Virus fight, North Korea policy to challenge Moon s final year in office
Posted : 2021-05-09 17:24
Updated : 2021-05-09 18:30
President Moon Jae-in delivers a speech during a policy briefing session on the scheme to create a 6GW floating offshore wind power complex by 2030, at the New Industrial Complex for 3D Printing in Ulsan, Thursday. Yonhap
President to deliver special speech to mark 4th anniversary in office
By Jung Da-min
With just a year left before President Moon Jae-in s term ends in May 2022, his government is facing challenges on multiple fronts including the economy and diplomacy.
Among the challenges are achieving heard immunity against the COVID-19 pandemic as soon as possible through its vaccination program, stabilizing the real estate market and reigniting Moon s now-stalemated peace process on the Korean Peninsula. Whether these are achieved will be a measure of the success of the administration, political watchers said Sunday, adding that this will als
Younger generations turning away from liberal ruling party
Posted : 2021-04-02 16:51
Updated : 2021-04-04 21:02
Park Young-sun, left, the ruling Democratic Party of Korea s Seoul mayoral by-election candidate, casts a ballot at an early voting station in Jongno District Office, central Seoul, Friday, while Oh Se-hoon, candidate of the main opposition People Power Party, waves during a campaign at Sangam-dong in western Seoul, Friday. Young voters are turning toward Oh of the conservative party, reflecting frustrations with the current liberal Moon Jae-in administration. Joint press corps
By Kwon Mee-yoo
It is commonly perceived that younger people are more liberal than older generations and tend to vote for the more liberal parties or candidates.