The office of President Yoon Suk Yeol said Friday it will press criminal charges against a former defense ministry spokesman and two reporters for making allegedly false claims of a fortune teller s involvement in the relocation of the presidential residence.
The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) on Sunday disclosed the personal information of 16 prosecutors who are investigating the party s chairman Rep. Lee Jae-myung, arguing that they are collaborating with President Yoon Suk-yeol to bring down the DPK as well as its leader.
Google Korea Country Director Kim Kyoung-hoon was referred to prosecutors late on Monday after being accused of perjury during last week s National Assembly audit. When Kim was called last Friday as a witness to testify at the Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee s audit of the Korea Communications Commission, Kim drew criticism from lawmakers for avoiding to comment on Google s revenues in Korea and the company s stance on proposed bills for network usage fees.
Google Korea Country Director Kim Kyoung-hoon was referred to prosecutors late on Monday after being accused of perjury during last week s National Assembly audit. When Kim was called last Friday as a witness to testify at the Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee s audit of the Korea Communications Commission, Kim drew criticism from lawmakers for avoiding to comment on Google s revenues in Korea and the company s stance on proposed bills for network usage fees.
President Yoon Suk-yeol stressed again that he would keep pushing to get South Korea s strained relations with Japan back on the right track. “South Korea-Japan relations are not something you can improve dramatically with a single effort,” he said while answering questions from journalists on his way to the presidential office in Yongsan, Seoul, Monday. “Bilateral ties receded a lot during the past (Moon Jae-in) administration. To normalize it from the current sour relations, we need to keep watching how Koreans and Japanese are reacting and make efforts accordingly.” Yoon touted the possible economic benefits for the two countries if bilateral ties are improved. “South Korean and Japanese businesspeople are among the ones wishing for the improvement of bilateral ties. Once South Korea-Japan relations are getting back on the right track, companies of the two countries will invest in each other s nations and, as a result, job creation and economic growth will follow,” he sa