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Sat, August 8, 2020 | 07:15

Start of pandemic-hit recession

Doom and gloom have prevailed over the economic outlook after South Korea began to suffer a recession due to the severe fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. What is more serious is there are no signs of a quick recovery down the road.

Park Yoon-bae2020-07-26 17:10

Minister-nominee hearing

Before the grilling began at his confirmation hearing, Unification Minister-nominee Lee In-young was almost poetic in his opening address as he vowed to bring about “bold change, to turn the clock from the time of North Korea and the United States, to that of North and South Korea.” The four-term ruling Democratic Party lawmaker said that that if needed, he would serve as spe...

Kim Ji-soo2020-07-24 16:52

Korea needs more doctors

A debate is heating up over the expansion of medical school admission quotas. The government and the ruling Democratic Party decided Thursday to allow medical colleges to recruit 400 more students a year from 2022. Of the 4,000 additional doctors produced in 10 years, 3,000 will be obliged to work in provincial areas in fields dealing with severe diseases. The other 1,000 wil...

2020-07-24 16:51

Developing 5G services

The Ministry of Science and ICT plans to pour 120 billion won ($100 million) into developing 15 or more fifth-generation (5G) mobile telecommunication convergence service models by 2022. We hope the project will calm controversy over the lack of 5G service models, which has gripped the industry since the commercialization of 5G services in April 2019.

2020-07-23 15:57

Reshuffle for revamp

The presidential secretaries are expected to undergo a lineup change as soon as next week, amidst approval ratings for President Moon Jae-in marking in the 40-percent range and the flailing economy. Whether it will be a shake-up or a genuine reshuffle that sends a reassuring message about the administration's handling of housing and tax issues, we will have to see.

Kim Ji-soo2020-07-23 15:57

Another industrial accident

Less than three months after 38 workers were killed in a fire at a warehouse construction site in Icheon, 80km southeast of Seoul, a similar accident occurred Tuesday. A fire broke out at a distribution center in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, leaving five workers dead and eight others injured. The fire started at the SLC Distribution Center in the city Tuesday morning when 69 em...

2020-07-22 17:24

Push for capital relocation

Rep. Kim Tae-nyeon, floor leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), has reignited a debate about relocating the country's capital to the newly built administrative town of Sejong, 130 kilometers south of Seoul. On Monday, Kim called for Cheong Wa Dae, other remaining government offices and the National Assembly to be moved out of Seoul to Sejong.

Park Yoon-bae2020-07-22 17:24

Larvae in tap water

An increasing number of insect larvae have been reported in tap water in various regions over the past week. Since the first case was reported in the western port city of Incheon, July 9, similar reports have been filed in Seoul, Busan and Gyeonggi Province, which surrounds the capital.

2020-07-21 17:34

Retreat on 'greenbelt'

President Moon Jae-in has stepped in to prevent any further entertainment of the idea of easing Seoul's “greenbelt” zones to supply more housing. The upside to the President's action is that there will be no more dizzying disputes among Cabinet and ruling party members on the matter. The downside is that such public disarray only deepens the public distrust of the administrat...

Kim Ji-soo2020-07-21 17:34

Don't undermine alliance

It is not the first time the U.S. government under President Donald Trump has floated the idea of reducing U.S. troops in South Korea. But a recent report is heightening concern that Washington might put such an idea unilaterally into action.

Park Yoon-bae2020-07-20 17:21

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