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- [Photo] Ntl. Assembly plenary session divided into 2-3 days to prevent LKP filibuster
- The ruling Democratic Party and the four other major parties agreed to hold a parliamentary vote on Dec. 24 to pass a series of fast-tracked reform bills, including those for el...
- Dec.24,2019 17:51 KST
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- [Photo] LKP continues filibuster in opposition to fast-tracked electoral reform bill
- The main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) began a filibuster at the National Assembly on Dec. 23 in its campaign against a fast-tracked bill for electoral reform, on which a...
- Dec.24,2019 17:49 KST
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- [Photo] 4+1 consultative body excluding LKP agrees to fast-tracked reform bill
- The “4+1” consultative body comprising the ruling Democratic Party, the Bareunmirae Party, the Justice Party, the Party for Democracy and Peace, and lawmakers from an emerging p...
- Dec.24,2019 17:47 KST
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- UK court rejects S. Korea’s request to overturn ISDS ruling involving Daewoo merger
- A request by the South Korean government to overturn a ruling against it in an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) concerning a Daewoo Electronics merger/acquisition was re...
- Dec.23,2019 18:05 KST
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- USFK holds briefing to address allegations of biochemical experimentation at its Busan base
- US Forces Korea (USFK) held an on-site briefing on Dec. 20 to address allegations of biochemical experimentation at its Busan Port Pier 8 base. Residents were up in arms demandi...
- Dec.23,2019 18:02 KST
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- [News analysis] Questions surrounding unregistered remains from Gwangju Democratization Movement
- The fate of individuals who disappeared during the Gwangju Democratization Movement in May 1980 is considered a key focus for investigation alongside the individuals responsible...
- Dec.23,2019 17:54 KST
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- Roughly half of N. Korean’s overseas workers still haven’t repatriated according to UNSC resolution
- North Koreans dispatched by their government to work overseas were supposed to return home, as mandated by a UN Security Council resolution, by Dec. 22. Half of the estimated 10...
- Dec.23,2019 17:49 KST
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- [News analysis] Kim Jong-un holds expanded meeting with WPK Central Military Commission
- As Pyongyang’s “end-of-the-year” deadline draws closer, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sat down with key members of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) and the military during an...
- Dec.23,2019 17:47 KST
