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INTERVIEW 'China could censor South Korean content if Seoul aligns with IRA, CHIPS Act'

This file photo shows the logo of mobile messaging service WeChat on the screen of a tablet in Toulouse, southwestern France. U.S. President Joe Biden on June 9, 2021 revoked executive orders from his predecessor Donald Trump seeking to ban Chinese-owned mobile apps TikTok and WeChat over national security concerns, the White House said. AFP-YonhapEconomic coercion over THAAD was early sign of how willing China is to exert economic pressure on other countries By Kim Yoo-chulOver the last several decades, China has invested heavily in its own propaganda media system in an effort to influence public opinion on China and to suppress anti-Beijing sentiment.According to last year's report by Freedom House, China's central government was using more sophisticated, covert and coercive tactics, including intensified censorship and intimidation to spread pro-Chinese narratives. Its main goal, Freedom House says, was to increase the level of its influence on public opinion in its favor, sometimes as a way to ensure its investments in target countries.China's foreign ministry dismissed the repor

Feb 22, 2023By Kim Yoo-chul
[INTERVIEW] 'China could censor South Korean content if Seoul aligns with IRA, CHIPS Act'

Controversial pro-labor bill passed by opposition-controlled Assembly committee

Members of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea and the minor opposition Justice Party unilaterally pass a controversial bill, designed to restrict employers' damages suits against striking workers, during a meeting of the National Assembly's Environment and Labor Committee, Tuesday. Seats for members of the ruling People Power Party are left empty as they walked out of the meeting in protest. YonhapRuling party walks out of meeting in protestBy Jun Ji-hyeA parliamentary committee controlled by opposition parties passed a controversial bill restricting employers' damages suits against striking workers, Tuesday, despite strong objections from the ruling party and the government as well as businesses. The National Assembly's Environment and Labor Committee passed the bill aimed at revising the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act, after members of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) walked out of the meeting in protest.The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) holds a majority in the labor committee as well as the National Assembly, with backup from the min

Feb 21, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Controversial pro-labor bill passed by opposition-controlled Assembly committee
  • Businesses protest passage of 'yellow envelope' bill by Assembly committee

Opposition parties railroad pro-labor bill through parliamentary committee

Minor progressive Justice Party leader Lee Jeong-mi, center, holds a press conference at the National Assembly, pledging to pass a pro-labor bill nicknamed the "yellow envelope bill," Feb.21. YonhapA contentious pro-labor bill restricting damages suits against striking workers passed through the opposition-controlled parliamentary labor committee Tuesday, moving a step closer to its final passage amid protest from the ruling party and businesses.The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea and the minor opposition Justice Party passed the revision to the Trade Union And Labor Relations Adjustment Act through the committee after members of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) walked out of the meeting in protest.The two opposition parties hold a majority in the committee. The revision guarantees the bargaining rights of indirectly employed workers and prohibits litigation for damages and provisional seizures against unionized workers for the purpose of suppressing their strikes, which could make it difficult for employers to file complaints against illegal strikes by their workers and

Feb 21, 2023
Opposition parties railroad pro-labor bill through parliamentary committee

Aerial refueling exercise

A KC-330 multi-role tanker transport aircraft performs aerial refueling with an F-35A fighter during a Republic of Korea Air Force exercise, Tuesday. The drill was revealed to the media for the first time in a show of force following North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, Saturday. Courtesy of ROK Air Force

Feb 21, 2023By Kang Seung-woo
Aerial refueling exercise

Request submitted for parliamentary consent to opposition leader's arrest

A justice ministry official submits a bill to seek an arrest warrant for Rep. Lee Jae-myung, head of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, to the National Assembly's bill department in Seoul, Feb. 21. YonhapThe Justice Ministry on Tuesday submitted a request for parliamentary consent to opposition leader Lee Jae-myung's arrest over corruption charges, officials said. The request was submitted to the National Assembly after Yoon signed off on it, officials said.The president's endorsement is a procedural step that comes before the justice ministry submits the request for consent to the National Assembly. By law, prosecutors need parliamentary consent to arrest a lawmaker while the assembly is in session. Lee, the chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, faces charges of corruption and bribery in connection with development projects and donations to a municipal football club dating back to his time as mayor of Seongnam, south of Seoul, from 2010-2018.Prosecutors sought an arrest warrant for him Thursday, marking the first time in Korea that the prosecution ha

Feb 21, 2023
Request submitted for parliamentary consent to opposition leader's arrest

Yoon warns of stern response to illegal practices at construction sites

President Yoon Suk Yeol. second from left, speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the presidential office in Seoul, Feb. 21. YonhapPresident Yoon Suk Yeol warned Tuesday of "stern" action against illegal practices at construction sites, saying their negative consequences are being passed on to the people and the state would not deserve its name if it left them unattended.Yoon made the remarks during a Cabinet meeting where officials were set to discuss ways to root out what the government describes as illegal and unfair practices at construction sites."Militant labor unions with vested rights continue to overtly carry out illegal actions at construction sites, such as demanding money and goods, forcing hiring and obstructing construction," Yoon said."As a result, workers are losing their jobs and construction is being poorly done. The damage is being passed on to the people, with delays in the opening of new elementary schools and move-ins to new apartments," he added.Construction unions affiliated with the country's two major umbrella labor organizations ― the Korean Confederation of Tr

Feb 21, 2023
Yoon warns of stern response to illegal practices at construction sites

Yoon approves request for parliamentary consent to opposition leader's arrest

President Yoon Suk Yeol /NewsisPresident Yoon Suk Yeol has approved the justice ministry's plan to send a request for parliamentary consent to opposition leader Lee Jae-myung's arrest, his office said Tuesday.The president's endorsement is a procedural step that comes before the ministry submits the request for consent to the National Assembly. By law, prosecutors need parliamentary consent to arrest a lawmaker while the assembly is in session. Lee, the chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party, faces charges of corruption and bribery in connection with development projects and donations to a municipal football club dating back to his time as mayor of Seongnam, south of Seoul, from 2010-2018.Prosecutors sought an arrest warrant for him Thursday, marking the first time in South Korea that the prosecution has sought an arrest warrant for the head of the country's largest opposition party."The motion for consent of Chairman Lee Jae-myung's arrest was received yesterday and the president's approval was given. It is set to be sent to the National Assembly," the presidential office

Feb 21, 2023
Yoon approves request for parliamentary consent to opposition leader's arrest

Yoon warns of 'firm action' against labor unions refusing to disclose account books

President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the government complex in Sejong, central Korea, Feb. 7. NewsisPresident Yoon Suk Yeol warned Monday of "firm action" against labor unions that refuse to disclose their account books while receiving large amounts of government subsidies, his office said.Yoon's warning came during a weekly meeting with Prime Minister Han Duck-soo as they discussed ways to increase labor unions' accounting transparency and regulatory reforms, according to presidential spokesperson Lee Do-woon."The president stressed once again that the starting point for labor union reform is transparency of labor union accounting," Lee said during a press briefing."There is no choice but to take firm action against behavior that uses hundreds of billions of won from taxpayers' precious money in government subsidies, but denies the rule of law and refuses to disclose the details of their use," Yoon was quoted as saying.The hundreds of billions of won was an apparent reference to People Power Party Rep. Kweon Seong-dong's recent claim that the country's two larg

Feb 20, 2023
Yoon warns of 'firm action' against labor unions refusing to disclose account books

Minor opposition party tables bill to launch special counsel probe into land development scandal

Minor opposition Justice Party floor leader Lee Eun-ju submits a bill calling for a special counsel probe into bribery allegations connected to a high-profile land development scandal to the National Assembly in western Seoul, Feb. 20. NewsisThe minor opposition Justice Party on Monday tabled a bill to launch a special counsel probe into bribery allegations connected to a high-profile land development scandal.The bill calls for an independent probe into the "5 billion club" allegations that prominent social figures were promised 5 billion won ($3.8 million) each from the asset management firm Hwacheon Daeyu Asset Management that reaped astronomical profits from the development project in Daejang-dong district in Seongnam, south of Seoul.The figures allegedly include former ruling party lawmaker Kwak Sang-do, former prosecutor Park Young-soo and former Prosecutor General Kim Soo-nam. Calls for a special probe into the case have spiked after Kwak, who previously was affiliated with the ruling party, was acquitted of graft charges by a district court earlier this month. The prosecution

Feb 20, 2023
Minor opposition party tables bill to launch special counsel probe into land development scandal

DPK wary of fallout from blocking chairman's arrest

Main opposition Democratic Party of Korea Chairman Lee Jae-myung enters the party's supreme council meeting at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, Monday. YonhapBy Nam Hyun-wooConcerns are growing within the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) over the possible fallout due to its rejection of a motion to arrest its Chairman Lee Jae-myung, as it may come across as the party trying to make its leader “bulletproof,” regardless of the political cost. According to the National Assembly, lawmakers will hold a vote, Feb. 27, on whether they will allow the prosecution to detain Lee over bribery and corruption allegations.The prosecution sought an arrest warrant for the main opposition party leader last week on suspicions that Lee had breached his professional duties ― in relation to a land development project in the Daejang-dong area of Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province ― and attracted unfair corporate donations to a Seongnam-based football club in return for administrative favors.During an ongoing session of the Assembly, an incumbent lawmaker is immune from being arr

Feb 20, 2023By Nam Hyun-woo
DPK wary of fallout from blocking chairman's arrest
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