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Lee Jae-myung and Lee Nak-yeon’s Dinner Meeting: Intra-Party Conflict Resolution and General Election Discussions

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com July 28, 2023

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Nak-yeon Lee, former representative of the Democratic Party of Korea, had a dinner meeting in Seoul on the afternoon of the 28th. Souvenir photo before meal. Provided by the Democratic Party

On the evening of the 28th, Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party representative, and Lee Nak-yeon, the former Democratic Party representative, had a ‘Myeongnak Meeting’.

As expected, the topic of resolving intra-party conflicts and the general election next year came up, and the formation of a government front was also emphasized.

The two people agreed that “we must win the general election to prevent the runaway of the Yoon Seok-yeol government.”

The place where this private dinner meeting took place was a restaurant in Jongno-gu, Seoul, which was also the district of former CEO Nak-yeon Lee when he was a member of the National Assembly, and the meeting time was about 2 hours. It is said that two bottles of longevity makgeolli were served with dinner.

▶After the meeting, Kwon Chil-seung, chief spokesman of the Democratic Party, distributed a written briefing to the media, and CEO Lee Jae-myung gave a bouquet of flowers to welcome former CEO Lee Nak-yeon to return home and asked for his regards. He said,” he replied.

The two then made up their minds, saying, “The Democratic Party of Korea must win the general election to prevent the runaway government of Yoon Seok-yeol and the misfortune of the Republic of Korea.” reported to have been criticized.

In addition, CEO Lee Jae-myung is known to have said, “For the victory in the general election, the unity of the party is the most important, and it is necessary to lead the party well so that it does not divide.”

Then, former CEO Nak-yeon Lee replied, “In order to bring the Democratic Party to its best state, we need bold innovation, and we must unite through innovation and regain the trust of the people.”

▶At the same time, former CEO Nak-yeon Lee emphasized that there should be no division within the Democratic Party, saying, “The Democratic Party’s innovation must begin with restoring morality and democracy. “Also said

Here, the ‘language of division within the party’ is used within the Democratic Party of Korea, such as Nak Lee, who is centered on himself, as well as the so-called ‘subak (an expression comparing to a watermelon, a fruit with a different color on the outside and inside, referring to the screaming world within the Democratic Party)’ It is a context that refers to several expressions. There were many cases that came out mainly through the writings and words of ‘dog daughter (Lee Jae-myung, representative Kang Seong supporters)’.

In fact, the modifier given by the media to this meeting, ‘Myeongnak (an expression derived from the letters in the names of Lee Jae-myung and former CEO Lee Nak-yeon)’, was first used in the expression ‘Myeongnak Daejeon’, which refers to the Democratic Party’s presidential primary and conflicts before and after it. there is a bar

In addition, chief spokesman Kwon Chil-seung said that the two former and current leaders shared the same opinion that winning the general election next year is the Democratic Party’s historic calling for the people.

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Lee Nak-yeon, former leader of the Democratic Party, are having a meeting on the 28th with a dinner in a place in Seoul. The meeting was attended by Rep. Kim Young-jin, head of the political coordination office of the party’s representative office, and Rep. Yoon Young-chan, an aide to former CEO Nak-yeon Lee. Provided by the Democratic Party

On this day, the Myeongnak meeting took place after being delayed twice. It was a meeting that took place almost a month after former CEO Nak-yeon Lee returned from studying in the United States on June 24, and was originally going to meet on July 11 and 19. Considering the serious situation, it has been postponed to today (28th).

During the meeting, Rep. Kim Young-jin, head of the political affairs coordination office of the party’s representative office, and Rep. Yoon Young-chan, an aide to former CEO Nak-yeon Lee, were also present.

2023-07-28 12:54:02
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July 28, 2023 0 comments

Entertainment

Kishida Promises to Halt Radioactive Discharge if Safety Regulations Are Violated; Renowned Writer Milan Kundera Passes Away

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com July 13, 2023

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

▶Kishida, “Discharge will be stopped if the radioactive level is exceeded”
‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’ Milan Kundera dies

(Internal and external broadcast = Announcer Cha Esther/Editor Park Jong-chan PD) Hello everyone. This is domestic and foreign broadcasting news.

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1. [정치] Kishida, “Discharge will be stopped if the radioactive level is exceeded”

At the Korea-Japan summit held in Vilnius, Lithuania on the 12th, Prime Minister Kishida promised, “There will be no emissions that adversely affect the health and environment of the people of Japan and Korea.”

In addition, President Yoon Seok-yeol told Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida regarding the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, “If a situation such as the concentration of radioactive materials exceeds the standard value occurs, please stop the discharge immediately and notify us immediately.” requested.

2. [국제] ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’ Milan Kundera dies

<참을 수 없는 존재의 가벼움>Reuters reported on the 12th through local media that Czech-born French writer Milan Kundera, who wrote “The Lover,” passed away on the 11th.

Kundera’s ‘Unbearable Lightness of Being’ dealt with the life and love of modern people in the Prague spring of 1968, and was loved by readers around the world.

3. (Society) Monsoon rain nationwide again…up to 250mm in the metropolitan area

Today, strong rain accompanied by gusty winds, thunder and lightning is pouring down in most areas of the country.

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, “There is a possibility that very much rain will fall across the country between today and the day after tomorrow (15th) due to the influence of low pressure and congestion fronts,” and in particular, heavy rain of more than 250 mm is expected to fall in the metropolitan area until the next day.

4. (Economy) End-of-the-minute discussion on the minimum wage… Will it exceed ‘10,000 won’?

If next year’s minimum wage level is reached, it will be decided today.

The Minimum Wage Committee will hold its 13th plenary meeting at the Government Complex Sejong today at 3:00 pm and continue discussions, and representatives from the labor and business worlds will gather to propose the 5th amendment.

5. (Culture, entertainment) Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, abolition of Japan’s ‘video product’ regulations

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has abolished regulations on video products such as Japanese dramas and entertainment, improving the system so that they can be rated as ‘video products’ rather than ‘movies’.

Since 2004, Japanese video productions have been fully open, but since only ‘movies’ were allowed to be rated, they had to be rated as ‘movies’ using expedient methods, such as screening them at late-night theaters.

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1. [정치] Kishida, “Discharge will be stopped if the radioactive level is exceeded”

Prime Minister Kishida promised on the 12th that he would not release contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, saying, “We will not release anything that adversely affects the health and environment of the people of Japan and Korea.”

According to the report, Prime Minister Kishida responded to a reporter’s question about the timing of the discharge of contaminated water, saying, “We will confirm and judge the status of securing safety and responding to countermeasures against public opinion (rumor) across the government.”

In addition, he said, “After the start of ocean release, we will review the IAEA and promptly announce monitoring information implemented by Japan with high transparency.”

Regarding the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, President Yoon said, “People’s health and safety must be considered as a top priority.”

In addition, they requested, “If a situation such as the concentration of radioactive materials exceeds the standard, immediately stop the discharge and notify us immediately.”

2. [국제] ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’ Milan Kundera dies

World-renowned Czech writer Milan Kundera passed away on the 11th, Reuters reported on the 12th through local media.

Kundera is <참을 수 없는 존재의 가벼움>It was loved by readers around the world by dealing with the life and love of modern people in the Prague spring of 1968.

He received the Czech Writers League Award, the French Medici Prize, and the LA Times Novel Prize, and was consistently mentioned as a leading candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

In addition, he wrote works in Czech and French, and other than novels, he was creative in various fields such as poetry, plays, critiques, and translations.

Kundera’s other representative works include ‘Parting’, ‘The Beauty of Thinking Being’, and ‘Perfume’.

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July 13, 2023 0 comments

News

“President Yoon’s Approval Rating Falls for Three Consecutive Weeks, Realmeter Poll Shows”

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com April 24, 2023

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

The results of a public opinion poll came out on the 24th that the approval rating of President Seok-Yeol Yoon for state affairs fell for three weeks in a row and recorded in the early 30s.

Realmeter commissioned Media Tribune to survey 2,520 people over the age of 18 across the country from the 17th to the 21st, and the results announced on the same day showed that 32.6% of President Yoon’s administration of state affairs was positively evaluated. It was 1.0 percentage point lower than in the same survey last week, falling for three consecutive weeks. The negative evaluation was 64.7%, up 1.3 percentage points from the previous survey.

Bae Cheol-ho, senior expert on Realmeter, said, “In an interview with Reuters (Communications) in the middle of (last) week, President Yoon’s remarks such as ‘possible arms support to Ukraine’ and ‘opposition to change the Taiwan Strait phenomenon by force’ emerged as domestic and foreign political and diplomatic issues. “As compensation for forced labor in ‘Japan’ was added to wiretapping suspicions in ‘America’ followed by ‘Russia’ and ‘public’, issues of diplomacy and security served as the main basis for the evaluation of the president’s state affairs for nearly two months,” he analyzed.

Senior expert member Bae said, “With foreign affairs and security issues rising at the top of both positive and negative in the presidential evaluation of state affairs, the content of the visit to the United States starting this week, specific achievements, and messages around the first anniversary of his inauguration in succession reflect the mid- to short-term trend of the presidential evaluation. It will be the main momentum that determines it.”

[리얼미터]President Yoon's approval rating was 32.6%, and the Democratic Party's 45.7%... fell together

In terms of party support, the Democratic Party (45.7%) fell 3.1 percentage points from the previous week. People’s Power (34.5%) rose by 0.6 percentage points, and the Justice Party (3.3%) fell by 0.1 percentage points. The proportion of non-party members rose 2.0 percentage points to 14.2%, the highest since the launch of the Yoon Seok-yeol administration.

Senior expert member Bae said, “The point of analysis of the results of the Democratic Party (approval) is the direction and size of the flow of approval ratings according to the issue of the ‘money envelope for the party convention’.” It was found that it fell by nearly 10 percentage points in Jeolla, and even within the support group, it was seriously shocked.”

Senior expert member Bae said, “Even though the Democratic Party (approval rating) has declined significantly due to the money bag incident at the Democratic Party National Convention, the fact that the president and the ruling party cannot enjoy reflexive benefits or escape from bad news is that Yongsan (President’s Office) and (People’s Power) It is a matter for the Kim Ki-hyun leadership to ponder deeply,” he analyzed.

The sampling error of this survey is ±2.0 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. 97% wireless and 3% wired, and the response rate was 3.4%.

For more information, please refer to the National Election Survey Deliberation Committee and the website of Realmeter.

2023-04-23 23:31:00
#리얼미터President #Yoons #approval #rating #Democratic #Partys #45.7.. #fell

April 24, 2023 0 comments

Business

I paid off my debt and closed my wallet… The government comes up with a stimulus plan to “save domestic demand”

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com March 11, 2023

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

Money Today Reporter Park Kwang-beom, Sejong=Reporter Yoo Jae-hee | 2023.03.12 06:19

The government is introducing a stimulus package to boost consumption. This is to defend against the economic slowdown as much as possible by boosting domestic demand in a situation where consumption contraction is deepening due to high interest rates and high prices. It seems that the focus of the stimulus package will be on ‘tourism revitalization’.

According to government officials on the 12th, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance is reviewing measures to boost domestic demand in conjunction with related ministries. It is the first time that the Yoon Seok-Yeol administration, which put forward a fiscal austerity policy, is reviewing a domestic stimulus package.

It was also in accordance with the instructions of President Yoon Seok-yeol. At a meeting of senior secretaries on the 27th of last month, President Yoon said, “The common people are suffering a lot due to the side effects of the oligopoly system with high prices and high interest rates.”

The reason why the government started reviewing the domestic demand stimulus plan is that even domestic demand, which will support the economy, is shaking amid the recent sluggish exports. The government plans to come up with countermeasures to boost domestic demand as the slowdown in domestic demand could lead to contraction in employment in all directions, further aggravating the economic slump.

In fact, private consumption growth this year is expected to slow considerably compared to last year. In a report recently released by the Bank of Korea, it said, “Private consumption growth will slow significantly this year due to the increased burden of repayment of principal and interest due to the rise in interest rates and the sluggish housing economy.”

This is because there is less money to spend and consumer sentiment has shrunk. According to the Bank of Korea, the rate of increase in the real purchasing power of Korean households this year is expected to be 0.7%.

It is analyzed that this year will retreat more than the 3.5% in 2021, which was lowered to 3% last year. Above all, concerns are high that the burden of repayment of the principal and interest on loans, which has risen due to the high level of household debt and the proportion of floating rate loans compared to major countries, will constrain consumption.

At a recent press conference, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Choo Kyung-ho said, “In relation to domestic demand, people’s livelihood is particularly difficult, so there was a critical mind that consumption should be further stimulated, and there was an issue with revitalizing domestic demand.” We are working with us because we share such a critical mind.”

It is known that the focus of the domestic stimulus package will be on ‘tourism revitalization’. In addition, △self-employed and small business support measures △real estate transaction activation plans are expected to be discussed additionally.

In May 2020, at the beginning of the outbreak of Corona 19 (COVID-19), the government came up with measures to stimulate tourism as part of a plan to revitalize domestic demand. At that time, the government started to revive domestic demand by extending the travel week from two weeks to one month and providing 1 million lodging discount coupons worth up to 40,000 won. Even after that, in order to boost the vitality of domestic demand, which has been stagnant due to Corona 19, it has supported consumption coupons under the name of ‘Lodging Daejeon’.

In particular, the government invested 56.5 billion won in the name of fall vacation support in November 2021, and it is analyzed that at that time, about 780,000 coupons were issued for 6 weeks, contributing to the promotion of the domestic economy, including sales of 94.4 billion won and travel consumption of 310.8 billion won.

However, the government took a cautious stance, saying that the specific direction and timing of the announcement have not yet been finalized. A government official explained, “This is the stage of collecting ideas that can revive domestic demand in various fields, including related ministries and domestic tourism.”

Deputy Prime Minister Chu also said, “We are currently considering measures related to domestic demand for some (people’s livelihood) difficulties and areas that need (government’s policy support).”

March 11, 2023 0 comments

News

‘Daejang-dong Suspicion’ Representative Lee Jae-myeong appeared at the prosecution today… seems to deny the allegation

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com January 27, 2023

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

On the 10th, Lee Jae-myung, the representative of the Democratic Party, attended the Seongnam Branch of the Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office regarding the ‘Suspicion of Seongnam FC donation’. Photo Collaboration Foundation

On the morning of the 28th, Lee Jae-myung, the representative of the Democratic Party, who is the ‘final top’ of the prime minister in the suspicion of corruption in the development of Daejang-dong and Wirye New Town in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, will appear at the prosecution as a suspect. It has been 1 year and 4 months since the suspicion of Daejang-dong was raised in September 2021.

The Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office’s anti-corruption investigation division 1 (Chief Prosecutor Eom Hee-joon) and 3 Division (Chief Prosecutor Kang Baek-shin) summon Lee for investigation on charges of business breach of trust and violation of the Anti-Corruption Act.

Representative Lee will arrive at the outskirts of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul at around 10:20 am, greet supporters, and then move into the prosecutor’s office. It is expected that there will be a brief position announcement in front of reporters before entering the investigation room.

Representative Lee is charged with breach of trust, violation of the Public Officials’ Conflict of Interest Prevention Act and the Anti-Corruption Act, post-acquisition of bribery (acceptance of bribery after fraudulent actions), and violation of the Political Fund Act. All of them are related to corruption in the development of Daejang-dong and Wirye New Town. The prosecution summoned Lee as a suspect on charges of breach of trust and violation of the Act on Prevention of Conflicts of Interest and Anti-Corruption by Public Officials.

Representative Lee is accused of leaking internal secrets of Seongnam City or Seongnam Urban Development Corporation to private contractors as the final decision-maker in the Wirye/Daejang-dong development project while serving as Seongnam Mayor in the past, so that they could make huge profits.

Prosecutors believe that Lee provided preferential treatment to private business owners to make unfair profits, including 788.6 billion won from the Daejang-dong project and 21.1 billion won from the Wirye New Town project. On the other hand, Seongnam City sees only a fixed profit of 182.2 billion won, although additional profits could have been obtained through the Daejang-dong project.

Prosecutors suspect that Lee made the final decision on the business structure to drive profits in the private sector, and in return received various election support or funding from private businessmen through his aides, such as Jeong Jin-sang, then policy secretary.

On the other hand, Representative Lee’s side is denying the prosecution’s allegations, and it is unknown whether he will respond to the prosecution’s summons in the future, so the investigation on this day is expected to be prolonged.

Representative Lee denies the allegations, saying, “I have never been promised a ‘share in Daejang-dong’ or received any campaign funds.” Immediately after visiting the Gunsan Public Market in Jeonbuk on the 27th, CEO Lee criticized the prosecution’s investigation, saying, “If the prosecution writes (in the indictment), it becomes evidence of guilt.”

However, if CEO Lee does not agree to the late-night investigation, the investigation can be completed before 12:00 p.m., including the reading time of the record. It is highly likely that the investigation method will be consistent, such as preparing a written statement of 30 pages of A4 paper ahead of the prosecution investigation and replacing it with a written statement rather than an oral answer.

Meanwhile, the prosecution and CEO Lee fought a war of nerves over the investigation schedule until the day before the investigation. The prosecution could not narrow the difference between Lee and the investigation schedule until the 27th, the day before the investigation.

The prosecutors said that because of the vast amount of investigation, CEO Lee should be investigated from 9:30 am on the 28th, but CEO Lee endured, saying that he would be investigated from 10:30 am, later. The prosecution is in the position that two more investigations are needed, but it is unclear whether Lee will respond.

January 27, 2023 0 comments

World

We need to send a special envoy to Iran… Signs of diplomatic conflict raised ‘behind the scenes persuasion’

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com January 20, 2023

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lim Su-seok answers questions from reporters about the recruitment of the Iranian ambassador to Korea during a regular briefing held in the briefing room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 19th. [사진=연합뉴스]

As President Yoon Seok-yeol’s remark that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is Iran is showing signs of escalating into a diplomatic conflict within Iran, some point out that even a prime minister-level special envoy should be dispatched to Iran to calm the controversy.

On the 20th, CBS Radio’s ‘Kim Hyun-jung’s News Show’, Lee Hee-soo, a Middle East expert and chair professor at the Institute of Islamic Culture at Sungkonghoe University, said, “We need to make efforts to turn a crisis into an opportunity by sending a high-level special envoy.” It seems to be getting better, and the highest-ranking person is getting better,” he said.

Iran recently summoned the Korean ambassador to Iran to protest, and we also confronted the Iranian ambassador to Korea. Subsequently, Iranian local media, such as Qianji, are even raising claims to block the strait, saying, “It is possible to block the passage of Korean ships in the Strait of Hormuz.”

According to chair professor Lee, Iran was at a point where the atmosphere of reconciliation was heating up before the remarks after having distanced themselves from the UAE for reasons such as religious routes.

Also, Korea was the best country for Iran. In Iran, we are the first country to enter Iran as an oil trading region and the world’s 10th largest economy, and for us, Iran is the most popular region in the Middle East for the Korean Wave, and a country visited by a Korean representative (president) as a state guest.

However, President Yoon’s remarks explicitly expressed the UAE’s enemy as Iran, fueling their hostile relationship.

South Korea is the second largest importer of crude oil from Iran, and a situation in which Korean companies have not paid back their crude oil bills has come to the fore after more than 2,000 Korean companies entered Iran. About 8 trillion won was put into an Iranian account, but the account was frozen due to economic sanctions led by the United States.

After the war in Ukraine, Russia left, and even its ally China took Saudi Arabia’s route, the US and EU were farther apart, and the Iranian government was shaken by hijab protests.

Professor Lee explained, “It’s a pity that we missed the initial response and it’s a more difficult situation. If we can’t make an explicit apology in the future, we have to think about how to solve this problem in a different way.” It is not easy to make a public apology diplomatically, so it is necessary to persuade behind the scenes by sending a special envoy.

Active efforts to return the currently frozen funds of 8 trillion won to Iran, and market management strategies and private contacts to the extent that Iranians acknowledge through non-political public diplomacy or expansion of private support are the cards of behind-the-scenes persuasion. are being discussed

reporter information: Eunmi Won; silverbeauty@ajunews.com

January 20, 2023 0 comments

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