Power corrupts (KOR)

Keum Tae-sup, a former lawmaker from the Democratic Party (DP), left the ruling party on Wednesday. In a letter of resignation, the prosecutor-turned-politician said he was leaving the party out of utter despair about its double...

2020-10-21

Who hampers the investigation? (KOR)

The Cho Kuk fund, Optimus fund and Lime fund are about power-related financial crimes in the Moon Jae-in administration. While the Cho Kuk fund case was for personal purposes, Optimus and Lime allegedly resulted in at least 500...

2020-10-21

Fearing the jab (KOR)

People are worried about going to get their flu shots. The government has enhanced its free flu vaccine program amid the risk of a “twindemic” — an outbreak of the seasonal flu on top of Covid-19. But the headlines are scaring...

2020-10-20

Passion versus numbers (KOR)

On Oct. 4, I visited the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland, where U.S. President Donald Trump was hospitalized with Covid-19. Dozens of his supporters, sometimes hundreds, gathered in front of the hospital,...

2020-10-20

Hong learns a lesson (KOR)

Top government officials’ strange denial of reality continues. Even amid a critical dearth of apartments for jeonse (long-term deposit rentals) in Seoul as a result of the government’s attempts to crack down on real estate...

2020-10-19

Corruptive private equity funds (KOR)

KANG KI-HEONAll it took was 15 minutes to make the biggest philanthropist and business tycoon in the United States. On Feb. 25, 1901, Andrew Carnegie, king of steel, sold his company to J.P. Morgan.The sale price was $480...

2020-10-19

The BAI’s independence (KOR)

The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) has never been so challenged. When the BAI Law was enacted in 1963, it stipulated that the government watchdog under the president has “independent legal status when it comes to its jobs.”...

2020-10-18

A vital mix of speed and challenge (KOR)

In the inauguration message that Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Euisun Chung sent to the employees and executives on Oct. 14, he mentions an unexpected name. Recalling the efforts of the employees and executives that made Hyundai...

2020-10-18

Cracks in the alliance (KOR)

The annual South Korea-U.S. Consultative Meeting (SCM) on Wednesday explicitly showed schisms in the alliance. After Defense Minister Suh Wook stressed the need to meet the requirements for the transfer of wartime operational...

2020-10-15

Gone are the days of notetaking (KOR)

When I first became a reporter, a senior advised me as I was going drinking with a high-level source. “You have to remember what the source says and give a summary the next day. It is a great skill.”I could not take out a notepad...