Prosecutors summoned Yang Sung-tae, the former Chief Justice of South Korea's Supreme Court, again this morning to question him over a number of judicial power abuse allegations.
Last week,. Yang was questioned over allegations that he used the Supreme Court to lobby for the former Park Geun-hye administration.
He served as the Supreme Court's Chief Justice from 2011 to 2017.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the Trump administration is in the process of working out the details of a second Pyeongyang-Washington summit.
Speaking to CBS's 'Face the Nation' on Sunday, Pompeo was asked when President Trump will sit down with the North Korean leader.
Pompeo said they are discussing the details, and that she will be the first to know, referring to Margaret Brennan, the host of the CBS show.
Hopes are high that North Korea and the United States will soon hold their second summit.
And there's lots of speculation about where it might happen.
The Japanese paper Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Sunday that U.S. President Donald Trump suggested to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un that they meet in mid-February in Vietnam.
The report says that although various venues, such as Indonesia and Mongolia are also being considered, Vietnam is the most likely.
But North Korea is yet to respond.
The Straits Times also reported that Vietnam is the favorite.
Sources in Washington told the Singapore-based news outlet that the shortlist may be down to Vietnam and Thailand, and that both of them have offered venues.
But the report adds that the Thai government plans to hold a general election by March.
And according to CNN last week, the White House has already surveyed locations in Hanoi, Bangkok and Hawaii.
The inter-Korean truce village of Panmujeom could be another option.
Citing diplomatic sources South Korean news agency YTN reported that officials from the U.S. State Department went to Panmunjeom sometime at the beginning of this year.
Nothing has been announced as of yet.
But at the start of the year, Kim and Trump both expressed strong hopes for a second round of talks.
Washington also announced on Saturday, that it will ease restrictions on humanitarian assistance to Pyeongyang.
President Moon Jae-in is set to hold his first meeting of the year with his top aides this afternoon;
it will be the first meeting of its kind since President Moon replaced his chief of staff, senior secretary for political affairs, and senior secretary for public relations last Tuesday.
The Blue House skipped the meeting last week as President Moon was busy meeting with about 200 small and medium-sized business leaders.
During today's meeting, it is likely that President Moon will try to encourage his new staff members and once again call for his aides' full effort to help the administration's economic policies bring about tangible results.
Source: Arirang News
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