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Probe reopened into former presidential aides accused of Ulsan election meddling

Prosecutors reopened their investigations of Lim Jong-seok, former President Moon Jae-in's chief of staff, and Cho Kuk, then-presidential secretary for civil affairs, for their alleged meddling in the Ulsan mayoral election of 2018...

2024.1.18

A North Korean guard post seen from Paju, Gyeonggi, in South Korea on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

Former government accused of ignoring North's cheating during DMZ guard post demolition

The former Moon Jae-in administration may have turned a blind eye to the North’s incomplete demolition of its guard posts in the border region as the liberal administration sought more reconciliatory relations with the North...

2024.1.16

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Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, center, speaks to the press on Friday outside the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, after the court sentenced him to two years in prison. [YONHAP]

Liberal lawmakers keep mum on Cho Kuk's prison sentence

Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk’s two-year prison sentence has invited mixed reactions from the political bloc, with liberal lawmakers refusing to give any hints of dismay toward the court's decision.

2023.2.5

Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk gets two years in prison

Cho Kuk, former justice minister and a close confidant to ex-President Moon Jae-in, was sentenced to two years in prison Friday after a local court found him guilty of pulling strings for his children’s college admissions.

2023.2.3

Suh Hoon, former President Moon Jae-in’s national security adviser

Suh Hoon questioned about 2020 murder at sea

Former President Moon Jae-in’s national security adviser was summoned for questioning Thursday about allegations that he ordered the deletion of evidence in the murder of a South Korean fisheries official by North Korean soldiers in 2020.

2022.11.24

Songkang and Gomi walk out of a veterinary hospital in Daegu for a walk on Nov. 10. [YONHAP]

Inter-Korean canines may find a home in Gwangju

Two dogs reluctantly given up by former President Moon Jae-in — gifts from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un — will probably be sent to a zoo in Gwangju's Uchi Park.

2022.11.22

Songkang, left, and Gomi, right, go for a walk at a veterinary hospital in Daegu on Thursday. [NEWS1]

Inter-Korean canines still caught between two presidents

The Presidential Archives reached out to zoos in Gwangju and Daejeon to ask whether they can look after the two dogs given up by former President Moon Jae-in, but neither gave a positive response.

2022.11.10

Songkang, left, and Gomi, right, North Korean indigenous Pungsans that were given to former South Korean President Moon Jae-in by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in 2018 [YONHAP]

Yoon, Moon squabble over who let the dogs down

Former President Moon Jae-in gave up two dogs presented to him by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, blaming the Yoon Suk-yeol administration for not coughing up the money to look after them.

2022.11.9

Rep. Sung Il-jong, second from left, head of the People Power Party’s policy committee, speaks at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul during a meeting with the government to discuss next year’s budget. [YONHAP]

Yoon and his party make big pledges about 2023 budget

The government and People Power Party (PPP) promised Wednesday support for young job seekers and low-income households in next year's budget.

2022.8.24

Choe Jae-hae, second from left, chair of the Board of Audit and Inspection, answers questions from lawmakers on Monday at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul.

Moon's Covid and nuke policies to come under magnifying glass

The Moon Jae-in administration’s nuclear phase-out policy and early response to the Covid-19 pandemic will soon be investigated by state auditors for irregularities.