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DPK escalates offensive against Japan's water release

Lawmakers and officials of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea hold a rally at the National Assembly in Seoul to oppose Japan's planned release of radioactive water into the sea, Friday. YonhapThe main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) on Friday raised intensive questions about the credibility of a recent International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report on Japan's radioactive water release, as the IAEA chief is set to begin his three-day visit to Korea later that day.Ranking DPK officials poured out harsh criticism against the IAEA report during the party's supreme council meeting held after almost all of its lawmakers staged an overnight sit-in at the National Assembly to protest Japan's plan to discharge radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean.They also urged the Yoon Suk Yeol government to declare opposition to the neighboring country's planned water release."Should the release of contaminated Fukushima water be permitted on the basis of an irresponsible report?" DPK leader Lee Jae-myung asked, demanding that the Yoon governmen

Jul 7, 2023
DPK escalates offensive against Japan's water release
  • Korea says Fukushima water release to meet int'l standards if carried out as planned
  • Seoul says Fukushima wastewater release plan meets int'l standards

Yoon presents letter of appointment to culture adviser

President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, poses with Yoo In-chon, now Yoon's special adviser for culture and sports, after presenting Yoo with a letter of appointment, Friday. YonhapPresident Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday presented a letter of appointment to Yoo In-chon, his new special adviser for culture and sports.Yoo, a well-known TV and stage actor who served as culture minister during the Lee Myung-bak administration, was named to the newly established position the previous day.Yoon also presented letters of appointment to Woo Tong-ki and Lee Jung-hyun, the chair and vice chair, respectively, of a new presidential committee for regional development.The committee merges the Presidential Committee for Balanced National Development and the Presidential Committee on Autonomy and Decentralization, and will formally launch Monday. (Yonhap)

Jul 7, 2023
Yoon presents letter of appointment to culture adviser

South Korea ill-prepared for election cybersecurity

A voter puts a marked ballot into a ballot box in Seoul's Jongno District during the presidential election held on March 9, 2022. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul National Election Commission dismisses foreign meddling in elections through voter registration data, reveals unpreparedness for risks of cyber breach This is the second in a two-part series highlighting elections and cyberattacks as the nation will hold National Assembly elections in April next year―ED.By Kang Hyun-kyungThe National Intelligence Service (NIS) notified the National Election Commission (NEC) that a North Korean hacker had breached an NEC official's email account. The warning came on March 21, 2021, two weeks before the April 7 by-elections. In an email sent to the election board, the intelligence agency said the North Korean cyber actor penetrated an unnamed NEC official's email account and viewed it for 10 minutes before logging out. Personal details of the targeted employee, such as n

Jul 7, 2023By Kang Hyun-kyung
South Korea ill-prepared for election cybersecurity

Gov't scraps expressway project at center of allegations involving first lady

Land Minister Won Hee-ryong attends a meeting with lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party at the National Assembly, Thursday. YonhapLand Minister Won Hee-ryong said Thursday the government decided to scrap an expressway construction project that the main opposition political party has argued would give financial benefits to first lady Kim Keon-hee's family. The Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) has raised allegations that the route of the envisioned expressway connecting Seoul and Yangpyeong, 52 kilometers east of Seoul, has been changed to eventually increase the prices of land owned by Kim's family."All proposed matters under this administration will be canceled, as national resources are wasted as long as the DPK's instigation stance is activated," Won told reporters after a meeting with lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party.The DPK argues that the initial plan, first proposed in 2017 and which passed a feasibility study two years ago, was revised in May to reroute part of the expressway. The new proposal's endpoint is located near the land owned by Kim's family, according

Jul 7, 2023
Gov't scraps expressway project at center of allegations involving first lady

Ministry-airport partnership

Patriots and Veterans Affairs Minister Park Min-shik, front row third from left, and Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC) President Lee Hag-jae, front row fourth from left, participate in a signing ceremony to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Korean War armistice at Incheon International Airport, Thursday. Through the partnership, the IIAC will give special treatment to Korean War veterans and people of national merit when they use the airport. Yonhap

Jul 6, 2023By Kang Seung-woo
Ministry-airport partnership

DPK to stage overnight sit-in to protest Fukushima water release

Lee Jae-myung, front low left, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, and other party lawmakers chant slogans during a rally at the National Assembly in Seoul to voice their objection to Japan's planned discharge of treated radioactive water from the crippled nuclear reactors in Fukushima into the ocean, Wednesday. Yonhap All lawmakers of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) were set to launch an overnight sit-in at the National Assembly on Thursday to protest Japan's plan to discharge radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.The protest comes after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a report earlier this week that Japan's plan to treat contaminated water and release it into the ocean meets international safety standards and its impact on people and the environment would be negligible.The report was seen as a blessing for the water discharge expected to begin sometime this summ

Jul 6, 2023
DPK to stage overnight sit-in to protest Fukushima water release
  • Gov't to unveil results of own analysis of Fukushima release plan Friday

Yoon picks ex-culture minister as special adviser for culture, sports

This file photo shows Yoo In-chon, new special presidential adviser for culture and sports. YonhapPresident Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday named a former culture minister and actor as his special adviser for culture and sports in a reshuffle that also affected six vice-minister level posts, his office said.Yoo In-chon, a well-known TV and stage actor who served as culture minister during the Lee Myung-bak administration, was named to the newly established position of special presidential adviser for culture and sports.Current presidential chief of staff Kim Dae-ki was second vice culture minister during Yoo's term as culture minister.Yoo will be only the second formal special adviser to the president, along with Lee Dong-kwan, a former senior presidential secretary for press affairs under President Lee and the current special presidential adviser for external relations.Yoon also named Cho Hong-sun, an official of the Fair Trade Commission, as vice chair of the antitrust regulator, and Ko Kwang-hyo, an official of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, as chief of the Korea Customs Service.K

Jul 6, 2023
Yoon picks ex-culture minister as special adviser for culture, sports

Yoon crusades against 'cartels' within Korean society

President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during the 1st World Congress of Korean Scientists and Engineers in Gangnam District, Seoul, Wednesday. YonhapConcerns grow over president's description of certain professions By Nam Hyun-wooPresident Yoon Suk Yeol is waging a campaign against so-called “cartels” within certain professions in Korean society, pledging to root out groups seeking to protect their vested interests in various fields such as education, finance, communication, technology and R&D.However, concerns are also growing that Yoon's use of the word “cartels” to describe these people could result in yet more political conflict and division.Yoon attended the 1st World Congress of Korean Scientists and Engineers in southern Seoul, Wednesday, to deliver the government's promise to provide assistance and subsidies for the advancement of the country's science and technology sector.“The government's budget for R&D surpassed 30 trillion won ($23.1 billion) this year,” Yoon said during his speech. “R&D investments should be directed towards

Jul 5, 2023By Nam Hyun-woo
Yoon crusades against 'cartels' within Korean society

Tribute to Korean War hero

A statue of the late Korean War hero Paik Sun-yup is unveiled at the Dabudong War Memorial Museum in Chilgok County, North Gyeongsang Province, Wednesday. Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup, Veterans Affairs Minister Park Min-shik and other dignitaries attended the unveiling ceremony. Paik was South Korea's first four-star general and most renowned war hero, who led key battles during the 1950-53 war. He died on July 10, 2020. Yonhap

Jul 5, 2023By Kang Seung-woo
Tribute to Korean War hero

Broadcasting watchdog approves revision to remove KBS license fees from electricity bills

The Korea Communications Commission holds a general meeting in Gwacheon, Wednesday. YonhapKorea's broadcasting watchdog on Wednesday approved an amendment to an enforcement ordinance to collect license fees for the state broadcaster KBS separately from electricity bills.The revised Enforcement Decree of Ordinance of the Broadcasting Act bans the collection of license fees bundled with utility bills for every household with a television receiver, according to the Korea Communications Commission (KCC).It will take effect after passing the Cabinet and receiving presidential approval, the watchdog added.The move came a month after the presidential office recommended the KCC and the industry ministry amend laws to separate the state broadcaster's license fees from electricity bills. KBS has charged a monthly fee of 2,500 won ($1.91) to all households with a TV receiver since 1994, and the fee has been embedded in monthly electricity bills and collected by state-run utility Korea Electric Power, a measure that ensures all households pay the fee. It has been the broadcaster's key source of

Jul 5, 2023
Broadcasting watchdog approves revision to remove KBS license fees from electricity bills
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