Seoul, Jan 31 (IANS) The funeral ceremony for former South Korean Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan was held on Saturday with the attendance of top dignitaries, including President Lee Jae Myung.The late Lee died Sunday aged 73 while on a business trip to Vietnam after suffering cardiac arrest. His body was flown home Tuesday, beginning a five-day funeral period that saw large numbers of mourners paying tribute at his memorial altar at Seoul National University Hospital in the capital.The funeral cere…
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Seoul, Jan 27 (IANS) Politicians and government officials of South Korea on Tuesday mourned the death of former Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan following his body’s return from Vietnam, where he died earlier this week.The casket containing Lee’s body arrived at a funeral home at Seoul National University Hospital in central Seoul, hours after its repatriation aboard a Korean Air flight at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul.A Korean Air flight carrying Lee’s body, as well as bereaved family…
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS) A Minneapolis resident was shot and killed during a federal immigration enforcement operation, which has escalated the already tense situation between the Trump Administration and the Minnesota State Government, along with the opposition Democratic Party.The victim was identified by Democratic leaders as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a Veterans Affairs nurse. The incident occurred amid ongoing federal immigration operations in Minnesota involving Immigration and Customs Enforcem…
Seoul, Jan 24 (IANS) A senior presidential aide and ruling party lawmakers arrived in Vietnam on Saturday to support former South Korean Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan, who remains in critical condition after suffering a heart attack during a trip to Ho Chi Minh City, officials said. Cho Jung-sik, Special Advisor to the President for political affairs, headed to a general hospital where Lee is under intensive treatment after arriving in Vietnam on Saturday afternoon.President Lee Jae Myung ordered …
Seoul, Jan 23 (IANS) Both ruling and main opposition parties of South Korea on Friday scolded the budget minister nominee Lee Hye-hoon at a confirmation hearing for failing to submit sufficient documents related to allegations surrounding her and her family. During the confirmation hearing, Lee came under intense scrutiny over claims that she improperly secured a pre-sale deal to buy a luxury apartment as well as questions surrounding her real estate dealings and her three sons’ college admissio…
Washington, Jan 22 (IANS) Democratic congressional candidate Rakhi Israni has reported raising more than $1 million within the first 24 hours of launching her campaign for California’s 14th Congressional District, an early fundraising surge that her campaign says positions her competitively in one of the nation’s most expensive media markets. The campaign said it raised more than $1.04 million a day after Israni formally entered the race for the open seat, describing the fundraising pace as …
Seoul, Jan 22 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating has edged down to 59 per cent, a survey showed on Thursday. In a National Barometre Survey conducted from Monday to Wednesday, the positive assessment of Lee’s performance inched down 2 percentage points from a poll conducted two weeks earlier, while the negative assessment rose 2 percentage points to 31 per cent.The approval rating for the ruling Democratic Party added 1 percentage point to 40 per cent, while support fo…
Seoul, Jan 20 (IANS) The South Korean government on Tuesday formally designated a 2024 knife attack on South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, which occurred while he was serving as Opposition leader, as a terror case, the prime minister’s office said.Prime Minister Kim Min-seok presided over a meeting of the National Counterterrorism Committee, which concluded that the stabbing of Lee, then leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), constitutes an act of terrorism under the Act on Count…
Seoul, Jan 19 (IANS) Rival parties in South Korea clashed on Monday over whether to hold a confirmation hearing for Lee Hye-hoon, nominee to lead the newly established South Korea’s Ministry of Planning and Budget, amid objections from the main opposition People Power Party (PPP). The ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the PPP had reached an agreement last week to hold the hearing, but the PPP later boycotted the move, saying the nominee failed to submit key documents requested by the lawmakers, Y…
Seoul, Jan 18 (IANS) A Seoul city councilor and a former aide to former ruling party lawmaker Kang Sun-woo appeared before police on Sunday for a third round of questioning in connection with bribery allegations tied to nominations for the 2022 local elections. Kim Kyoung, the Seoul city councilor, and the former aide, identified by the surname Nam, separately appeared at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency to undergo questioning, police said, Yonhap news agency reported.The former aide to Repr…