had covered the ruling party on the previous day was confirmed as being infected with the coronavirus.

2020.8.27

Kim Won-wung, head of the Heritage of Korean Independence (HKI), holds a press conference at the National Assembly on Monday and calls the main opposition United Future Party (UFP) a 'pro-Japan collaborator.' [YONHAP]

Defense Ministry refutes Kim Won-wung’s criticism of late Gen. Paik

The Ministry of National Defense pushed back on Wednesday against recent remarks by the head of the country’s main veterans' organization, who has argued recently that the legacy of the late General Paik Sun-yup must be reevaluated.

2020.8.26

Candidates for chairman of the Democratic Party (DP) attend a debate hosted by CBS on Aug. 18. From left, Kim Boo-kyum, Park Ju-min and Lee Nak-yon. [YONHAP]

Top DP politicians push for 2nd round of relief grants

Candidates for the ruling party’s chairmanship race are pushing for a second round of emergency relief grants to combat the economic effects of the coronavirus, despite objections by the financial minister.

2020.8.25

Sindorim Station is filled with commuters wearing face masks during the morning rush hour on Monday. The Seoul Metropolitan Government issued an administrative order requiring that face masks be worn in both indoor and outdoor public spaces. [YONHAP]

Most want Level 3 social distancing to curb outbreak, poll finds

More than half of Koreans believe the government must ratchet up its social distancing regulations to curb the recent surge in coronavirus cases, according to a new poll published Monday.

2020.8.24

[THINK ENGLISH] Act of contrition

Kim Chong-in, interim leader of the main opposition United Future Party (UFP), kneels to pay respects at the May 18th National Cemetery in Gwangju on Wednesday. Kim is the first leader of the conservative party to offer an apology for some...

2020.8.24

President Moon Jae-in speaks at a luncheon with Catholic leaders at the Blue House on Thursday. Moon invited the leaders to thank them for their cooperation in the coronavirus outbreak. [YONHAP]

Approval ratings of Moon, DP go up as virus spreads

After weeks of declines, the approval ratings of President Moon Jae-in and his ruling party rebounded as the country battles with a coronavirus resurgence, a poll showed Thursday.

2020.8.20