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Mon, August 15, 2022 | 18:04
Ruling camp in disarray
The Yoon Suk-yeol administration has faced the worst crisis since its May 10 inauguration due mainly to the new president's appointment of unqualified figures to Cabinet ministers and mishandling of state affairs. At the same time, the ruling People Power Party (PPP) sank deeper into turmoil in the wake of an escalating power struggle between the pro-Yoon members and those su...
Park Yoon-bae2022-08-15 17:00
Persistent plagiarism allegations
Kookmin University's Faculty Association held an emergency meeting Friday and expressed regrets over the university's decision earlier this month to clear first lady Kim Keon-hee of plagiarism allegations raised over her doctoral papers. The association said most professors who had attended the meeting could not sympathize with what appears to be the university's subjective c...
2022-08-15 16:45
Regain price stability
One of the most daunting tasks Korea faces now is how to tame runaway inflation. The Yoon Suk-yeol administration needs to do all it can to regain price stability, particularly ahead of Chuseok, the autumn harvest holiday set for Sept. 9 to 12. It cannot keep its promise to improve people's lives without easing mounting inflationary pressure effectively.
Park Yoon-bae2022-08-14 17:10
Phasing out 'banjiha' as housing
The Seoul Metropolitan Government is pushing to prevent people from living in semi-basement homes. The move follows the deaths of four family members at flooded semi-underground homes in southwestern Seoul a week ago when record downpours pounded the capital city. The city government saying it will no longer grant permits for semi-basement flats and that such existing housing...
2022-08-14 16:59
Special pardons of business people
President Yoon Suk-yeol granted his first special pardons to 1,693 people on Friday, benefitting business leaders such as Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong and Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin. The special pardons, which go into effect on Aug. 15 Liberation Day, also include Dongkook Steel Mill Chairman Chang Sae-joo and former STX Group Chairman Kang Duck-soo.
Shim Jae-yun2022-08-12 17:00
Prevent borrowers' moral laxity
The government's program to write off up to 90 percent of the principal for borrowers hit by the COVID-19 pandemic is squeaking even before it starts. According to the debt-rescheduling plan, debtors become “potential bad borrowers” if their repayments are 10 days overdue, resulting in having their interest on arrears reduced or exempted and benefitting from lower lending rat...
2022-08-11 16:36
Beijing's double standard
The latest talks between South Korean and Chinese foreign ministers have left a bad taste as Beijing went too far in putting forward irrational demands that could lead to interference in a sovereign state's internal affairs. This is raising concerns that bilateral ties might turn sour amid the escalating rivalry between Chin and the United States.
Park Yoon-bae2022-08-11 16:36
Revamp disaster prevention system
This week's heavy rainfalls have raised calls for the country to revamp its natural disaster prevention and relief system in order to better cope with extreme weather events amid accelerating climate change. Record rainfalls battered Seoul and its vicinity areas Monday and Tuesday, inflicting major damages across the region. Sixteen people were dead or missing while 570 from ...
Shim Jae-yun2022-08-10 17:00
No tolerance for inherited employment
The evil practice of “hereditary employment” remains entrenched in many workplaces here while young people struggle to find jobs. The Ministry of Employment and Labor conducted a survey of 1,057 collective labor agreements at companies with 100 employees or more and found that 63 agreements had a clause for “preferential and special recruitment.”
2022-08-10 16:45
Restore public trust
President Yoon Suk-yeol must have felt a sense of crisis as his approval rating plummeted to the 20-percent range, unusually low for any president after less than 100 days in office. Returning to work after a week-long summer vacation Monday, he said he would go back to basics in an apparent bid to regain public trust in his administration.
2022-08-09 16:33
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