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President Lee says military service policies should help service members plan their lives
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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said on October 6 that policies for military service members should go beyond after-the-fact compensation and help them plan their lives. He made the remark while sharing reports that an amendment to the Basic Pension Act, passed by the National Assembly on October 1, will count the full military service period as national pension contribution time starting with those discharged next year. In the same series of posts he reposted a Fair Trade Commission statement denying that its investigation of Daiso's operator favours overseas platforms, and linked reports on a government food and daily-necessities support project.
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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said on October 6 that policies for military service members should go beyond after-the-fact compensation, adding that he intends to create many policies that make the service period of more help to members' life planning. He made the remark on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, while sharing a report that an amendment to the Basic Pension Act passed the National Assembly plenary session on October 1. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Under the amendment as described in the reports, the entire military service period would be recognised as national pension contribution time, starting with those discharged from the military next year. Lee called the passage late but fortunate, and said compensation for young South Koreans who give their youth to the country is still far from sufficient. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
In the same series of posts, Lee reposted a message from Fair Trade Commission chairman Joo Byung-ki stating that claims the commission's investigation of Daiso's operator amount to taking the side of overseas platforms such as Ali and Temu are entirely untrue, according to Yonhap and Asia Economy. Lee wrote that baseless false rumours that obstruct state affairs must be dealt with strictly and swiftly. [ 1 , 2 ]
Lee also linked media reports on the “그냥 드림” project, which provides food and daily necessities to people facing economic difficulty, describing it as a government project that guarantees a minimum food supply for the public. SBS News carried only the military service and pension remarks, without the Fair Trade Commission item or the food support project. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Почему это важно
The remarks set the direction the government says it wants to take on how military service counts toward pensions and life planning, following the October 1 passage of the pension amendment. The president also publicly backed the Fair Trade Commission in a dispute over how the Daiso operator investigation is being characterised, which the documents frame as a question of fairness toward domestic and overseas platforms.
Ключевые факты
- President Lee Jae-myung said on October 6 that, besides after-the-fact compensation, he wants to create many policies that help the military service period contribute more to service members' life planning. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- He shared reports that an amendment to the Basic Pension Act passed the National Assembly plenary session on October 1, recognising the full military service period as national pension contribution time starting with next year's discharges. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Lee called the passage late but fortunate and said compensation for young South Koreans who give their youth to the country is still far from sufficient. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- He reposted Fair Trade Commission chairman Joo Byung-ki's post stating that claims the commission's investigation of Daiso's operator takes the side of overseas platforms such as Ali and Temu are entirely untrue. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Lee said baseless false rumours that obstruct state affairs must be dealt with strictly and swiftly. [ 1 , 2 ]
- He also linked media reports on the “그냥 드림” project, which provides food and daily necessities to people in economic difficulty, describing it as a government project guaranteeing a minimum food supply. [ 1 , 2 ]
- SBS News carried only the military service and pension remarks, without the Daiso investigation denial or the food support project. [ 3 ]
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- President Lee Jae-myung made the military service remarks on October 6 and linked reports that the Basic Pension Act amendment passed the National Assembly on October 1, recognising full military service as national pension contribution time from next year's discharges. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Lee said compensation for service members remains insufficient despite the law's passage. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Lee reposted Fair Trade Commission chairman Joo Byung-ki's post denying that the commission's investigation of Daiso's operator takes the side of overseas platforms such as Ali and Temu, and said false rumours obstructing state affairs must be met strictly and swiftly. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Lee linked reports on the “그냥 드림” project providing food and daily necessities to people in economic difficulty, describing it as a government project guaranteeing a minimum food supply. [ 1 , 2 ]
Пока неясно
- The Fair Trade Commission investigation of Daiso's operator and the claim that it favours overseas platforms such as Ali and Temu. The documents report only the commission chairman's denial as reposted by the president, and give no details of the investigation or of who made the original claim.
- What specific policies the president intends for service members' life planning. The documents quote his intention but name no measures or timetable.
- Details of the “그냥 드림” food and daily-necessities support project. It appears only as a linked media report described in one line, with no specifics on scale, eligibility or budget.
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- An amendment to the Basic Pension Act recognising the full military service period as national pension contribution time passes the National Assembly plenary session. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Yonhap reports the president's October 6 social media remarks on military service policy, the Fair Trade Commission denial and the “그냥 드림” project. [ 1 ]
- Asia Economy reports the same remarks, including the pension amendment and the two other items. [ 2 ]
- SBS News reports the president's military service and pension remarks. [ 3 ]