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Fri, January 18, 2019 | 22:32

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Disastrous employment

The state-funded Korea Development Institute (KDI) has pointed out - again - that weak demand for labor has led to an “employment disaster.”

Editorial | 2018-10-23 16:20

Tax on global giants

Economy and Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon has revealed a plan to draw up measures to make multinational tech giants pay their fair share of tax here in Korea. The plan came during the National Assembly audit of the Ministry of Economy and Finance last Friday.

Editorial | 2018-10-22 19:09

The World Health Organization (WHO) is planning to classify “gaming disorder,” often referred to as computer game addiction, as a disease in its new global medical coding guidelines. If the WHO's decision-making body, the World Health Assembly, endorses the plan next May, game addiction will be included in the International Classification of Diseases.

Editorial | 2018-10-22 17:49

Be aware of skepticism

President Moon Jae-in wrapped up his nine-day visit to five European countries Saturday. He focused on garnering support from European leaders for inter-Korean detente and the denuclearization of North Korea.

Editorial | 2018-10-21 17:03

GM's unilateral move

GM Korea is likely to face a dispute with its labor union over its unilateral plan to set up a separate R&D corporation. Union autoworkers have threatened to go on strike in protest against what they see as an initial step by the Detroit-based General Motors to scale down or shut down the car assembly lines in Korea.

Editorial | 2018-10-21 16:59

President Moon Jae-in's visit to the Vatican, the highlight of his nine-day European tour that began in France earlier this week, concluded Thursday with some impressive results,

Editorial | 2018-10-19 16:39

[Ed] Interest rate freeze

The Bank of Korea's monetary policy board kept its benchmark interest rate untouched at 1.5 percent Thursday, for the 11th consecutive month. But the central bank had no other choice.

Editorial | 2018-10-19 16:37

Taxis vs. Kakao

Taxi drivers launched a 24-hour strike Thursday to protest a new ride-sharing service to be launched by Kakao.

Editorial | 2018-10-18 17:37

Global competitiveness

South Korea stood at 15th place in the global competitiveness ranking of 140 countries this year, up two notches from 2017. According to the World Economic Forum competitiveness index for 2018, the nation ranked No. 1 in ICT adoption and macroeconomic stability. Korea also came in eighth in innovation ability and 14th in market size. It is welcome economic news, given the nation's global competitiveness ranking had fallen or stagnated since 2007.

Editorial | 2018-10-18 16:20

War on fake news

It is right to say fake news is the enemy of democracy. Any fake news or disinformation distorts public opinion and may disrupt democratic processes. In this regard, sorting out fake news and preventing its spread is undoubtedly crucial to maintaining our democratic system.

Editorial | 2018-10-17 16:59

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