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Bill to Abolish Supplementary Investigation Authority Proposed, People Power Party Launches Filibuster.

• Joo Ho-young (People Power Party lawmaker) began the unlimited debate. It can be forcibly terminated and put to a vote 24 hours later with approval from more than two-thirds of the attending lawmakers.
• The filibuster started at 4 p.m. yesterday.
• Joo Ho-young criticized, “If the National Assembly makes a hasty choice, the massive costs and damages will be borne entirely by defrauded citizens, assaulted vulnerable groups, abused children, sexual violence victims, and young people who lost their jeonse deposits.”
• Jeong Jeom-sik (People Power Party floor leader) argued, “Supplementary investigation authority is not a tool of prosecutorial power but a means to protect victims and a tool to uncover the truth.”
• While supplementary investigations are prohibited, the right to request them remains. If prosecutors request a supplementary investigation, the police must complete it within one month and inform the prosecutor.
• Kim Seung-won (Democratic Party lawmaker) explained, “It is a constitutional safeguard to protect citizens from serious illegal investigations and abuse of prosecution authority.”
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Democrats Must Be Held Accountable.

• Chosun Ilbo criticized, “Is it acceptable to hack apart a criminal justice system maintained for 80 years?”
• The 2020 adjustment of investigative powers between prosecutors and police is framed as retaliation for the Roh Moo-hyun (former president) case, the 2020 prosecution reform as a response to the Cho Kuk (then-Minister of Justice) scandal, and the revocation of supplementary investigative authority as vengeance for the Lee Jae-myung (president) investigation, the argument goes.
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Provisions for Dismissing Prosecutions Have Also Been Added.

• The People Power Party claims they included dismissal provisions because prosecutions cannot be withdrawn.
• The revised Criminal Procedure Act now states that courts may dismiss prosecutions in cases where charges were filed through [serious illegal investigations] or [prosecutions that blatantly exceed prosecutorial discretion].
• Critics argue this is an attempt to obscure the controversy over abolishing supplementary investigative authority. It is difficult to dismiss suspicions that the move aims to influence the trial of Lee Jae-myung (president). Chosun Ilbo described it as “sneaked in like a thief.”
• Lee Jin-soo (Vice Minister of Justice) argued, “Conditions should be added to prevent arbitrary prosecutorial decisions,” but Kim Yong-min (Democratic Party lawmaker) said, “This is simply a reminder not to file prosecutions recklessly, so the current wording is sufficient.”
• A Democratic Party lawmaker interviewed by Kyunghyang Shinmun said, “We didn’t anticipate this would cause such controversy” and “If we remove this clause, it would look like we’re admitting there was a conspiracy.” Another lawmaker added, “Legally, this is already possible, but this needlessly created controversy” and “It’s careless—creating more grounds for criticism without considering backlash.”
• A Democratic Party lawmaker interviewed by The Hankyoreh said, “The political situation has been framed around resolving the president’s judicial risks via prosecution dismissal or re-election, so why push this now?”
• In an editorial, The Hankyoreh warned, “Repeating the foolishness of letting even legitimate legislative attempts be trapped in the malicious ‘presidential shield law’ frame must stop.”
• JoongAng Ilbo’s editorial argued, “The president should exercise the right to request reconsideration (veto) to uphold judicial independence and dispel public distrust.”
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What Matters Now.

2.47 Million Ballots in Jamsil to Be Recounted.

• The National Election Commission passed the special prosecutor bill. Despite clashes over the scope of the investigation, a bipartisan agreement was reached.
• The investigation will examine suspicions of voter disenfranchisement due to ballot shortages, allegations of poor election management, and claims of vote-count manipulation for up to 170 days. The investigative team comprises 165 members.
• Kim Nam-hee (Democratic Party lawmaker) noted, “The NEC has used its constitutional status as an independent body to evade external oversight and accountability.”
• Jang Dong-hyeok (People Power Party representative) argued, “Suspicions of server hacking should naturally fall within the investigation’s purview.”
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KOSPI 5,593.6.

• Attempted to reclaim 6,000 but collapsed. A 17.2% plunge over three days. Market cap shrank by 922 trillion won.
• Individuals sold, foreigners bought. Net sales of 1.4 trillion won vs. net purchases of 1.3 trillion won. A potential bottoming signal, but caution remains warranted.
• Lee Young-jae (Pictet Asset Management Senior Investment Manager) said, “Volatility is too extreme,” adding, “We cannot pour money into a gambling-like situation.”
• Lee Kyung-min (Daishin Securities Researcher) assessed, “If it stabilizes around 5,700–5,800, recovery to the 8,200 line (7x forward P/E) or even 9,300 (8x) is feasible.”
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U.S. Stocks Rebound.

• U.S. stocks rose across the board yesterday. The S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq gained 1.66%, 1.19%, and 2.78% respectively.
• Microsoft delivered strong earnings. Second-quarter revenue hit $90 billion, up 18%. Cloud sales surged 32%. Shares jumped 15.5%.
• Amazon also saw cloud revenue rise 37%. Net profit reached $62.2 billion. Shares climbed 3.9%.
• Apple reported an earnings surprise but shares fell 1.4%. iPhone sales rose 22% year-on-year. Tim Cook (Apple CEO) said, “I’ve never been more confident about Apple’s future.”
• Apple overtaking Nvidia to reclaim the top market cap spot—despite lagging in AI—is telling. As of June 30, Apple stood at $4.9 trillion, Nvidia at $4.7 trillion, Alphabet at $4.1 trillion, and Microsoft at $3.4 trillion.
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“My Life’s Screwed.”.

• The Financial Times described the mood of South Korea’s stock market. Many individual investors had amplified their semiconductor exposure through margin loans and leveraged ETFs.
• According to NH Investment & Securities, as of the 27th, 44% of Samsung Electronics investors were in loss territory. The average purchase price was around 210,000 won. For SK Hynix, 59% of investors were in losses, with an average purchase price of 1.74 million won.
• Korea Investment & Trust Management reported that as of the 29th, nearly half of the 880,000 individuals who bought Samsung Electronics shares were at a loss. Among the 410,000 SK Hynix shareholders, 70% were in the red.
• Margin loan balances had swelled to 38.6 trillion won but later fell to 33.2 trillion won. A significant portion may have been liquidated via forced sales.
• Sim Jong-min (CLSA analyst) said, “Leveraged funds became the trigger for profit-taking.”
• “The market is now entering its worst phase, where fundamentals no longer matter. It seems to have lost its price-discovery function. The vicious cycle is likely to continue for the time being.”
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Samsung Electronics’ Dominant Earnings Can’t Reverse Stock Slide.

• Samsung Electronics’ Q2 revenue was 171.5 trillion won, with an operating profit of 89.5 trillion won. 89.2 trillion won came from the semiconductor division (DS).
• “Semiconductors did all the work,” one assessment read. The finished products division (DX), handling smartphones and appliances, recorded its first-ever quarterly loss.
• Kim Jae-jun (Samsung Electronics Memory Business Vice President) said, “Supply shortages will worsen next year and continue through 2028.” The Hankyoreh assessed that this did not fully alleviate investor anxiety.
• Seo Sang-yeong (Mirae Asset Securities Managing Director) said, “At least Samsung’s solid earnings and announced shareholder return policy propped up the crashing market.”
• SK Hynix rose 4.1% but closed down 5.6% at 1.322 million won.
• Mirae Asset Securities lowered Samsung’s target price from 550,000 won to 370,000 won. SK Hynix’s target was cut from 4.2 million won to 2.8 million won. Downward revisions followed from Shinhan Investment & Securities (4.2M→2.7M) and Hanwha Investment & Securities (4.3M→3.15M).
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Leveraged ETF Deposits to Rise Starting Today.

• Raising the deposit from 10 million won to 30 million won.
• Adjusting leverage ratios, previously deemed unnecessary, is also under review. The Financial Services Commission stated, “We will implement market stabilization measures without separate legal revisions in urgent situations.”
• The Korea Financial Investment Association held an emergency meeting. “We will disperse rebalancing trades concentrated near closing prices to intraday and post-market hours,” it announced.
• Seok Byung-hoon (Ewha Womans University Professor) criticized, “This is a post-facto response—introducing products without sufficient review and scrambling for fixes later.”
• As of the 30th, trading volume for 16 single-stock leveraged products reached 12.4 trillion won.
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Deep Dive.

“We’re Not the Only Ones.”.

• Kim Yong-beom (Blue House Policy Director) fueled controversy with remarks: “We expect demand to remain robust” and “it’s a process of finding some equilibrium.”
• The JoongAng Ilbo editorial criticized, “By late May, when the product launched, overheating signs were already clear” and called it “a series of policy missteps and blunders from introduction to crisis management.”
• The Economist warned, “It won’t be easy to coax investors who’ve already jumped into the casino floor to step back out.”
• A securities firm executive interviewed by The Hankyoreh said, “The rollout was rushed from the start” and “structural issues remain—leverage products’ inherent nature can’t be changed, and they’ll keep amplifying market volatility.”
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Even the National Pension Service Is Stuck.

• Criticism arises that the National Pension Service missed its timing. If it had taken partial profits while stocks were rising and maintained its position, it could have created buying opportunities when prices fell. Instead, it raised its weight limit and found itself unable to exit.
• The Chosun Ilbo editorial compared it to “filling a dam beyond its safe water level without releasing any” and warned, “Now that the flood of plummeting stock prices has come, the dam has no capacity left to hold water—it’s forced to sell stocks.”
• Lee Jae-myung (President) reportedly said, “If the National Pension Service holds more domestic stocks, doesn’t that benefit the public and secure their retirement?” This could be interpreted as a directive not to reduce equity exposure.
• Cindy Park (Nomura Securities analyst) analyzed, “The National Pension Service’s domestic asset allocation has neared its practical limit, weakening institutional support for market liquidity.”
• The National Pension Fund, which once exceeded 1,900 trillion won, has shrunk to around 1,700 trillion won.
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No-Solution Trio Must Go.

• The People Power Party seized the stock plunge as a counterattack opportunity.
• Jang Dong-hyeok (People Power Party Leader) claimed, “The market has become a coin-flip casino” and “it’s nearing criminal behavior that warrants investigation via a state audit and special prosecutor, beyond mere policy failure.”
• Ahn Cheol-soo (People Power Party MP) insisted, “The no-solution trio must be immediately dismissed.” This refers collectively to Kim Yong-beom, Lee Won-bok (Financial Services Commission Chairman), and Lee Chan-jin (Financial Supervisory Service Governor).
• A Democratic Party MP met by JoongAng Ilbo made a cryptic remark: “Didn’t Machiavelli say humans forget their father’s death more easily than the pain of losing property?”
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Another Take.

Exempting Mega-Projects from 52-Hour Workweek?

• Labor conditions are rolled back in the mega-zone special act. The Hankyoreh and Kyunghyang Shinmun covered it as lead stories on their front pages.
• The law extends fixed-term contract periods from 2 to 4 years and expands industries eligible for dispatched labor. It also exempts the 52-hour workweek.
• Choi Jong-hwan (Korean Confederation of Trade Unions Spokesperson) criticized, “Industrial competitiveness doesn’t come from long working hours and abuse of non-regular workers,” adding, “Once we start dismantling even the most basic social safeguards, it’s only a matter of time before they’re completely dismantled.”
• Kim Jong-jin (Director of the Working Citizens Research Institute) warned, “This could set a precedent for relaxing other labor regulations, and once the floodgates open, there will be no stopping it.”
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Public Sentiment Favors Chung, Party Loyalty Leans Toward Kim.

• The Democratic Party’s primary election begins tomorrow.
• The National Barometer Survey (NBS) shows Chung Cheong-rae (former Democratic Party leader) and Kim Min-seok (former prime minister) at 21% and 19% respectively. Song Young-gil (former Democratic Party leader) trails at 6%. Among only Democratic Party supporters, Kim leads with 34%, followed by Chung at 29% and Song at 9%.
• The Media Tomato poll has Chung at 37%, Kim at 28%, and Song at 9%. Among party supporters, Kim leads 45% to Chung’s 39%, with Song at 11%.
• The STI poll shows Kim at 42%, Chung at 38%, and Song at 10%.
• The Jo Won C&I poll has Chung at 31%, Kim at 25%, and Song at 11%. Among party supporters, Kim leads 42% to Chung’s 37%, with Song at 12%. Of those who ranked Song first, 41% chose Kim as their second choice, while 15% picked Chung.
• Kim claimed, “I have never failed to lead among Democratic Party supporters.” Some argue Chung’s numbers may include crossover votes from People Power Party supporters.
• Chung argued, “Trends matter in polls, and I’m on the rise.” A Chung campaign official stated, “We’ve clearly caught an upward momentum.”
• The 70% weight given to party member voting will be decisive.
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27% of Farmland Suspected of Violating Farmland Act.

• In the first nationwide farmland survey since the government’s founding, 2.84 million parcels out of 13.2 million hectares (10.13 million parcels) were classified as suspected violations.
• The most common violation—21.1%—was suspected illegal leasing, where land was registered as “self-cultivated” in farmland records but showed no history of fertilizer or tax-free fuel subsidies. This was followed by suspected unauthorized fallow land (11.6%), suspected illegal conversion (9.0%), and ownership limit violations (1.4%) (with overlaps counted).
• Song Mi-ryeong (Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs) stated, “Farmers quietly tilling fields need not worry greatly about the nationwide survey,” adding, “The purpose is to identify underutilized farmland and return it to young farmers.”
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The Fix.

Mega-Projects: More Urgent Than Building Power Plants.

• Peak electricity demand occurs only for a few hours in summer and winter, but to prevent blackouts, the grid must maintain capacity exceeding peak levels year-round. Naturally, this leaves facilities underutilized the rest of the time.
• Duke University’s Nicholas Institute analyzed that if new large-scale facilities with high electricity demand—like semiconductor fabs or AI data centers—commit to reducing consumption during peak hours, power needs can be met without massive new power plant construction.
• Simulations show that if new large facilities cut peak-hour consumption by 0.5% annually, they could handle 13% additional demand. The idea is that addressing the sharp peak alone creates nationwide grid flexibility.
• Aggregating scattered batteries and adjustable demand can secure power equivalent to several small power plants. This is called a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) because it achieves the same effect as building physical plants.
• The solution is known.
• Real-time + reserve power markets must be established, switching to price-bid systems. Incentives for ESS (batteries) and VPP intermediaries should be prioritized as core power sources.
• ESS becomes critical for fast-charge/discharge needs, while VPPs bundle scattered ESS, distributed energy, and adjustable demand for grid operations. Proper compensation drives investment and market function.
• South Korea calculates reserve power prices as the difference between market price (SMP) and generator fuel costs—leaving no compensation criteria for fuel-free batteries or VPPs.
• Immediately, the three mega-projects require 39.7GW of power.
• Kim Sun-kyu (Climate Solutions Researcher) noted, “Adding a few power plants cannot guarantee 24/7 stable supply.” He emphasized, “The missing piece in mega-projects is a flexibility strategy: bundling existing ESS and distributed resources into VPPs, and creating markets that value flexibility.”
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Battery Industry Overcomes the Chasm?

• All three battery firms reported earnings surprises. While the electric vehicle market remains sluggish, ESS sales surged.
• Samsung SDI and SK On turned profitable. LG Energy Solution saw a 25% revenue increase.
• The growth extended beyond ESS to UPS and BBU. While ESS is a large-scale energy storage system that stabilizes power supply, UPS and BBU are emergency power devices that provide short-term electricity during sudden outages—such as blackouts—ensuring servers keep running.
• Lee Chang-sil (LG Energy Solution CFO) predicted, “As demand grows for reducing power fluctuations behind the meter, battery applications will diversify further.”
• The Hankyoreh analyzed, “Without subsidies, they remain in operating losses.”
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Is Environmental Impact Assessment a Stumbling Block?

• As the government emphasizes speeding up the three mega-projects, concerns arise that it may be skipping environmental impact assessments.
• The Korean Federation for Environmental Movements criticized, “This is a signal to outright deny the purpose and role of the environmental impact assessment system and effectively neutralize it.”
• Kang Eun-ju (Director of Research Planning at Ecological Frontier) pointed out, “The environmental impact assessment for the Southwest Semiconductor Industrial Complex is likely to become a mere formality, as the project’s content, scale, and site have already been predetermined.”
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“Dreaming of Using the Bathroom Anytime.”.

• 142 households from Namdaemun’s jjokbang (single-room occupancy) village have moved to public rental housing, Haedeun House. It’s the first case of relocation before development.
• The Kyunghyang Shinmun visited residents of Haedeun House, who are spending their first summer under air conditioning.
• In jjokbang, they paid 250,000 won in monthly rent but couldn’t use electricity properly. At Haedeun House, rent and maintenance fees total around 200,000 won.
• They can drink coffee in the “shared living room” on the second floor.
• Choi Gi-rye (resident) said, “In jjokbang, I’d open the door to cool off, and strangers would enter,” adding, “It never felt like my home, but now this truly is mine.”
• Hong Seong-jun (resident) said, “When I lived in jjokbang, the landlord locked the washing machine, so I could only wash once a week even in summer. Now I can do laundry two or three times a week—it’s great.”
• While Namdaemun’s jjokbang village is relocating, five more remain, including those in Jongno-gu’s Donui-dong and Changsin-dong, and Yongsan-gu’s Dongja-dong.
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Free Bus for Seniors: 97.7 Billion Won Spent, 153.1 Billion Won Gained.

• Daegu’s free bus rides for seniors have entered their third year.
• The free ride age threshold is 72 for buses and 68 for subways.
• The number of free-riding seniors increased by 5.6% from 197,000 in 2024 to 209,000 last year, while the number of rides surged by 32.7% from 27.67 million to 36.74 million.
• A resident interviewed by Chosun Ilbo said, “Since city buses are free, I come three to four times a week.” Another resident remarked, “Without the 3,000 won round-trip fare burden, I commute daily like clockwork.”
• Daegu spent 97.7 billion won over 2 years and 6 months, covering fare losses and system setup costs.
• According to the Daegu Policy Research Institute, benefits such as reduced medical costs and decreased road congestion amounted to 153.1 billion won. Kim Jeong-yeop (Professor, Daegu Hanu University) said, “Thanks to free rides, seniors living alone are escaping social isolation.”
• Kim Su-seong (Research Fellow, Daegu Policy Research Institute) noted, “Given the financial burden and ongoing debate, the effects must be carefully evaluated.” Daegu’s subway and bus modal share is 29%, compared to Seoul’s 56%.
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ICYMI.

Credit Card Approvals Rise 7.6%.

• Consumer sentiment shows signs of recovery in the second quarter.
• Card approvals reached 337 trillion won, with 800 million transactions approved.

Swing Chips Outsell Choco Pie in China.

• Orion’s potato snack sales—including Pocachip, Swing Chip, O-Gamja, and Yegam—hit 874 billion won last year, with 73% from overseas.
• First-quarter sales in China and Vietnam rose 21% and 12%, respectively, this year.
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“A Place Once Submerged Now Exposed.”.

• “The drought has gone too far—it’s a disaster.”
• In Unmun-myeon, upstream of Unmun Dam, a village submerged 41 years ago has resurfaced as reservoir waters recede.
• A Gyeongbuk Cheongdo County official remarked, “Last year’s drought was severe, but the water level never dropped enough to expose the submerged village.”
• In Gyeongnam Miryang, 39 out of 40 reservoirs are under alternate-day water rationing or relying on diverted river water. A resident near Miryang Lake said, “I’ve never seen the water drop this low in my lifetime.”
• Yangsan, Gyeongnam, recorded 40.3°C for two consecutive days. Heatwaves are persisting, with daytime heat failing to dissipate overnight and carrying over to the next day.
• In Wando, Jeollanam, 98,300 flatfish died en masse, and on the 24th, 21,000 flatfish perished at two aquafarms in Seogwipo, Jeju.
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Crackdown on Physical Therapy Fuels Cooling Spray Surge.

• Restricting real-loss insurance coverage for physical therapy has inexplicably boosted cooling spray treatments—a classic balloon effect.
• Claims for nerve block injections submitted to seven non-life insurers surged to 345 million won over eight days, triple the 113 million won reported for the same period last year. Media noted this marked a threefold increase compared to the monthly average.
• The number of claims jumped from 2,666 to 4,618, while the average claim amount rose from 42,257 won to 74,813 won per case.
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Choi Tae-won Buys SK Hynix Shares.

• He previously held none.
• Yesterday, Choi Tae-won (SK Chairman) acquired 3,620 shares of SK Hynix, valued at 4.8 billion won.
• At a recent forum, Choi stated, “Memory will always be needed, so it will trend upward long-term,” adding, “Holding rather than buying and selling helps preserve assets.”
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Worth Reading.

“No Market Beats the Government,” They Said.

• Kim Hong-su (Chosun Ilbo columnist) noted, “While it’s true that ‘no government can beat the market, and no market can beat the government,’ the current stock and real estate situations show the government is powerless against the market’s counterattack.”
• The analysis states, “The ‘bullish stock market’ once hailed as a top achievement has suddenly become the regime’s Achilles’ heel.”
• “For the Lee Jae-myung government to become a successful administration, it must prioritize fundamental tasks that take time but reshape the economy and adhere to market principles—such as fiscal, labor, and regulatory reforms, and consistent housing supply. Obsessing over quick, sloppy policies will only invite greater backlash from the market.”
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Mr. Jam and Park Tong.

• “Park Chung-hee’s drive was undeniably powerful as he upended the entire nation—from the Han River to the coast of Changwon—to overcome the barley hump. Now, ‘Mr. Jam’ seems to have replaced the ‘industrial modernization’ banner of that era with ‘AI investment.’”
• Jeon Byung-yeol (Kyunghyang Shinmun economic editor) says that when he sees Lee Jae-myung (President)’s aggressive moves, he is reminded of ‘Park Tong.’
• Jeon Byung-yeol noted, “In an era where Trumpism is rampant, we cannot remain aloof like noble scholars,” but added, “Still, we cannot simply turn a blind eye to the rush to loosen environmental assessments and hastily build dams, nuclear plants, etc., as if frying beans in a lightning flash.” It is a call for “leadership different from that of 60 years ago.”
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No Shame.

• Park Su-ryeon (JoongAng Ilbo content director) warned, “The government’s follow-up measures to this plunge—nearly as consequential as the backlash from abolishing prosecutors’ supplementary investigative powers—will be a key variable in gauging the ruling party’s performance in the two-year-away general election.”
• “Lee Jae-myung (President) has long emphasized strict punishment, declaring, ‘Manipulate prices or stocks, and you’ll be ruined.’ If such a president remains silent on his aides’ critical blunders, public trust in the government will inevitably collapse again. Only the president’s choice remains.”
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Extending Retirement Age? The Issue Is Wages.

• We must examine the flaws in the system’s design. Even now, many workers leave companies before reaching retirement age.
• Kwon Soon-won (Professor, Sookmyung Women’s University) proposed three solutions.
• First, a wage system reform is needed where wages are determined by job value and performance, not tenure. “In a market where wages follow productivity, employing older workers does not justify hiring fewer young people.”
• Second, the “ladder” structure—where seniority raises rank, and rank determines wages and authority—must change. “A ‘lattice’ career structure is needed, where dignity and roles are maintained even when stepping off the ladder.”
• Third, collective agreements are required to bundle and exchange retirement age extensions with personnel system reforms.
• Japan serves as both a cautionary tale and a textbook. While post-retirement rehiring successfully extended employment, drastic wage cuts during renegotiations severely damaged work motivation and productivity. Kwon Soon-won emphasized, “Phased implementation aligned with pension eligibility age increases is the logical approach.”
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Self-Compassion Scale.

• Those with high self-compassion accept failure, flaws, and suffering as universal human experiences. Those with strong self-coldness hastily judge themselves and withdraw from the world.
• According to Heo Ji-won (Professor, Korea University), Koreans tend to easily fall into ‘self-coldness.’ She proposed two methods to transform ‘self-coldness’ into ‘self-compassion.’
• First, it is crucial to recognize the judgments within oneself.
• Second, one must reconnect with oneself and others.
• “If thoughts like, ‘But I’m genuinely a ruined person’ still linger, it’s time to become aware: ‘Ah, here’s my judgment that devalues my life as ruined.’”
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