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Sun, December 15, 2019 | 14:24

Face up to history

South Koreans are shocked again by another right-wing scholar's attempts to distort historical facts about atrocities committed by the Japanese military during World War II. During a lecture Sept. 19, sociology professor Lew Seok-choon of Yonsei University described Korean victims of wartime sex slavery for Japanese troops as “kind of prostitutes.” He argued the Japanese auth...

Park Yoon-bae2019-09-23 16:59

Serial murder suspect identified

Police have identified a suspect in the country's worst serial murder case that took place in and around Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province. The suspect is in his 50s and is already in prison for a different murder. Police said newly analyzed DNA evidence from three of the nine rape and murder cases matched the DNA of the suspect who was in his 20s at the time of the killings.

Park Yoon-bae2019-09-23 16:30

Make real progress

The United States and North Korea are expected to resume their working-level nuclear talks soon - probably late this month - as both sides are sending out positive signals for negotiations. One such signal is U.S. President Donald Trump's remark suggesting a “new method” of breaking the deadlock in the denuclearization talks.

Park Yoon-bae2019-09-22 17:07

Stricter ban on illegal fishing

The Moon Jae-in administration faces mounting calls to crack down on illegal fishing in distant waters. This call comes after the U.S. made a preliminary decision Thursday to designate South Korea as a country that engages in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Park Yoon-bae2019-09-22 17:05

Moon's waning popularity

President Moon Jae-in's approval rating has plunged to its lowest level since his inauguration in May 2017 in two different surveys.

Na Jeong-ju2019-09-20 17:41

Moment for decision

The United States has lowered its key interest rate for the second time this year. On Wednesday (local time), the Fed cut its policy rate by 25 basis points to a range of between 1.75 percent and 2.0 percent.

Na Jeong-ju2019-09-20 17:41

Don't go it alone

A quarrel between Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and National Security Office (NSO) deputy director Kim Hyun-chong reveals the discord not only between them, but also between her ministry and the presidential office. This explains why we should not underestimate this problem.

Park Yoon-bae2019-09-19 17:10

Looming demographic woes

The government unveiled its policy to cope with demographic challenges Wednesday, marked by the ultralow birthrate and superfast population aging. At an interagency meeting, the participants discussed four primary tasks - replenishing the working-age population, cushioning the impact of population decline, coping with the rising numbers of elderly people, and managing the exp...

Park Yoon-bae2019-09-19 16:31

Fukushima dumping plan

South Korea has asked the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to conduct an on-site inspection of the now-disabled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant and contaminated water from the reactors that went into meltdown.

Na Jeong-ju2019-09-18 16:18

'It will take 300 years before contaminated water is safe to discharge into sea'

African swine fever outbreak

The agriculture ministry Tuesday confirmed the first case of African swine fever (ASF) at a pig farm in Paju, a city near the border with North Korea. ASF is highly contagious and has a fatality rate of nearly 100 percent. Currently, there are neither vaccines nor cures for the disease. This raises concerns about a potential spread of the virus to other parts of the country.

Park Yoon-bae2019-09-18 16:17

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