Posted : 2021-03-15 16:56
Updated : 2021-03-16 10:28
President Moon Jae-in presides over a meeting with his key aides at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. Yonhap
Speculative land buying scandal pushes down President s support rate
By Jung Da-min
A speculative land purchase scandal involving employees of a state-run housing corporation has dragged down support for President Moon Jae-in and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), becoming a major variable for the April 7 mayoral by-elections in the cities of Seoul and Busan.
Given that real estate is one of the most sensitive issues here with people suffering from high home prices, there are expectations that the effects of the incident may not stop at the by-elections but go beyond them accelerating the Moon administration into a lame-duck presidency.
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Investment professionals slice and dice risk to generate financial return on invested capital. Sustainable investment capital demands evidence that positive impact is produced alongside positive financial return.
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One Country Has Jumped Ahead on Vaccinations
Israel has vaccinated six times more of its population than the United States. Can others learn from its success?
January 23, 2021
Oded Balilty / AP
One nation has already provided more than a quarter of its people with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, outpacing every other country in the world and more than sextupling the percentage in the United States. During one recent three-day period, in fact, it administered a dose of the vaccine to a higher percentage of its population than the U.S. has altogether. Nearly three-fourths of those over age 60 have gotten their first shot. And most of the population could be vaccinated by the end of March, which would be earlier than any nation except, perhaps, tiny Palau and the Vatican. The government is now preparing “passports” for the twice-jabbed that will exempt them from quarantines.
The Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies announces online symposium
R. Sikoryak, Cover illustration for Constitution Illustrated published by Drawn % Quarterly, 2020.
STOCKBRIDGE, MASS
.-The Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies, the scholarly arm of Norman Rockwell Museum, announced a slate of speakers and topics for its annual symposium, Picturing Freedom: A Century of Illustration. For the second year in a row this event will happen virtually on Zoom over two days Friday, January 15 and Saturday, January 16. This timely symposium will explore historical and contemporary notions of freedom as well as the role of illustration as a force in shaping public perception. How has published imagery affected decision-making, public policy, and cultural understanding? Prominent authors, illustrators, and scholars will offer perspectives. The symposium is organized by The Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies, and co-presented with the D.B. Dowd Modern Graphic Histo