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A president's reprimand, and a minister's discomfort (KOR)

President Lee Jae Myung’s rebuke over youth pension support highlights the harder task of restoring trust in the system and pursuing structural reform.

2026.10.28

A president's reprimand, and a minister's discomfort

President Lee Jae Myung’s rebuke over youth pension support highlights the harder task of restoring trust in the system and pursuing structural reform.

2026.10.27

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Conservative People Power Party floor leader Kweon Seong-dong, left, National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik, center, and liberal Democratic Party floor leader Park Chan-dae hold documents listing agreed provisions for the national pension reform scheme at the National Assembly in western Seoul on March 20. [NEWS1]

Rival parties pass first national pension reform in 18 years

Korea's rival parties passed the first amendment to the national pension scheme in 18 years on Thursday, raising the contribution rate by four percent.

2025.3.20

Let's fly to Europe!

With less than a month left before the 21st National Assembly expires on May 29, members of the special committee on national pensionreform in the legislature plan to take a trip to Europe for “study."

2024.5.6

President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks in a Cabinet meeting at the Yongsan presidential office in central Seoul Monday. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

Yoon rejects criticism of 'vague' pension reform plan

President Yoon Suk Yeol said Monday that his administration prioritizes "public consensus" on pension reform, rejecting criticism that the government's comprehensive plan presented last week lacked the numbers to back it up.

2023.10.30

[Today's Cartoon] 2023.04.03

The government and the People Power Party have decided to suspend the utility fee hikes slated for the second quarter in fear of adverse effects of the hikes on the next parliamentary elections.

2023.4.2

[The Fountain] A Pyrrhic victory of Macron? Think again (KOR)

The French president is considered to have chosen the thorny path rather than deceiving the people and leading them to the sweet hell.

2023.3.23

[The Fountain] A Pyrrhic victory of Macron? Think again

The French president is considered to have chosen the thorny path rather than deceiving the people and leading them to the sweet hell.

2023.3.23

[Editorial] Learning from Macron for pension reform (KOR)

The government needs to convince the public of the need for a revamp in the pension fund. The opposition must show bipartisanship instead of using pension reform for political gain.

2023.1.13

[Editorial] Learning from Macron for pension reform