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Sun, June 20, 2021 | 16:02

Repeated mistakes

Cheong Wa Dae cannot deflect criticism for having used the national flag of Germany while uploading news on President Moon Jae-in's visit to Austria on social media. The presidential office changed the flag later after the blunder was pointed out by netizens, attributing it to “mistake” by officials in charge. It is a grave diplomatic blunder over which Korea needs to extend ...

Shim Jae-yun2021-06-18 17:42

Beleaguered ruling party

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is struggling to shake off its “old image” of the political establishment bent on protecting its own vested interests and sticking to rigid leftist ideologies. Yet it is finding it difficult to transform itself into a new party that can bring hope to the people and the country.

Park Yoon-bae2021-06-17 17:25

Substitute holidays

The governing party has decided to revise the Substitute Holiday Act this month. The amendment calls for designating official alternative holidays for a broader range of national holidays when they fall on weekends. Currently, alternative statutory holidays are allowed only for Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day), Seollal (Lunar New Year's Day), and Children's Day. Under the re...

2021-06-17 17:24

Utility rate hikes

Starting next month, around 9.1 million households will have to pay 2,000 won ($1.80) more in utility fees per month for using the same amount of electricity. This is because the discount rate will be halved for households using less than 200kWh of electricity a month, according to the government's supply plan drafted last December.

Shim Jae-yun2021-06-16 17:03

Say no to discrimination

Anti-discrimination legislation is gaining fresh traction as a National Assembly petition calling for the prohibition of discrimination based on gender, religion, race and sexual orientation among others has received the support of over 100,000 people. The online petition, which was posted May 24 by a former job applicant to Dong-A Pharmaceutical Co., garnered the more than 1...

2021-06-16 17:02

Japan's refusal to talk

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga cannot deflect criticism for unilaterally canceling agreed-upon talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in during the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Britain last week. Seoul and Tokyo had tentatively agreed on an informal meeting between the two leaders; but Suga nixed this, citing Korea's annual military exercises to safeguard its Eas...

Park Yoon-bae2021-06-15 17:03

No delay for shorter workweek

Korea's five business lobby groups have called for a delay in enforcing a 52-hour workweek at companies employing between five and 49 people, scheduled to start July 1. “Pushing ahead with the shortened workweek without supplementary steps will have a critical impact on small businesses struggling under difficult circumstances exacerbated by COVID-19,” they said in a joint st...

2021-06-15 17:02

Bid to contain China

The heads of state of the Group of Seven (G7) have agreed to set up a new global partnership to counter China's trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative. During a summit in Cornwall, England, Saturday, they decided to launch a “Build Back a Better World (B3W)” project to fund infrastructure programs and support growth in developing countries.

Shim Jae-yun2021-06-14 17:13

Nation's first Vatican prefect

Pope Francis appointed Lazzaro You Heung-shik, bishop of Daejeon, as the new prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy last week. The 69-year-old Catholic priest, who was also conferred with the title of archbishop, will become the first Korean and the second Asian to assume a secretariat position in the Holy See.

2021-06-14 17:12

Demand for change

The election of Lee Jun-seok, a 36-year-old politician, as the chairman of the main conservative opposition People Power Party (PPP) is surprising but welcome. He has become the youngest-ever leader of a mainstream party since the establishment of the Republic of Korea in 1948. This signals a generational change not only in his own party, but also in the country's politics.

Park Yoon-bae2021-06-13 17:07

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