Reopened three times in 45 days, appointed as a minister with a focus on pro-moon
On the 20th, President Moon Jae-in reorganized three ministries, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Ministry of Small and Medium Venture Business. Eui-yong Eui-yong (75), a special assistant to the President’s Foreign Affairs and Security, was appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hwang Hee (54), a Democratic Party member as the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Kwon Chil-seung (56), a Democratic Party member as the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
On the 4th of last month, President Moon announced the change of ministers of four ministries, including the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. In addition, on the 30th of last month, the Ministry of Justice and the Minister of Environment were also announced to change, and the two candidates are now facing a personnel hearing.
Newspapers reported that ministers and nominees of five of the nine ministries were prone to pro-friendship. The candidate for the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hwang-hee is a re-elected National Assembly member who served as a media executive at the Blue House of the Roh Moo-hyun administration. Candidate Chil-seung Kwon is also a re-elected National Assembly member who served as an administrator at the Blue House of the Roh Moo-hyun administration. The candidates for the Ministry of Public Administration and Security Jeon Hae-cheol and the Minister of Justice Park Bum-gye belong to a group called Democracy 4.0. This meeting is mainly attended by members of the’Owls’ meeting, which was disbanded in 2018. The Owl Gathering is a gathering of members of the Blue House of the Roh Moo-hyun government in the past 20s.
The morning newspapers on the 21st reported this news on the front page. Newspapers expressed concern about the number of ministers with pro-friendship in the process of reshuffles three times since last month. He also pointed out that this reorganization has broken down one of President Moon’s pledges, the ‘30% female minister’ pledge.
On the front page of the Kyunghyang Shinmun, “It is an explanation that the personnel verification of the National Assembly and the sharing of the philosophy of state administration are considered. In the case of the security line, the criticism that the talent pool is narrow is inevitable in that there was a “return to block” again after Seo-hoon, who moved from the National Intelligence Service. The percentage of female ministers also fell to 16.7% (three), breaking down President Moon’s commitment to ‘30% female ministers’.”
In the following six pages, Kyunghyang Shinmun said, “Some of the passports point out that owl members appear on the list of reshuffles in the second half of the Moon Jae-in administration. In the early days of the Moon Jae-in administration, there were relatively many members of the party from the’Better Future’, the largest assembly of members of the party, but criticism from within the party that it is not appropriate for more provincial circles to be recruited toward the second half of the regime.” In an editorial, Kyunghyang Shinmun said, “It is true that it is difficult to receive the impression of renewal in this reorganization.
The Hankyoreh also criticized in an article on the front page that “the tendency to re-employment by raising the’class’ of personnel used by the participatory government has actually been repeated until the final reshuffle, without discovering talented and novel talents.” In the following four-page article, “We have fallen down to 16%, far less than the president’s pledge of 30%. The Moon Jae-in administration’s proclamation that it would realize an equal number of men and women cabinets in stages, starting at 30% and within the term of office, has become colorless.”
On the sixth page of the Chosun Ilbo, “Candidate Hwang, Candidate Kwon, and former ministers are all major members of the’Owls’ meeting, which is a close meeting within the Democratic Party. The previously announced candidates for Justice Minister Park Beom-gye and Environment Minister Han Jeong-ae also helped President Moon in the 2012 and 2017 presidential elections after getting closer to President Moon in the Roh Moo-hyun administration. Former Minister and Candidate Park served as civil affairs secretary at the Blue House of the Roh Moo-hyun administration, and one candidate was from Nosamo.”
LG Electronics, which lost 5 trillion won in the 23rd quarter, reviews withdrawal of smartphone business
LG Electronics, which recorded a cumulative deficit of 5 trillion won for 23 quarters from the second quarter of 2015 to the present, is finally considering withdrawal of the smartphone business. In an e-mail sent to employees on the 20th, Kwon Bong-seok, CEO of LG Electronics, said in an e-mail to the employees on the 20th that “we are opening all possibilities and reviewing the sale of the mobile business.”
Most of the morning newspapers on the 21st covered this news on the front page. In an article on the front page, Kyunghyang Shinmun explained, “It is the first time that LG Electronics has officially announced the possibility of withdrawal from the smartphone business,” and after that, President Kwon said to employees, “There is no need to be anxious because the employment is maintained.” “There seems to be an aim to reduce fluctuations by telling employees that employment will be maintained ahead of important announcements such as reductions or sales.”
The JoongAng Ilbo said in an article on the front page of the economy, “LG Electronics officials said,’The late Chairman Koo Bon-moo declared that there was no manpower restructuring even in the situation of the financial crisis, and he did it.’ Reported.
The Chosun Ilbo argues against the Cheong Wa Dae’s criticism of’Kim Yeo-jung’
On the 20th, when the news of the replacement of Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa, the Chosun Ilbo, JoongAng Ilbo, E-Daily, Money Today, Seoul Economic Daily, and many other media raised the theory of’Kim Yeo-jeong’s death note’. It is argued that the ministers who criticized Kim Yeo-jeong, vice-president of the North Korean Labor Party’s central committee, have been hardened.
In response, Blue House spokesman Kang Min-seok told reporters on the 20th, “There are articles that interpreted this time as’Kim Yeo-jeong’s death note’ to the foreign minister’s greeting. It is an unreasonable speculation report that can divide national opinion. It is not true at all.”
Despite the strong opposition of the Blue House, the Chosun Ilbo turned to the word’Oh Kyung-hwa’ in an article on page 6 in the sense that, around the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister Kang, the current government’s’first-year member’, will fill the five-year term based on the president’s strong confidence. Against the background of the change of Minister Kang, breaking this expectation, there are observations from diplomats saying,’Isn’t North Korean Kim Yeo-jung’s criticism discourse affected?’
The Chosun Ilbo said, “On the 9th of last month, the vice president of the Labor Party’s Central Committee, Kim Yeo-jeong, picked up Minister Kang in a talk on the 9th of last month and warned that’I will remember it forever’ saying,’I am suffering because I want to blow even more cold air into North-South relations.’ Minister Kim Yeo-Jung-un said, “It should be accurately calculated,” catching up on what he said at an international conference held in Bahrain on the 5th of the same month that “the challenge caused by the corona has made North Korea more North Korean”.” did.
The Chosun Ilbo also insisted on Kim Yeo-jung’s death note theory as an editorial. The Chosun Ilbo said, “Minister Kang is a minister who has been with us since the inauguration of the regime. President Moon has been shutting his ears to the point of changing foreign ministers who have no role and presence. Some say that the president and his wife are the most favorite ministers,” he said. When Kim Yeo-jeong took a picture of Minister Kang and criticized it, an observation was made that’isn’t that minister Kang will also be replaced?’ President Moon argued that it is because North Korea has hardened the person when they criticized our minister.”
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