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President Moon's transition team starts receiving gov't briefings
Seven government ministries are giving briefings to President Moon Jae-in's advisory committee today. They're planning out the practical side of implementing the President's agenda for the next five years, a big job considering how abruptly he came into office. Our Ji Myung-kil is on the phone with us. So Myung-kil,...
2017-05-24 12:03:03 KST -
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Military identifies flying object near DMZ as balloon carrying leaflets
The South Korean military has revealed that the "unidentified object" it shot at on Tuesday as it crossed the DMZ was a helium-filled balloon carrying propaganda leaflets from the North. The Joint Chiefs of Staff says the military fired scores of rounds at the object. The balloon was just one of around ten that wer...
2017-05-24 12:03:02 KST -
00:45
Employment situation board installed in President's primary office
Less than two weeks ago, President Moon Jae-in signed his first executive order establishing a presidential committee on job creation. And as of this morning, the president's main office has a display showing the nation's employment situation around the clock. President Moon had pledged during his election campaig...
2017-05-24 12:03:02 KST -
03:08
First confirmation hearing on Prime Minister nominee at National Assembly
The first day of a two-day confirmation hearing is underway for President Moon's nominee for Prime Minister, Lee Nak-yon . For more on the hearing and what it could mean for the new Moon Jae-in administration, we connect to our Shin Se-min standing by at the National Assembly. Se-min, these hearings have been extrem...
2017-05-24 12:03:02 KST -
00:29
South Korean military fires warning shots at unidentified object near border
The South Korean military fired warning shots at an "unidentified object" flying across the DMZ from North Korea on Tuesday afternoon. The Joint Chiefs of Staff says the object,.. which may have been a drone, was detected in the Chorwon area in the eastern province of Gangwon-do at around 4 p.m. Sources say almost ...
2017-05-24 09:24:17 KST -
02:18
President Moon's transition team starts receiving gov't briefings
President Moon Jae-in's special advisory committee is receiving briefings from seven government ministries as part of efforts to flesh out policy visions and tasks for the next five years of the liberal administration. The Ministry of Strategy and Finance was first to give its briefings to the transition team, expla...
2017-05-24 08:26:18 KST -
02:33
Japan files formal objection to UN committee's recommendation of modifying 'comfort women' agreement
Japan wants to get its stance clear that the landmark agreement between Seoul and Tokyo over Japan's wartime sex slavery issue is irreversible and final. Japan's daily Yomiuri Shimbun reported the Japanese government has submitted a rebutting document to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Huma...
2017-05-24 07:08:02 KST -
02:20
Former President Park Geun-hye makes appearance at first hearing in corruption trial
Korea's first-ever impeached president Park Geun-hye attended her first trial hearing in Seoul Central District Court on Tuesday. She arrived at the court thirty minutes before her trial, which was scheduled for 10 in the morning, with her hands cuffed and inmate number 503 attached to her clothing. This is he...
2017-05-24 07:08:02 KST -
00:38
President Moon's transition team to receive briefings from government ministries
President Moon Jae-in's transition team will be briefed by 22 government agencies over the next three days, as the administration seeks to flesh out its economic and social policies. The State Policy Planning and Advisory Committee will receive briefings on both domestic and international affairs from various govern...
2017-05-24 05:00:06 KST -
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S. Korean prime minister nominee set for confirmation hearing
The National Assembly is set to hold a confirmation hearing for President Moon Jae-in's prime minister nominee Lee Nak-yeon , later today. Lee, who previously served as the governor of Jeollanam-do province, will be summoned for a two-day hearing to answer questions from a 13-member panel of lawmakers. The hearing...
2017-05-24 04:58:04 KST -
03:14
Memorial service held to commemorate eighth anniversary of death of late president Roh Moo-hyun
A memorial service was held to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the death of former president Roh Moo-hyun in Bongha Village in Gyeongsangnam-do Province. It's the late president's hometown, where he lived after serving his term and also where he was laid to rest. Roh served as South Korea's 16th president f...
2017-05-24 04:00:24 KST -
02:22
Moon's special envoys deliver President's personal message to nation leaders
The former mayor of Incheon, Song Young-gil, now a lawmaker with the ruling Democratic Party, arrived in Moscow Monday afternoon to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and deliver a personal letter from President Moon. Song is no stranger to Russia. He was awarded Russia’s Order of Friendship in 2010, and...
2017-05-23 19:58:34 KST
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