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Lee calls for improved subsidies to bolster agriculture sector

In an X post, the president said the country's financial resources are strong enough to increase support, which lags far behind the European Union and Japan.

2026.7.19

Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung during a party meeting at the National Assembly in western Seoul in on March 22. [NEWS1]

Prosecutors to question DP chief Lee 'soon' about scandal

Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung will be summoned soon to be questioned about his involvement in the Baekhyeon-dong real estate development scandal, one of several tied to Seongnam, a city that Lee had led as its mayor for eight years…

2023.8.3

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Former special counsel Park Young-soo [YONHAP]

Prosecutors make second bid to detain former special counsel

Prosecutors on Monday once again requested a detention warrant for former special counsel Park Young-soo over corruption allegations tied to a headline-grabbing land development scandal.

2023.7.31

Democratic Party (DP) Chairman Lee Jae-myung delivers remarks during a DP leadership meeting at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, Monday. [YONHAP]

DP chairman accuses Tokyo, President Yoon of 'deceiving' Korean public

Democratic Party (DP) Chairman Lee Jae-myung accused Tokyo and the Yoon Suk Yeol administration Monday of “deceiving” the Korean public into believing that the water Japan plans to release from its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is safe.

2023.5.15

Democratic Party Chairman Lee Jae-myung in a meeting at the National Assembly in western Seoul on Wednesday. [NEWS1]

Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung indicted

Prosecutors indicted Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung on Wednesday on several charges including breach of duty, conflict of interest, corruption, bribery and concealment of criminal proceeds. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors...

2023.3.22

Democratic Party Chairman Lee Jae-myung makes a brief appearance at the National Assembly on March 2. [YONHAP]

Former assistant to Democratic Party chairman found dead

A former executive assistant of Democratic Party Chairman Lee Jae-myung was found dead in his apartment on Thursday. The man, surnamed Jeon, worked for Lee when he was Gyeonggi governor…

2023.3.10

Members of the Democratic Party (DP) on Friday denounce prosecutors for seeking to arrest DP Chairman Lee Jae-myung in front of the National Assembly Building in Yeouido, western Seoul. [YONHAP]

DP lawmakers hold rally to slam Yoon for arrest warrant

Democratic Party (DP) lawmakers gathered at the National Assembly in western Seoul on Friday morning to denounce prosecutors for attempting to detain their leader, DP Chairman Lee Jae-myung.

2023.2.17

Kim Seong-tae, former chairman of SBW Group [YONHAP]

Detention warrant applied for ex-SBW boss

Prosecutors on Thursday applied for a pre-trial detention warrant for the former chairman of SBW Group after grilling him for nearly 25 hours about corruption.

2023.1.19

Kim Seong-tae, center, ex-chairman of SBW Group, arrives at Incheon International Airport on Tuesday morning after eight months on the lam. [YONHAP]

Former SBW chairman is whisked to questioning from Incheon airport

The former chairman of SBW Group arrived at Incheon International Airport on Tuesday morning and was whisked to the Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office to face questioning on a string of corruption accusations.

2023.1.17

Kim Seong-tae, former chairman of SBW Group, right, and Yang Seon-gil, current chairman of SBW Group, at a golf course in Thailand on Tuesday evening shortly after they were arrested by Thai police [JOONGANG ILBO]

Underwear tycoon agrees to return to Korea

The former chairman of SBW Group, who was nabbed on a golf course in Thailand on Tuesday after eight months on the lam, could return to Korea as early as Friday.

2023.1.12