People Power Party candidate Na Kyung-won stated on the 17th, “I will make a final decision on nuclear armament within a year and ensure that all technical, institutional, and diplomatic preparations that can be immediately executed are completed.” Candidate Na held a press conference in the Nationa...
The 'Special Prosecutor Law on Internal Disturbance' and the 'Myung Taek-kyun Special Prosecutor Law,' led by opposition parties including the Democratic Party of Korea, were defeated in a re-vote at the National Assembly plenary session on the 17th, resulting in their automatic nullification. In th...
The National Assembly Secretariat decided on the 17th to reclaim the space within the National Assembly designated for the military and police. It also plans to report former Director General Kim Hyun-tae of the 707th Special Mission Battalion. The National Assembly Secretariat issued a press releas...
A poll released on the 17th showed that 54% of respondents believe the government should be changed in the upcoming presidential election on June 3, while 33% believe the current government should be re-established. Four companies, including Embrain, K-Statistic Research, Korea Research, and Hankook...
A survey result released on the 17th showed that two out of three citizens do not think it is desirable for Han Duck-soo, the acting president and prime minister, to run for president, amid discussions within the People Power Party. Embrain, Case Study Research, Korea Research, and Korea Research an...
Ahn Cheol-soo, a candidate in the presidential primary of the People Power Party, noted on the 17th, "If you just think that 'Lee Jae-myung should not become president,' we must unconditionally pull them to our side." Ahn stated on that day during an SBS radio broadcast, "It can be either moderate c...
On the 16th, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang-mok stated, “We will never rush the tariff negotiations with the United States.” Deputy Prime Minister Choi, during a concluding statement at the impeachment inquiry held by the National Assembly's Legislative and Judic...
Lee Chang-yong, Governor of the Bank of Korea, said on the 16th that if Choi Sang-mok, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, is impeached in the National Assembly, foreign entities will view it negatively. Governor Lee appeared as a witness at the hearing regarding the impeachme...
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang-mok said regarding the controversy over holding U.S. government bonds that he "received a passive portfolio recommendation and purchased U.S. government bonds in August last year." Deputy Prime Minister Choi noted during t...
Choi Sang-mok, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, found himself at odds with both ruling and opposition parties over the fact that he changed his mobile phone just after the emergency martial law situation on Dec. 3. The National Assembly's Legislative and Judiciary Committee...
