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Tue, September 26, 2023 | 15:14

Ominous economic signs

The Korean economy faces a number of worrying signs, further darkening the prospects of a prompt recovery. For starters, the U.S. Federal Reserve froze its lending rates at a range of 5.25 percent to 5.5 percent on Wednesday, while sustaining a hawkish stance. Major global economic research institutes forecast the Korean economy will likely experience setbacks this year and d...

2023-09-25 16:40

Seeking balanced diplomacy

Two news items drew diplomatic watchers’ attention over the weekend.

2023-09-24 16:27

Medical school craze

Being a doctor is now the most desired career in the eyes of young Koreans and their parents.

2023-09-21 17:40

Call for climate justice together

Call for climate justice together

On Sept. 19, the U.N. secretary-general delivered his address to the 78th U.N. General Assembly in New York. The full speech is worth a read if you are concerned about “the most immediate threat to our future: our overheating planet” as the UNSG said.

2023-09-20 16:40

On Monday, the government admitted it could collect 59.1 trillion won ($44.5 billion) less tax than initially estimated this year.

2023-09-19 16:46

Appalling data manipulation

The previous Moon Jae-in administration has taken flak for allegedly manipulating economic data to conceal policy failures. The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) said Friday that key policymakers of the Moon government had engaged in distorting various statistics on home prices, income & distribution and employment.

2023-09-18 16:40

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un left Russia Sunday, heading back to Pyongyang nearly a week after he left it.

2023-09-17 18:13

Excessive concessions

“The Japanese government has formally apologized to 'comfort women' and 'forced labor' victims and acknowledged the facts of wrongdoing.”

2023-09-14 16:40

Secretive Kim-Putin summit

Secretive Kim-Putin summit

Russian leader Vladimir Putin held a summit with his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong-un at Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia's Far East space launch facility. The two leaders discussed an agreement that could significantly alter the relationship between North Korea and Russia, but that will also have substantial implications for South Korea.

2023-09-13 16:58

Protect households in crisis

The other day, a woman, 41, was found dead at a tenement in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province. An autopsy revealed that the cause of death was arteriosclerosis. Her child, lying unconscious next to the decomposed body, had not eaten for days. The toddler reportedly woke up in the hospital crying and asking for her mother.

2023-09-12 16:40

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