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1. Democratic Party Representative Opinion Poll, Lee Jae-myung 35.7% Park Yong-jin 16.8%
In the midst of the 8·28 National Convention of the Democratic Party of Korea being held, in a poll of the next party representative, Rep. Lee Jae-myung was found to take the overwhelming lead.
According to the Korea Social Opinion Research Institute on the 4th, Rep. Jae-myung Lee took the first place with 35.7% in the degree of suitability for the next party leader of the Democratic Party, followed by Rep. Park Yong-jin with 16.8% and Rep. Kim Min-seok with 6.0%.
2. ‘Injury and sickness allowance’ 44,000 won per day… Trial implementation from the 4th
A pilot project of the sickness and sickness allowance system to establish a ‘rest if sick’ culture will start in 6 cities from the 4th.
The sickness and sickness allowance is a social security system that helps people focus on treatment by paying 43,960 won per day, 60% of the minimum wage, during the period when they cannot work because of illness.
3. Minister of Strategy and Finance Choo Kyung-ho “It is difficult to be optimistic about the export situation in the second half”
Minister of Strategy and Finance Chu Kyeong-ho held the 3rd emergency economy ministers meeting on the 3rd and announced, “We will expand trade finance for exporting small and medium-sized enterprises by about 40 trillion won more than originally planned this year.”
Minister Chu made the decision, assessing that “if we look closely at the details and future conditions, it is difficult to be optimistic about the export situation in the second half of the year.”
4. The US is already in a recession… “GDP growth forecast for the second quarter -2.1%”
The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s growth forecasting model, GDPNow, revised down its second-quarter U.S. economic growth forecast to -2.1%.
The US Congressional Research Service has warned that the US economy could plunge into a ‘double dip’ or ‘stagflation’ in the second half of the year.
5. Implemented on November 17th for this year’s SAT…Integration of literacy and science
While the college scholastic ability test this year has been decided on November 17, the application process will start on the 18th of next month.
This year’s CSAT will also be conducted in an integrated way with the liberal arts and sciences, and the Korean language and math areas will be held by combining common and elective subjects.
6. “Why do you give the deceased’s private life to the bereaved family?” Cyworld’s ‘digital inheritance’ controversy
More than 2,000 applications have been received for the ‘Digital Inheritance Rights Protection Service’, in which the texts and photos of deceased Cyworld users are transferred to the bereaved family.
However, there is a controversy over whether data left by users during their lifetime can be viewed or inherited.
7. Electricity demand in June is at an all-time high… July-August power emergency
As the heat wave is rampant across the country, electricity demand in June reached an all-time high as of the same month.
According to the Korea Electric Power Exchange, the monthly average peak power last month was 71,805 MW (megawatts), an increase of 4.3% from a year ago.
8. Typhoon ‘Airy’ deflected… Instead of heavy rain, the Korean Peninsula is ‘steamed’
Typhoon Airy, the 4th typhoon that was expected to head towards the Korean Peninsula, is expected to land in Kyushu, Japan sometime tomorrow, so it is unlikely that the typhoon will have a direct impact on Korea.
However, due to the scorching heat brought by the typhoon, the steamy heat and tropical nights in Korea are expected to worsen early this week.
Domestic and foreign news communication, NBNNEWS
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