Military hit for politicized lectures on pro-NK groups
A lawmaker criticized the military Wednesday for allowing “biased” lecturers to teach soldiers about “Pro-North Korean forces in the South,” claiming they made inappropriate remarks about liberal presidential candidates. Rep. Ahn Gyu-baek of the main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) claimed that the military had increased such training sessions ahead of presidential polls in December. […]
[Philippine] Gov’t, MILF panels go back to work
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MANILA, Philippines—Although the dividends of peace may have to wait a little longer, the goodwill generated by the signing on Monday of the preliminary agreement for the creation of Bangsamoro continues to fire up both sides as they look forward to the next round of talks to complete the peace process. The Aquino administration and […]
Africa wants greater help from Korea
The participants of the third Korea-Africa Forum adopted the Seoul Declaration calling for an increase in Korea’s development assistance to the continent and a specific action plan to deepen partnerships. Under the declaration, Korea vowed to increase non-binding aid to Africa gradually and expand cooperation across the region. The agreement came after Korean and 150 […]
China makes no big fuss over death of fisherman
Envoy’s protest visit cancelled Beijing is apparently refraining from engaging in a diplomatic spat with Seoul over the death of a Chinese fisherman on a boat illegally fishing in South Korea’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the West Sea. Zhang Xinsen, the Chinese Ambassador to Korea, had earlier planned to visit the foreign ministry in […]
4,000 N. Koreans working in Kuwait
Some 4,000 North Koreans are working in construction jobs in the suburbs of Kuwait’s capital city, an official said Monday, the latest estimate pointing at the rapid expansion of Pyongyang’s foreign labor force. The North dispatches tens of thousands of workers abroad in a bid to raise hard currency for its struggling economic system, stymied […]
Will woman CEO aide help or hurt Rep. Park?
Kim Sung-joo, who recently joined the election team of Park Geun-hye, the ruling Saenuri Party’s presidential candidate, was criticized Monday over her view of the economy and women’s issues. Rep. Park is said to have recruited Kim, a successful and some say eccentric businesswoman, to balance out her own icy image and win support from […]
Leader of leftist splinter party joins presidential race
Rep. Sim Sang-jung, a leader of a faction that split from the center-left Unified Progressive Party (UPP), announced Sunday that she will run in the December presidential election, pledging efforts to fight for 99 percent of the people. Characterizing the top 1 percent of people as the privileged having control over the society, the second-term […]
‘Guardian of teenagers’ hopes to change campaign culture
Kang Ji-won, a former prosecutor who became a youth mentor has decided to enter the presidential race in order to counter what he says is a lack of focus on core issues in the election race. “Look at our campaigns. They are not about policies to help people’s livelihood or strengthen the nation’s competitiveness,” Kang […]
Saenuri unveils campaign co-chairs
Park Geun-hye to lead campaign pledge committee Rep. Park Geun-hye, presidential candidate of the ruling Saenuri Party, announced Thursday that former Constitutional Court Chief Justice Kim Yong-joon, Sungjoo Group CEO Kim Sung-joo, former party leader Chung Mong-joon and incumbent party chief Hwang Woo-yea will jointly lead her campaign. The 60-year-old veteran politician said she will […]
Ambassador says Psy boosts Korea-U.S. ties
K-pop sensation Psy may be raising the profile of more than just affluent southern Seoul these days. His viral hit “Gangnam Style” and its infectious horse dance are boosting bilateral relations with the United States as well, Washington’s top envoy in Seoul said Thursday. Ambassador Sung Kim, who met Psy at the U.S. embassy after […]
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