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Fair Trade Commission officials' moves to Coupang raise concerns in South Korea
Fair Trade Commission officials' moves to Coupang raise concerns in South Korea
"This time, the Deputy Director has also moved to a Director position. I'm worried about how it will be perceived from the outside." This was said by an executive of the Fair Trade Commission while ob...
2025.07.13(Sun)
|Kim Min-jeong
Korea faces policy vacuum as government delays minister appointments
"We need to revisit that after the Minister arrives." Recently, it is said that such remarks are frequently heard in internal meetings of the economic ministries. Although existing Ministers have reta...
2025.06.21(Sat)
|Kim Min-jeong
Officials express concern over National Planning Commission's impact on career success
Amid the upcoming launch of the National Planning Commission (NPC), which will outline Lee Jae-myung's government's five-year blueprint, it appears that the 'call-up for the NPC' is being overlooked. ...
2025.06.15(Sun)
|Lee Ju-hyeong
Korea's new climate and energy ministry proposal sparks mixed reactions among officials
With Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party of Korea's presidential candidate, elected as the 21st president, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Ministry of Environment are abuzz. During ...
2025.06.06(Fri)
|Ahn So-young
Fair Trade Commission enhances accountability with country-specific review meetings
Every last Monday of the month, a familiar yet unfamiliar scene unfolds at the Fair Trade Commission's conference room in the Government Sejong Headquarters. This is because a 'country-specific review...
2025.04.01(Tue)
|Kim Min-jeong
Finance Ministry and Financial Services Commission Exchange Directors Amid Talent Concerns
Recently, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance and the Financial Services Commission carried out a 'personnel exchange' for the first time in about eight years. The last exchange involved Director Gen...
2025.03.09(Sun)
|Park So-jeong
Deputy Minister questions Deputy Minister line's declining appeal at Finance Ministry
Recently, Deputy Minister Yoon In-dae of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance summoned about twenty directors belonging to four countries known as the "Deputy Minister line." He reportedly asked the d...
2025.02.23(Sun)
|Park So-jeong
Choi leads Sejong’s one-person, four-roles system amid rising defense demands
“Until last year, when North Korea launched missiles, we focused on responding to the financial and foreign exchange markets. Now, we are in a situation where we must take responsibility for defense a...
2025.02.08(Sat)
|Kim Min-jeong
Government youth intern controversy over pay exceeding level 7 staff
It has been almost two years since the Yoon Suk-yeol administration's representative youth policy, the 'central government youth internship' program, was introduced. However, within the government off...
2024.12.14(Sat)
|Park So-jeong
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