SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae Myung had a luncheon with the leaders of five minor political parties on Thursday and exchanged views on political and social issues, the presidential office said. Attending the meeting at the presidential residence were Kim Sun-min of the Rebuilding Korea Party; Cheon Ha-ram of the New [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — As the age of eligibility for joining political parties is being reduced to the age of 16, schools are showing both excitement and concern. A new bill was passed at the National Assembly on Tuesday, effectively reducing the age of eligibility for joining political parties from the age of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A parliamentary committee on Monday approved a bill on lowering the age at which people can join a political party, a move seen as aimed at wooing young voters ahead of the March presidential election. The Legislation and Judiciary Commission passed the revised bill that calls for lowering the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Rival political parties and lawmakers are attempting to capitalize on the popularity of Oscars-winning “Parasite” in their campaigning for the April 15 parliamentary elections. The ruling Democratic Party (DP) unveiled pledges Wednesday to set up a state-run cinema museum to bolster South Korean films’ forays into overseas markets. The [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean political parties are under fire for spurring a divide among liberals and conservatives by politicizing citizens’ rallies over corruption allegations involving the justice minister’s family. In recent weeks, South Koreans took to the streets in Seoul to hold separate demonstrations to voice either their support for or [...]