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#prosecution raid-Ulsan
(LEAD) Prosecutors raid Ulsan vice mayor's office in election-meddling probe
(ATTN: UPDATES with details, photo; RECASTS dateline) SEOUL/ULSAN, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Friday raided the house and office of an Ulsan vice mayor as part of their widening probe into an... 12:20 Dec. 06
Revision bill on banning Tada's taxi business passed at parliamentary committee
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- A National Assembly committee on Friday passed a revision bill on effectively preventing the controversial taxi business of Tada, a South Korean ride-hailing service opera... 11:31 Dec. 06
#prosecution raid-Ulsan
Prosecutors raid Ulsan vice-mayor's office in election-meddling probe
ULSAN, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Friday raided the house and office of an Ulsan vice mayor as part of their widening probe into an alleged election-meddling row involving officials at the p... 11:15 Dec. 06
#dailies-editorials
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Dec. 6)
Absurd pressure Ruling camp's warning and threats, police intervention raise concerns on reforms Prosecutors searched Cheong Wa Dae in connection with suspicions over its abruptly suspended inspec... 06:53 Dec. 06
#NSC meeting
NSC vows cooperation with neighboring countries for progress on nuclear talks
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's National Security Council (NSC) on Thursday reviewed unfolding developments on the Korean Peninsula and vowed to beef up cooperation with neighboring countri... 19:45 Dec. 05
#Moon Jae-in
(2nd LD) Moon stresses China's role in Korea peace process during talks with its foreign minister
(ATTN: UPDATES with Cheong Wa Dae's briefing on meeting results in last 4 paras) By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday the Korea peace process h... 17:42 Dec. 05
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. ---------------- (3rd LD) Ruling party lawmaker nominated as new justice minister SEOUL -- Choo... 17:10 Dec. 05
#FDA
(LEAD) Moon pledges to expand Seoul's global free trade networks
(ATTN: ADDS more details from 11th para) SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in pledged Thursday to expand South Korea's global networks of free trade to boost its economic growth and fend... 17:06 Dec. 05
#Moon Jae-in
(LEAD) Moon stresses China's role in Korea peace process during talks with its foreign minister
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with opening remarks; CHANGES headline, photo) By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday the Korea peace process has reach... 17:04 Dec. 05
#Japan's forced labor
Speaker Moon's bill on Japan's wartime forced labor is 'realistic' option: aides
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- A bill on Japan's wartime forced labor, pushed by South Korea's parliamentary speaker, is a realistic option to compensate Korean victims of Tokyo's atrocity and resolve a... 15:33 Dec. 05
#justice minister
(3rd LD) Ruling party lawmaker nominated as new justice minister
(ATTN: UPDATES with background info in paras 3-6; ADDS photos) By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- Choo Mi-ae, a five-term ruling party lawmaker, has been nominated for the position of justic... 14:33 Dec. 05
(Profile) Judge-turned-lawmaker nominated as justice minister
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Choo Mi-ae, a five-term lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party, has been nominated for the post of justice minister, which was recently vacated by the resignation of... 11:45 Dec. 05
#FDA
Moon pledges to expand Seoul's global free trade networks
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in pledged Thursday to expand South Korea's global networks of free trade to boost its economic growth and fend off protectionism. In an address to ... 11:31 Dec. 05
#justice minister
(2nd LD) Ruling party lawmaker nominated as new justice minister
(ATTN: UPDATES with background info in paras 6-7; ADDS byline) By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- Choo Mi-ae, a five-term ruling party lawmaker, has been nominated for the position of justic... 11:29 Dec. 05
#justice minister
(LEAD) Ruling party lawmaker nominated as new justice minister
(ATTN: UPDATES with other details, talk of new prime minster from 5th para; CHANGES photo) SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- Choo Mi-ae, a five-term ruling party lawmaker, has been nominated for the positi... 11:11 Dec. 05
Ruling party lawmaker nominated as new justice minister
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- Choo Mi-ae, a five-term ruling party lawmaker, has been nominated for the position of justice minister, Cheong Wa Dae announced Thursday amid keen attention to her role in... 11:10 Dec. 05
(URGENT) Choo Mi-ae, five-term ruling party lawmaker, nominated as new justice minister
11:10 Dec. 05
#WSNPL summit Seoul
Seoul to host world summit of Nobel Peace laureates in 2020
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- Nobel Peace Prize recipients from around the world will gather in Seoul next year to discuss ways to enhance inter-Korean peace, as well as global peace, it was announced ... 11:03 Dec. 05
#Moon Jae-in
Moon to meet China's top diplomat at Cheong Wa Dae
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in plans to meet with China's State Councilor Wang Yi on Thursday afternoon for discussions on such pending issues as ways to improve Seoul... 07:54 Dec. 05
#editorials
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Dec. 5)
Trump's rashness Warning of 'use of force' only raises tension U.S. President Donald Trump has warned of possible use of military force against North Korea as a war of nerves is escalating between ... 07:06 Dec. 05