Korea Joongang Daily
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2023 audit found condition of Gwangmyeong tunnel collapse site 'very poor'

The search resumed on Sunday for a worker who went missing when a tunnel collapsed at the Shinansan Line construction site in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi, as reports revealed that the construction site had already been flagged over safety concerns in 2023.

2025-04-14

Audit links Korean gov't to illegal financing of 2023 World Scout Jamboree campsite

The Board of Audit found the Blue House involved in the Moon Jae-in administration's illegal use of funds for the 2023 World Scout Jamboree site reclamation.

2025-04-11

Audit into bungled World Scout Jamboree uncovers 'mismanagement at every level'

A government audit on Thursday found that the 2023 World Scout Jamboree in Saemangeum, which ended in chaos just eight days after opening, suffered from severe mismanagement across every stage of planning and execution.

2025-04-10

NEC chairman apologizes for nepotism, promises agency reform

Rho Tae-ak, chairman of the National Election Commission (NEC), on Wednesday apologized for the agency's nepotistic hiring practices and promised to reform employment protocols.

2025-03-05

Parties clash over NEC's future amid nepotism scandal

The country's main political parties laid out dueling proposals regarding future oversight of the National Election Commission (NEC) on Monday amid a growing controversy surrounding nepotism in the commission's hiring practices.

2025-03-03

Election commissions plagued by nepotism, state audit agency finds

The Board of Audit and Inspection of Korea (BAI) on Thursday announced that state election commissions violated employment protocols 878 times between 2013 and 2022, including preferential hiring of senior officials' children.

2025-02-27

State auditing board announces inspection of Korea's aviation safety management

The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) said Thursday that it would launch an audit into aviation safety management starting the second quarter of this year.

2025-02-13

Impeachment motions passed against BAI chief, senior Seoul prosecutors

Impeachment motions against Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) Chair Choe Jae-hae and Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office Chief Lee Chang-soo were passed in a Democratic Party (DP)-controlled National Assembly plenary session Thursday.

2024-12-05

The good, the bad and the ugly

I hope our lawmakers to learn manners before being elected lawmakers.

2024-10-30

Lawmakers blast Adidas Korea chief for unsporting conduct in unfair practices audit

Adidas Korea general manager Peter Kwak faced accusations of time wasting for communicating through a translator in a parliamentary audit on alleged unfair practices.

2024-10-22