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Sat, September 22, 2018 | 16:40

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Moon's sad ratings

President Moon Jae-in's job approval rating is on a downward trend. It fell below the 50 percent range for the first time since he took office in May 2017.

Editorial | 2018-09-10 17:06

Building a safe society

Building a society to maintain the safety and life of the people was a precious lesson from the 2014 Sewol ferry sinking in the West Sea that claimed 304 lives. The Moon Jae-in administration has also listed it as a prime national political issue.

Editorial | 2018-09-10 17:05

Flawed proposal

A speech at the National Assembly on Sept. 6 by Rep. Kim Sung-tae, floor leader of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP), is drawing a strong backlash from social media and other parties.

Editorial | 2018-09-09 16:51

Parachute appointment

An opposition party has pointed out the Moon Jae-in administration's high-handed personnel administration for public institutions is even worse than that of the Park Geun-hye government.

Editorial | 2018-09-09 16:50

'Inclusive state'

President Moon Jae-in has floated the idea of building what he calls an “inclusive state.” In a meeting with 130 officials and experts Thursday, Moon called on the government to come up with a long-term roadmap to build this inclusive state. He said “inclusion” will be an important value of his administration.

Editorial | 2018-09-07 16:58

Potential of biotech

Biotechnology is an industry that will feed the nation in the future. It is a crucial sector that can help the Korean economy grow and sustain itself, as the electronics-information communications industry did in the past. The nation began to recognize biotechnology as a future growth engine two decades ago and has since made various efforts to enhance it. However, the results have been far from satisfactory.

Editorial | 2018-09-07 16:20

Third Moon-Kim summit

President Moon Jae-in's delegation to Pyongyang returned Wednesday after a fruitful meeting with North Korea leader Kim Jong-un. Presidential envoy Chung Eui-yong, Moon's national security adviser, gave a press conference the following day to unveil the outcome of his visit to Pyongyang.

Editorial | 2018-09-06 17:15

Anti-speculative policy

The central government and Seoul City appear to be toying with the idea of allowing the development of green-belt areas in the capital and its vicinity. Their intentions are obvious enough _ curbing soaring housing prices in Seoul by lifting bans on the development of some green zones that have already been devalued through gradual erosion. Some property market watchers even say the central and metropolitan governments may jointly create another mini-bedroom town on the suburbs of the capital.

Editorial | 2018-09-06 16:20

Trapped in low growth

Korea's second-quarter economic growth data are raising concerns the economy might have lost steam. The Bank of Korea said Tuesday the country's gross domestic product (GDP) edged up 0.6 percent in the April-June period this year.

Editorial | 2018-09-05 16:59

Rampant voice phishing

Voice phishing, in short, is the use of fraudulent phone calls to trick people into giving money or revealing personal information. It is hard to believe, but so many people still fall victim to these phone scams, according to the related authorities.

Editorial | 2018-09-05 16:20

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