The main opposition People Power Party is facing the specter of a rudderless ship beset with internal rivalries, a precarious condition ahead of the presidential election slated for March next year. On the surface, the internal feud broke out between People Power Party Chairman Lee Jun-seok and the campaign committee’s public relations chief Rep. Cho Su-jin. At a deeper level, the confrontation ...

The Moon administration is actively accommodating demands by Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, while pushing policies to curry favor with voters. On the surface, the administration says it is drawing up policies to meet the needs of the people, but actually, it is supporting the candidate by reflecting his opinions and pledges in its policies in m...

State-run power firm Korea Electric Power Corp. asked for an increase in the country’s electricity rate, citing soaring global energy prices. The Moon Jae-in administration rejected it in the name of reining in runaway consumer prices. A hike in electric bills at this point will certainly put more pressure on prices amid rising inflation, but the administration’s decision is not only short-sight...

The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials is said to have obtained phone records of about 40 journalists of at least 13 media companies. The numbers may rise as reporters are asking telecom companies if the agency secretly requested their phone records. The CIO says that it legally obtained the records to find out whom suspects in cases under its probe had talked to over th...