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Wed, July 24, 2019 | 03:25

Adjust failing policy

President Moon Jae-in's core economic policy of driving up household income as the key impetus for economic growth is failing to achieve the intended results.

2019-05-26 17:28

Stop hitting children

The government's move to restrict parents' right to physical punishment of their children, has triggered a public debate.

2019-05-26 17:11

Damage to diplomacy

Few can know better than diplomats about how to handle diplomatic and security secrets. If anyone leaks these secrets intentionally or accidentally, they may face stern punishment. Despite this, a diplomat at the Korean Embassy in Washington, D.C., leaked to an opposition lawmaker the details of a May 7 phone conversation between President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donal...

2019-05-24 17:13

Unsightly verbal battle

The war of words between Financial Services Commission Chairman Choi Jong-ku and SoCar CEO Lee Jae-woong is drawing public attention. Choi criticized Lee as “impolite and selfish” after Lee commented about a cab driver's death amid friction between his ride-sharing startup and the taxi industry. Lee countered with sarcasm, saying, “What's the matter with this person? Is he go...

2019-05-24 17:13

Huawei ban and Korea

The anti-Huawei campaign by the U.S. has started to affect related local industries.

2019-05-23 17:46

Ratification about-face

The government has set about to ratify four key International Labor Organization (ILO) conventions. Labor Minister Lee Jae-kap said Wednesday that his ministry would submit a motion to seek National Assembly approval for three of the four ILO conventions, Nos. 87 and 98 on the freedom of association and No. 29 on the abolition of forced labor. It has decided to exclude the ot...

2019-05-23 11:47

Bleaker outlook

The state-run Korea Development Institute (KDI) lowered its 2019 economic growth projection from 2.6 percent to 2.4 percent, citing a fall in both domestic demand and exports. This cut highlights the growing downside risks facing Asia's fourth-largest economy.

2019-05-22 17:09

Failure to uncover truth

A years-long scandal over the 2009 suicide of a 29-year-old actress who claimed to have been sexually abused by high-profile figures has finally ended in an unsolved mystery as an independent “truth committee of past affairs” essentially failed to uncover the truth.

2019-05-22 17:06

Fixing Korea-Japan ties

Korea and Japan are pursuing bilateral talks with the aim of improving stagnant relations caused by various thorny issues in diplomacy and security, in addition to a lingering conflict over their shared histories.

2019-05-21 17:25

Delayed car tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump has delayed a decision on whether to impose 25 percent tariffs on imported cars and parts by up to six months. It's a relief that Trump has left open the possibility of negotiations. Had the U.S. leader added the car tariff bomb to the escalating U.S.-China trade war, the reeling global economy might have fallen into uncontrollable chaos. We are di...

2019-05-21 17:25

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