The leader of the ruling People Power Party was set to leave for Washington on Monday for meetings with senior US government officials and congressional leaders to discuss ways to strengthen the alliance between the two countries, his party said. Rep. Kim Gi-hyeon will lead a delegation of party members on the seven-day trip that also includes stops in New York and Los Angeles. Other lawmakers travelling together wit.
Seven out of 10 taxi drivers are in their 60s and 70s, according to data released by the Korea National Joint Conference of Private Taxi Association. Korea is indeed a rapidly aging society, but this time, there is a special factor behind the numbers: an exodus of young drivers. When the pandemic broke out, young drivers left the job to seek work in delivery and courier services instead of in taxi driving. Predominantly elderly drivers, who are more hesitant to drive at night, have remained in the profession, intensifying the shortage of late-night taxis.
The former Moon Jae-in administration withheld a government-commissioned study that warned of damage to the fisheries industry from the planned construction of tidal wind power plants, a ruling party lawmaker said Monday. The study by the Korea Energy Agency in March of last year concluded that the then government initiative to build 68 such plants with a combined capacity of 15.6 gigawatts in coastal regions would significantly undermine the livelihoods of over 121,000 residents, according to Rep. Ku Ja-keun of the People Power Party.
Minister nominees embroiled in ethical lapses
Posted : 2021-05-03 16:04
Updated : 2021-05-03 18:09
From left are Prime Minister nominee Kim Boo-kyum, Land Minister nominee Noh Hyeong-ouk, Industry Minister nominee Moon Sung-wook, Science Minister nominee Lim Hye-sook, Labor Minister nominee An Kyung-duk and Oceans Minister nominee Park Jun-young. Courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae
By Nam Hyun-woo
Allegations of ethical lapses have emerged for almost all the candidates nominated for ministerial positions by President Moon Jae-in during his Cabinet reshuffle last month.
With their confirmation hearings scheduled for today at the National Assembly, the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) is demanding they turn down the nominations, arguing they are unqualified for high-ranking government posts.