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Tue, May 30, 2023 | 14:24

Lowering criminal age limit

On Tuesday, the Ministry of Justice announced a set of measures to cope with juvenile crimes. The policy package calls for, among other things, the lowering of the age of criminal responsibility from 14 to 13. Currently, minors under 14 cannot be convicted of a crime in Korea. Even if these juveniles commit offenses, they are referred to community service programs or youth co...

2022-10-27 16:58

Shaky 'reactor alliance'

Westinghouse Electric Company has filed a suit against Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), hindering their plans to export nuclear reactors to Poland. In the lawsuit filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the U.S. firm claims Korea's APR 1400 reactors incorporate the design of the System 80 reactor of Combustion...

2022-10-26 17:28

Growing distrust of Korean Air

A Korean Air passenger jet overshot the runway at Cebu International Airport in the Philippines while attempting to land late on Sunday. There were 162 passengers on board along with 11 cabin crew.

2022-10-26 17:17

Shameful boycott

The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea's (DPK) boycott of President Yoon Suk-yeol's budget speech at the National Assembly on Tuesday cannot be justified under any circumstances. It was a shameful act that deserves criticism for the dereliction of duty as a responsible political party.

2022-10-25 17:06

Local councilors' greed

Local councilors around the country are under criticism over their greedy moves for higher pay. Many are pushing for a significant hike in their own salaries, officially claimed as expenses for their activities, for the next four years ahead of the Oct. 31 deadline. Critics are right to say these councilors are lining their pockets while turning a blind eye to the people's li...

2022-10-25 16:53

Protect victims first

The Ministry of Justice has announced amendment bills to the Stalking Punishment Act and the Electronic Device Attachment Act, alarmed by the shocking murder of a subway worker by her former coworker at Sindang Station in Seoul. The amendments come in response to a public outcry over the government's failure to properly address stalking crimes and violence against women.

2022-10-24 17:08

Return to one-man rule

Chinese President Xi Jinping has emerged stronger as he grabbed a historic third term as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on Sunday for another five-year stay in power. Xi was named again as the head the Central Military Commission in charge of the People's Liberation Army. Xi managed to consolidate his power by filling the seven-member Politburo Standin...

2022-10-24 17:08

Deepening financial pinch

The domestic money market has suddenly been thrown into a panic, making it ever more difficult for businesses, particularly construction companies and brokerages, to raise funds. This has created a financial pinch, deepening fears about chain reaction of corporate bankruptcies and a subsequent financial crisis.

2022-10-23 17:07

Material, parts and equipment

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has announced the Yoon Suk-yeol administration's material, parts, and equipment industrial policy direction. The five-year plan calls for, among others, expanding the number of core strategic technologies in relevant industries from 100 to 150. The ministry changed its previous focus to reorganize the supply chain and respond to the ...

2022-10-23 16:43

Let probes go on

Political tensions are escalating as prosecutors gear up to investigate a “slush fund” allegedly spent on main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Chairman Lee Jae-myung's presidential campaign. Prosecutors raided the DPK's headquarters Thursday to seize evidence of the illicit money, but to no avail due to fierce resistance from party members. The DPK threatened to qu...

2022-10-21 17:21

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