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PPP leader asks Japan's top envoy for support in easing public concern over Fukushima

Rep. Kim Gi-hyeon, right, the leader of the ruling People Power Party, shakes hands with the Japanese Ambassador to Korea, Koichi Aiboshi, at the National Assembly, June 8. YonhapThe leader of the ruling People Power Party held a meeting with Japan's top envoy to Korea on Thursday and called for Tokyo's efforts in relieving public concern over its planned release of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant."Transparent and active cooperation is needed from the Japanese side to ease distrust through an objective and scientific approach," said Rep. Kim Gi-hyeon during the meeting with the Japanese Ambassador to Korea, Koichi Aiboshi, at the National Assembly.Kim noted an on-site inspection of the plant conducted by a team of Korean experts last month, emphasizing the importance of delivering accurate and objective scientific information to the public.Kim also said his party will refrain from "unscientific propaganda and instigation," an apparent swipe at the opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) that has expressed strong objections to the planned release o

Jun 8, 2023
PPP leader asks Japan's top envoy for support in easing public concern over Fukushima

Yoon calls for all-out efforts to win chip war

President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a semiconductor industry strategy meeting at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Thursday. YonhapBy Jung Min-hoPresident Yoon Suk Yeol has called for all-out efforts to stay competitive in the chip industry, which he called a pillar of the Korean economy and a source of quality jobs.During Thursday's meeting on a national strategy for the semiconductor sector at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Yoon said public-private cooperation is essential in winning the chip war as Cold War-like geopolitics emerge as the biggest business risk to the nation's chipmakers.“Semiconductor exports account for 20 percent of Korea's total exports and 55 percent of its manufacturing facility investment; it represents Korean industries,” he said. “To win the chip war, we need both innovations by private companies and leading strategies by the state.”Speaking to his top officials, scholars and business leaders, including SK hynix co-CEO Kwak Noh-jung and Kyung Kye-hyun, who leads Samsung Electronics' chip business, Yoon said the importance of advanced chips will con

Jun 8, 2023By Jung Min-ho
Yoon calls for all-out efforts to win chip war

Yoon's labor reform drive sputters as umbrella union exits talks

Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU) President Kim Dong-myeong, second from right, and other federation members chant slogans during a press conference criticizing the Yoon Suk Yeol administration's labor policy in front of the presidential office in Yongsan District, Seoul, Thursday. YonhapTripartite negotiating body becomes uselessBy Nam Hyun-wooPresident Yoon Suk Yeol's labor reform drive appears to be losing momentum after one of the two largest umbrella unions in the country decided to boycott official talks with management and the government, threatening to stage a full-scale protest against the Yoon administration, which it claims “shows hostility against all workers and reacts only with suppression.”“If we don't stop the madness of the Yoon administration, bloody suppressions of workers will continue and result in adversity for all Koreans, including 25 million workers,” the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU) President Kim Dong-myeong said during a press conference in front of the presidential office in Yongsan District, Seoul.The press confe

Jun 8, 2023By Nam Hyun-woo
Yoon's labor reform drive sputters as umbrella union exits talks

Yoon weighs replacing around 10 vice ministers

President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a cabinet meeting at the presidential office in Seoul, May 23. YonhapPresident Yoon Suk Yeol is weighing replacing around 10 vice ministers as early as next week to give a boost to key state projects in his administration's second year in office, officials said Thursday.The ministries under consideration for a reshuffle include the ministries of finance, foreign affairs, unification, defense, the interior, culture, environment, land and oceans. The Office for Government Policy Coordination is also reportedly on the list."A vice ministerial level reshuffle is being planned, and it's not going to be small in scope," a key presidential official told Yonhap News Agency.The reshuffle could affect more than half the 19 government ministries, with some having both their first and second vice ministers replaced, the official said.The new appointees will likely be chosen from among those who have familiarized themselves with the Yoon government's administrative philosophies so that they can spearhead the push to implement key administrative tasks and brin

Jun 8, 2023
Yoon weighs replacing around 10 vice ministers

KBS CEO says he will resign if gov't withdraws push for separation of license fee collection

Kim Eui-cheol, CEO of Korea's public broadcaster KBS, speaks during a press conference at KBS Hall in Seoul, June 8. YonhapThe chief of Korea's public broadcaster KBS said Thursday he will resign if the government withdraws its decision to separate the collection of television license fees from electricity bills, a move that would deprive the broadcaster of a key source of revenue. KBS CEO Kim Eui-cheol, who was appointed under the previous Moon Jae-in administration, made the remark after the presidential office said Monday it has recommended the state broadcasting watchdog 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 since 1994, and the fee has been embedded in monthly electricity bills and collected by state-run utility Korea Electric Power Corp., a measure that ensures all households pay the fee.But if the fee is separated from the electricity bills, many households are expected to refuse to pay the fee, leaving KBS without a key source of revenue.

Jun 8, 2023
KBS CEO says he will resign if gov't withdraws push for separation of license fee collection

Opposition leader to hold dinner meeting with Chinese Amb. Xing

Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung / YonhapOpposition leader Lee Jae-myung is to visit the residence of Chinese Ambassador Xing Haiming on Thursday for a dinner meeting expected to discuss Japan's planned release of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.The meeting comes as the administration of President Yoon Suk Yeol has been seeking to bring Korea closer to the United States and Japan in a key policy departure from the preceding Moon Jae-in administration.During Thursday's meeting, Lee and the Chinese envoy are also expected to discuss efforts to increase economic cooperation, strengthen public diplomacy and reduce negative public sentiments against each other's country.Lee is also expected to ask for Beijing's role in promoting peace on the Korean Peninsula.Also Thursday, Lee's ruling party counterpart, Rep. Kim Gi-hyeon of the People Power Party, is scheduled to hold a meeting with Japanese Ambassador Koichi Aiboshi at the National Assembly, where the Fukushima issue is also expected to be a key topic. (Yonhap)

Jun 8, 2023
Opposition leader to hold dinner meeting with Chinese Amb. Xing

INTERVIEW SpaceX's Starlink in Kyiv is wake-up call for Seoul

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, May 27. The rocket is carrying the BADR-8 communications satellite for Arabsat. AP-YonhapThis is the last in a two-part interview series with experts regarding the validity of South Korea's aim to become a real player in the burgeoning space sector after the successful placement of small satellites into geosynchronous orbit on May 25 during the third launch of the locally-developed rocket Nuri, also known as KSLV-II. _ ED.US national security expert advises S. Korea to promote public-private partnership in space industryBy Kim Yoo-chulThe South Korean government has been asked to promote the private sector to help the country maintain its upward trajectory in the booming space sector as entrepreneurs begin to take hold of satellite and private spaceship development markets, a U.S. national security expert said.Starlink's satellite internet terminals for the use of Elon Musk's SpaceX in Ukraine is a good example of where new competition is welcome and could significantly improve public and governmental choice, acc

Jun 8, 2023By Kim Yoo-chul
[INTERVIEW] SpaceX's Starlink in Kyiv is wake-up call for Seoul

Ruling party, gov't to strengthen punishment against tech theft

Rep. Park Dae-chul, second from left, is seen giving a speech at a meeting with government officials and startups aimed at eradicating technology theft against small and medium-sized companies held at the National Assembly in Seoul on June 7. YonhapThe government and the ruling People Power Party (PPP) decided Wednesday to significantly toughen punishment of conglomerates stealing ideas or technology from smaller companies, a lawmaker said.The two sides agreed to revise relevant laws to increase the limit of punitive damages from the current three times to five times the actual amount of damages caused, Rep. Park Dae-chul of the PPP said after a meeting with startups and government officials. "The Yoon Suk Yeol administration has designated it a national agenda item to eradicate technology theft from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)," Park said. "In order to carry this out, we agreed to lay the institutional groundwork and create a social atmosphere to deal sternly with illegal acts of technology theft."Other measures discussed include offering SMEs expert consulting on lega

Jun 7, 2023
Ruling party, gov't to strengthen punishment against tech theft

Yoon's security strategy focuses on ROK-US alliance, stronger deterrence against NK

First Deputy Director of National Security Kim Tae-hyo speaks during a press briefing at the presidential office in Yongsan District, Seoul, Wednesday. YonhapBy Nam Hyun-wooThe cover of the Yoon Suk Yeol Administration's National Security Strategy / Courtesy of presidential officeThe Yoon Suk Yeol administration announced its new security strategy, Wednesday, reflecting a determination to strengthen South Korea's alliance with the United States, while departing from the previous Moon Jae-in administration's concentration on rapprochement with Pyongyang in the pursuit of normalized South-North Korea relations.The Office of National Security published the Yoon administration's National Security Strategy, which is the highest-level document outlining South Korea's current national security concerns and how the administration seeks to address them.“The Yoon administration's diplomatic and security direction can be summarized as carrying out the cooperative diplomacy of freedom and solidarity, while pursuing practical national interests,” First Deputy Director of National Secu

Jun 7, 2023By Nam Hyun-woo
Yoon's security strategy focuses on ROK-US alliance, stronger deterrence against NK

Yoon gov't unveils National Security Strategy highlighting NK threat

Principal Deputy National Security Adviser Kim Tae-hyo briefs reporters on the Yoon administration's National Security Strategy at the presidential office in Seoul, June 7. YonhapThe Yoon Suk Yeol administration on Wednesday unveiled a National Security Strategy highlighting the threat of North Korea's nuclear and missile programs and outlining its objectives for the realization of a "global pivotal state."The Office of National Security under the presidential office published the strategy in a booklet ― 107 pages in Korean and 150 pages in English ― to present the administration's policies for foreign affairs, unification and defense in the context of a rapidly changing security environment marked by North Korea's advancing nuclear capabilities, the intensifying strategic competition between the United States and China, and emerging security issues, such as supply chain anxieties and climate change."We find ourselves at a critical inflection point in history once again," Yoon wrote in the preface, citing an unprecedentedly turbulent future that breaks from the stability and prosperi

Jun 7, 2023
Yoon gov't unveils National Security Strategy highlighting NK threat
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