▲Chung Cheong-rae, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, said at a general meeting of lawmakers Thursday, "Let us unite tightly around President Lee Jae-myung and surely achieve a retention of power." The previous day, Chung made a pointed remark: "The people are eternal, but power is brief." With interpretations emerging that he had declared all-out war against President Lee, and as backlash within the party grew, he appears to be trying to defuse the situation. Ahead of the party convention on August 17 to elect the party leader, the conflict between the pro-Lee (pro-Lee Jae-myung) and pro-Chung (pro-Chung Cheong-rae) factions is becoming overt. As the ruling party in power, wouldn't it be better for the Democratic Party to first listen to the warning voices of the people revealed in the local elections, rather than fight over party leadership?
▲Coupang was fined 624.6 billion won for leaking the personal information of 37.56 million people and collecting members' online activity records without authorization. This is the largest fine ever imposed by the Personal Information Protection Commission. Coupang's non-cooperation during the investigation was reportedly one factor that raised the level of sanctions. The Coupang case had at one point escalated beyond a single company's problem into a trade issue between Korea and the United States. We hope that Coupang, which brought logistics innovation to Korea, will become a company that also takes the lead in social responsibility.
