DPK postpones presidential primary by 5 weeks amid COVID-19 resurgence koreatimes.co.kr - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from koreatimes.co.kr Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Political circles demand Japan s formal apology over diplomat s lewd comment about President Moon
Posted : 2021-07-18 15:08
Updated : 2021-07-18 15:21
Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun, right, speaks with Japanese Ambassador to Korea Koichi Aiboshi at the foreign ministry in Seoul, Saturday. Courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Envoy s gaffe presents new stumbling block to Moon s Tokyo Olympics visit
By Kang Seung-woo
Politicians here have criticized a senior Japanese diplomat s highly inappropriate remarks about President Moon Jae-in, urging the Japanese government to make a formal apology.
Hirohisa Soma, the deputy chief of mission at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, reportedly ridiculed the president s efforts to hold a summit with Japan s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on the sidelines of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, describing it as masturbating. He made the remark during a meeting with a reporter from a local cable network.
Posted : 2021-07-17 09:16
Updated : 2021-07-17 09:17
Main opposition People Power Party Chairman Lee Jun-seok speaks during a party meeting preparing for the next presidential election, held at the National Assembly in Seoul, July 9. Lee has recently stirred controversy by claiming that the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and the Ministry of Unification need to be abolished in a move to establish a small but efficient government. Yonhap
Controversy rises over main opposition leader s call to abolish unification, gender equality ministries
By Jung Da-min
Calls have arisen among some politicians for the abolishment of certain ministries, which they claim to have not achieved any notable results in recent years, after some potential candidates for the next presidential, slated for March, raised this issue.
Presidential race takes new twist koreatimes.co.kr - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from koreatimes.co.kr Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Former prosecutor general losing luster in presidential race
Posted : 2021-07-15 09:12
Updated : 2021-07-15 11:33 Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, who declared his presidential bid in late June, speaks during a discussion with workers of startup companies held at startup hub TIPS Town in Seoul s Gangnam District, July 8. Joint Press Corps
Yoon s support rate falls below 30% for 1st time in 4 months
By Jung Da-min Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung, a leading presidential hopeful of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, speaks during an appearance on a radio show by local broadcaster CBS, Wednesday. Joint Press Corps Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, who has been a leading presidential hopeful since he resigned from his post in March, has been losing luster in the race in recent weeks. Recent polls of potential presidential candidates showed that Yoon s popularity has been declining, with him losing