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Minimum wage battle between two underdogs

If the minimum wage rises again next year, the weaker parties will have to struggle again.

2023.6.29

Investigations overdue

Financial authorities finally delivered a disciplinary action on Discovery Asset Management that caused 250 billion won ($209 million) in losses three years ago after withdrawals from its funds were suspended. In a plenary...

2022.2.17

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President Moon Jae-in is embarrassed that Kim Sang-jo, his policy chief, raised the jeonse deposit on an apartment he owns in a posh neighborhood in Gangnam district by 14 percent in August, just two days before a new law capped increases at...

2021.3.30

Makeshift measures are no solution

Kim Sang-jo, Blue House policy chief, was sacked for raising the rent of his apartment in a posh neighborhood in Gangnam district by 14 percent while renewing the contract just two days before the new law capping increase of rent...

2021.3.30

From left, Ahn Il-whan, newly appointed senior presidential secretary for economic affairs; Lee Eog-weon, first vice minister of finance; and An Do-geol, second vice minister of finance. [YONHAP]

Economic aides reshuffle follows sudden ousting of policy czar

President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday appointed new economic aides in a reshuffle triggered by an abrupt sacking of his policy czar over an ethical problem.

2021.3.30

Rep. Cho Eung-cheon of the ruling Democratic Party. [NEWS1]

More lawmakers found to have hiked rent before passing property laws

The ruling party is facing criticism for some of its lawmakers circumventing new rent control laws by hiking the rents on their properties shortly before passing the bills.

2021.3.30

Kim Sang-jo, outgoing presidential chief of policy, speaks at the Blue House press center on Monday after President Moon Jae-in sacked him over a real estate dealing. [YONHAP]

Blue House policy chief sacked over jeonse hike

President Moon Jae-in sacked Blue House policy chief Kim Sang-jo for circumventing new rent control laws by hiking the rent on a property two days before they went into effect.

2021.3.29

Outgoing Presidential Chief of Staff Noh Young-min, left, and his successor, You Young-min, hug after a press conference announcing the replacement at the Blue House on Thursday. [YONHAP]

Moon appoints new chief of staff, retains embattled policy adviser

President Moon Jae-in on Thursday named You Young-min, a longtime businessman and former science minister, as his new presidential chief of staff, while retaining his embattled policy chief Kim Sang-jo.

2020.12.31

Don’t just talk the talk

Kim Sang-jo, policy chief under President Moon Jae-in, rules out the idea of mandating state approval of transactions in hot real estate zones. “There are many other effective and flexible ways to rein in speculation,” he said in...

2020.8.11

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