Seoul, Dec 28 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will mark his first official day at Cheong Wa Dae early this week after the presidential office was relocated back to the former presidential compound in central Seoul, officials said Sunday. Lee will begin work at Cheong Wa Dae on Monday, with the symbolic presidential flag bearing two phoenixes to be raised at the compound early Monday morning, the presidential office said, Yonhap News Agency reported.It marks the first time the preside…
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Seoul, Dec 26 (IANS) South Korea’s unification ministry said Friday it is in talks with related government agencies to review measures to allow public access to the Rodong Sinmun, the main newspaper of North Korea’s ruling Worker’s Party, and other North Korean materials. In South Korea, public access to North Korean media and publications, including the Rodong Sinmun, is denied as they are classified as “special materials” due to concerns that they include content praising and promoting North K…
Seoul, Dec 25 (IANS) The presidential office was set to hold an emergency meeting with relevant government officials later on Thursday to discuss a recent data breach at e-commerce giant Coupang, informed sources told Yonhap news agency.”There is widespread understanding within the government about the seriousness of the breach,” a source said, asking not to be identified. “Given the gravity of the issue, the meeting will take place even on the holiday.”Kim Yong-beom, presidential chief of sta…
Seoul, Dec 24 (IANS) South Korea and the United States have agreed to pursue a stand-alone agreement on cooperation for nuclear-powered submarines, with working-level talks expected to begin early next year, National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said.Wi made the remarks after returning from a weeklong trip to the U.S., Canada and Japan, where he held meetings with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who also serves as national security adviser, along with U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright duri…
Washington, Dec 23 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that South Korea’s Hanwha will work with the US Navy for the construction of new frigate warships as he announced plans to build a new “Trump-class” of battleships.The remarks come as South Korea has sought to deepen shipbuilding cooperation with the United States through its key shipbuilders, including Hanwha Ocean Co, reports Yonhap news agency.”Last week, the Navy announced a brand new class of frigate and they’re going to be workin…
Seoul, Dec 22 (IANS) South Korea’s unification ministry on Monday dismissed a news report that it had proposed a constitutional revision to President Lee Jae Myung to recognise North Korea as a separate nation as part of efforts to resume engagement with Pyongyang. The reaction came after a local newspaper claimed that the ministry had proposed amending the Constitution to recognise North Korea as a separate, independent nation during a closed-door policy briefing to Lee last Friday.The Constitu…