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Mon, October 15, 2018 | 22:15

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Structural reform

The economy is losing growth momentum. Economic indicators have continued to show worse-than-expected performances, raising concerns that the country is mired in a trap of low growth.

Editorial | 2018-10-15 16:59

War on drunk driving

President Moon Jae-in has declared an all-out war against drunk driving to meet the strong public call for harsher punishment of the deadly crime. The presidential action is, indeed, timely but the government should have got tougher with those who took the wheel while intoxicated earlier.

Editorial | 2018-10-15 16:20

Dark job outlook

Temporary positions in public sector not the answer

Editorial | 2018-10-14 17:52

Plight of migrant workers

Migrant workers held a rally in central Seoul Sunday, calling for better working conditions and an improvement in rights issues faced by the foreign minority working in Korea.

Editorial | 2018-10-14 17:51

No need for rift

It goes without saying that South Korea and the United States are working more closely to achieve the shared goal of denuclearizing North Korea, especially ahead of a second summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un. However, the close Seoul-Washington alliance has come to reveal some schisms over issues such as and when and how to ease or lift sanctions against the North.

Editorial | 2018-10-12 16:59

Financial turmoil

Korea's financial markets fell into a near panic Thursday. At stock markets, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) dived 4.44 percent, and the tech-heavy Kosdaq index tumbled 5.37 percent. Foreign investors recorded net sales worth almost 500 billion won ($437 million).

Editorial | 2018-10-12 16:20

Hope for pope's visit

President Moon Jae-in will embark on a tour of France, Italy, Belgium and Denmark, Friday, returning Oct. 21. The main purpose of the visit is to raise understanding among key members of the European Union of Moon's diplomatic goal of establishing permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula and to thank them for their support.

Editorial | 2018-10-11 16:55

Inheritance of jobs

The Goryeo Kingdom (918-1392) had a system called “eumseoje,” which allowed some officials to pass on their posts to own children. The evil practice has been handed down to this day - among the unionized workers of large manufacturing companies, including Hyundai Motor.

Editorial | 2018-10-11 16:20

It's still too early

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha apparently went too far in talking about a potential lifting of sanctions imposed on North Korea for its deadly attack on a South Korean naval ship in 2010. No one knows better than Kang that such a discussion could send the wrong message to Pyongyang because the Kim Jong-un regime has yet to take any substantial steps toward denuclearization.

Editorial | 2018-10-10 17:23

Energy policy overhaul

The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a special report Monday, calling for urgent action to cut carbon emissions so as to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

Editorial | 2018-10-10 17:22

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